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The travel journal of David and Robík

Places worth
the journey.

A selection of journeys, hotels and flavours worth leaving the main road for.

The infinity pool aligned with Torre di Moravola
Our latest discovery Moravola: the tower they spent six years bringing back to life

Our compass

We are not a catalogue.
We remember how places felt.

The scent of morning coffee, light in a hotel corridor, the hush before breakfast and a road that may have been more beautiful than the destination. Dobrý směr is our personal selection — no racing, no compulsory sights simply because the internet says so.

Places are more than addresses

Landscapes that give
places their meaning.

We do not force places into a fixed number of drawers. Our atlas grows by region — from mountains and vineyards to lakes and coasts — because accommodation without its landscape tells only half the story.

Palms, Merano and the South Tyrolean mountains01

Bolzano · Merano · Avelengo

South Tyrol

A place where Alpine peaks look down into palm trees. City gardens, mountain hotels, wine, bicycles and espresso in one unexpectedly southern rhythm.

Rolling hills and cypress trees in Tuscany02

Follonico · Montepulciano · Argentario

Tuscany

Hills, long tables and roads on which there is no reason to hurry. Our Tuscany begins with Fabio’s bread and does not end until it reaches the sea.

Mezi Lukami house with the Beskydy mountains behind it03

Čeladná · Pustevny · mountain meadows

The Beskydy

A Czech haven for architecture, food, golf and cycling. Stone, timber, mountains and dinners worth returning from a walk on time for.

Markgräflerland vineyards looking towards the Vosges04

Blansingen · Basel · Alsace

Three Borders

German vineyards, French pâtisseries and Swiss art in a single stay. A landscape best explored by bicycle — then tasted from a glass beside the pool.

Vineyards, town and northern Lake Garda beneath the mountains05

Arco · Riva · Sirmione

Lake Garda

One lake and several completely different landscapes. Rock and bicycles in the north, promenades and thermal baths in the south, with olive trees, wine and long waterside journeys between them.

A stone lane in historic Montone, Umbria06

Montone · Perugia · Gubbio

Umbria

Green hills, stone towns and stillness that needs no itinerary. Our Umbria begins in a medieval tower above the Carpini Valley and continues with long tables, olive oil and roads without crowds.

Rolling South Moravian vineyards near Zikmundov07

Zikmundov · Buchlov · the Blue Mountains

Chřiby & South Moravia

The Chřiby woods, pastures around Zikmundov and Moravian vineyards a few bends further on. A landscape for slow mornings, bicycles, an open kitchen and wine at sunset.

Rocky coast and clear sea in Puglia08

Salento · Ostuni · Valle d’Itria

Puglia

Two seas, white houses, old olive trees and evenings that begin after sunset. From a palazzo in Gagliano to masserie between Ostuni and Fasano.

The exact addresses

Hotels and homes
where we would linger.

From a grand hotel beneath palms to a home among vineyards and a stone cottage in the Beskydy. These are the actual beds, tables and people.

Parkhotel Mondschein, Bolzano · Italy01Story

Bolzano · Italy

Parkhotel Mondschein

A city oasis with a garden, pool and Luna Bar, where Bolzano speaks Italian and answers in South Tyrolean.

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Follonico, Tuscany · Italy02Story

Tuscany · Italy

Follonico

A restored farmhouse with six rooms, Fabio’s daily bread and attentive hosts Susanne and Fabio near Montepulciano.

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Miramonti Boutique Hotel, Avelengo above Merano · Italy03Story

Avelengo above Merano · Italy

Miramonti Boutique Hotel

A hotel hidden high above Merano, an infinity pool and service that turns a visit into a return.

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Le Rossignol, Blansingen · Markgräflerland · Germany04Story

Blansingen · Markgräflerland · Germany

Le Rossignol

A restored winegrower's estate with Petra's warm hospitality, a pool and a cellar from which to choose a bottle for the evening.

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Mezi Lukami, Beskydy · Czechia05Story

Beskydy · Czechia

Mezi Lukami

A private restored house among Beskydy meadows, with strong architecture and easy access to Čeladná.

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Mezi Plůtky, Beskydy · Czechia06Story

Beskydy · Czechia

Mezi Plůtky

An intimate boutique hotel where guests meet Daniela and Petr around one table, by the fire and in a garden with a natural pool.

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Zikmundov, Chřiby · South Moravia · Czechia07Story

Chřiby · South Moravia · Czechia

Zikmundov

A retreat among Chřiby pastures, an open kitchen, rooms with stories of their own and wood-fired tubs beneath the stars.

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Hotel Il Pellicano, Monte Argentario · Italy08Story

Monte Argentario · Italy

Hotel Il Pellicano

A private cove carved into the rocks, Michelin-starred cooking and service that anticipates a wish before it is spoken.

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VIVERE suites and rooms, Arco · Lake Garda · Italy09Story

Arco · Lake Garda · Italy

VIVERE suites and rooms

Six private suites among vines, a pool beneath the mountains and a lake whose character changes with every shore.

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Torre di Moravola, Montone · Umbria · Italy10Story

Montone · Umbria · Italy

Torre di Moravola

A rescued watchtower above the Carpini Valley, intimate suites, an infinity pool and Umbrian mornings that need no filter.

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The flavour of a journey

Food worth rearranging the day for.

Breakfast with fresh bread, a long lunch among vineyards, a grand dinner or a drink beneath the palms. Food is never a footnote here — it is often the reason we return.

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Stay another day

Journeys worth leaving the hotel for.

Short loops, long rides and cities around the corner. Every idea begins where we stayed, then leads a little further.

Follow the Sarca to the lake
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Lake Garda · an easy ride

Follow the Sarca to the lake

A flat journey from Arco through Riva to Torbole, always ready to be shortened by gelato.

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Pustevny before the crowds
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The Beskydy · walk or ride

Pustevny before the crowds

Jurkovič architecture, ridgelines and the kind of morning worth rising early for.

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Three countries in one stay
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Three Borders · towns and vines

Three countries in one stay

Basel, Colmar and Strasbourg — connected by the cycle paths of Markgräflerland.

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Useful, but still entirely ours

Guides you can genuinely travel with.

Where to sleep, where to eat, what to connect and when to leave a whole day empty. We turned personal experience into small travel plans.

All five guides →
David and Robík together between rows of lavenderDavid and Robík travelling in the Alps

Who holds the compass

David & Robík.
Two people, one good direction.

We travel the way we like to live: by car, train, bicycle and slowly on foot. We look for small hotels, views, wonderful food and places that never show off — yet stay impossible to forget.

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Between the stories

Before a place becomes an article,
it usually lives on Instagram.

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