Sunday, June 21, 2009

Vacation Fantasies

During this dreary weekend (what is with all this rain?), I've been parked on my sofa, drooling over the Mr. and Mrs. Smith website. Their hotels are ridiculously amazing. Ridiculous. (You can also create a honeymoon registry, which I think is brilliant.) My favorites...

Loving these lush gardens and sparkling pool in Provence.

How rad would it be to stroll up to this Paris hotel and its funny hats?

You could sip wine and watch the sunset at a 900-year-old castello in Tuscany...

...or make friends with elephants, take outdoor showers and drink cocktails under glowing trees at a South African resort.

Where would you want to go? :)

(Top photo of Belize)

51 comments:

*c said...

oooh, south africa, please!
or that magical island in belize.

Katie said...

sooo pretty! i also want to go here: http://www.hotelfox.dk/

Amy Joy said...

OOooh I love this website...good for dreaming on rainy days!

LENORENEVERMORE said...

I've been spending time at great hotels lately...but not as adventurous as this resorts! Love the African destination...
~XO*

Lori Plyler said...

Whoa - I'll take Tuscany and then hop over to Africa.

sinnlighet said...

Magic & lovely!!

Agneta from Sweden

Melissa said...

Oh, I'm in love!

Joanna Goddard said...

ooor, lenore, you're so lucky!

Rebecca said...

wow, those all look amazing. i'd love to get up the funds to travel. hopefully sometime in the next year i'll be able to go somewhere fabulous.

iceland is currently at the top of my list: i'd love to sit in a hot thermal pool while it's snowing and stay in a cute little cabin.

my favorite and my best said...

those are beautiful! that photo of the african rainforest looks like lothlorien. come on feel me now LOTR nerds!

Eugene Sarang said...

Wow, beautiful! Thanks to you, I'm coming down with a serious case of wanderlust :P

kate said...

i want to go to there.

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rachel said...

whoa I don't know....they are all so magical. I just watched 'a good year' last night, so if I had to pick, I'd pick Provence.

Elizabeth said...

I want a winter wedding one day--but I love the warmth of summer for vacations. Wouldn't it be romantic to chase the summer with your new husband? So Australia it is :)

Kathy said...

Anywhere but here! :)

Carol said...

Oh wow! I would take just about any of those places!

Heather said...

We're totally doing a travel/honeymoon registry for our wedding! Very excited about it. Haven't at all decided on where however. It'll be fun to think about though...

Kwana said...

Now you've got me dreaming. I'm so over all this NY rain. It would be Italy for me right now.

AlicePleasance said...

That South African resort looks like a dream! It's raining a lot here too, but if it will stop anytime soon I'd love to spend some time in Sicily...

Daydream Lily said...

wow !!!!!!!!!!! I love all of these, but my absolute favourite and dream honeymoon would be the first one !! A secluded tropical island. bliss

Annabelle said...

Wow, how lovely! These ALL look great, I'd want to go on a round trip to allll of them. Have you decided on where you're going for your honeymoon? It must be coming up so soon!

The Lil Bee, NYC said...

Any and all of these sound amazing...what gorgeous photos! Right now I'm loving lush gardens so that second image looks perfect to me.

Jennifer said...

Oh man, right now I'm thinking just about anywhere green. That last photo is breathtaking.

Janet said...

wow. Wow. WOW!

A Life More Fabulous said...

The safari in South Africa followed by a stroll through the lavender fields in Provence... Or better yet - a six month vacation visiting each one!

Estelle said...

These photos are killing me. Each one is more painfully beautiful than the next. Now I'll be daydreaming of vacations for days.

Ally Redhead said...

This post gave me goosebumps! All the photos are absolutely drop dead gorgeous and I have been bitten hard by the travel bug! I have been fortunate to stay in a 300 year old villa in Tuscany but that one is far more beautiful. The South Africa photos are like something out of a dream. xo Ally

http://allyredhead.blogspot.com

Tamara @ Mr &amp; Mrs Smith said...

Thanks for a great post - you picked the best places!

@Heather - if you are up for a bit of adventure, you should definitely consider an African safari for your honeymoon - that's what we did and it was incredible. Marataba is the lodge pictured here - in the Western Limpopo which is stunning but also consider the Kruger National Park in South Africa (amazing wildlife, no malaria and so easy to get to).

Tamara (AKA Mrs Smith)

Joanna Goddard said...

annabelle, yes! we're going to italy and greece, can't wait!!! :)

Oliphe Butarbutar said...

whoaaa fantastic!! :D

Christina said...

Tuscany or Paris first then Africa. Great post!

Kimberly Julie said...

Moving to St. Croix is so much better than any vacation... Only 39 days until I do! :)

johnny said...

wow... I could really use one of these right now.

jennifer / bumblesea said...

yes please! I'd love going to any of those places right about now.

Take nothing but polaroids said...

wow! what a beautiful place that is with the tents! Im planning a escape to asia for a month ins sept and have just booked a week in a (actual) tree house in phi phi, thailand! cant wait!

Anonymous said...

i'm about to stay in the paris hotel in August! i can not wait.

one little journey said...

wow! such picturesque destinations. the south african resort looks too awesome to resist

Un samedi... said...

Wahou, je veux partir en voyage!

Dalena Vintage said...

oh! it seems are heads are in the same place, i can't stop thinking about getting away for a bit. sippping wine and watching the sunset at a 900-year-old castello in Tuscany sounds ideal!

Chelsea said...

I choose Paris and South Africa....or all of them!

http://my-life-in-style.blogspot.com/

Danielle said...

oh my goodness! those hotels are exceptional! Let the daydreaming begin!

Lee Beth said...

I especially like the picture of the tree with all the lights under it. Just makes you wish you were there.

Diana Elizabeth said...

gorgeous gorgeous! i recently went to greece and spent most of my time on the islands. magnificent!

sue parkhill said...

sooo nice! take me away!!

Christie said...

to all these places please! i love the one with lights in the garden. too sweet!

Daly Essentials said...

all of these photos are great! But I'm just loving that second to last one! The lights in the tree, the chaise below.. I so badly want to be there!!

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I would take South Africa in a heartbeat. No, less than that. I spent a month there once, just cruising the national parks, and the work magic doesn't even come close to describing it.

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