Rosewood at F12

Rosewood is one of my favourite brands, bringing tranquil elegance to beautiful surroundings. We had a lovely evening with their representatives  in Stockholm, sharing some local Scandinavian style and produce at restaurant F12.

One of many beautiful dishes at F12
Roast of Swedish sirloin with
potato au gratin and red wine

Here seated next to Andrew Hedley,
Regional Vice President for Rosewood ...

 

Andrew is based at Rosewood Jumby Bay, Antigua,
where he is also Managing Director

Karin Salinas, Director of Sales & Marketing
at  Rosewood Mayakoba...

 

Rosewood Mayakoba, Mexico - all from beach accommodation
to lagoonside in a protected ecosystem of dunes and waterways

More of our illustrious friends from Rosewood:

 

Paul Potkyras Regional Director of Sales
Europe, together with Karin and Andrew

 

Thanks Rosewood friends for a long partnership. Some of my favourite memories take me back to when my son Jonatan was still a kid enjoying the fabulous activities at Little Dix Bay Virgin Gorda

 

The perfect beach - Little Dix Bay, British Virgin Islands
and a great kids club

 

 

Truly laid back...

GoldenEye resort. Relaxed as you can only get on Jamaica. Laid back as if there is no stress in the world...

These were the words of Linda Isberg, one of my valued sales consultants, after a stay at GoldenEye resort on the island of reggae. She found that GoldenEye is a perfect place for honeymooners with its simply chic decor and gorgeous surroundings. And just the place for sipping cocktails that are shaken (and not stirred) – it is here many of the James Bond novels were written by author Ian Fleming.

I am happy that we at Select have been given an exclusive contract for this great property. Here I am meeting  with Scott Mercado the representative of Golden Eye in Scandinavia, together with Fredrik our managing director. 

And here we celebrated our coming cooperation with  Golden Eye. This event at Select Collection offices was described in a  previous blog.

 

More for "Aman junkies"....

The news that has excited our Aman junkies: a brand new Aman resort opens in a few days time, the third in Europe. Select was one of the few tour operators that were offered a preview of Amanzoe, so we have already put up a Select travel blog on this new Grecian charmer. Maybe it is obvious, but the term "Aman junkie" was coined for those who want only one holiday “fix” – an Aman resort.

We have wonderful partnerships with many of the world's most exclusive hotels, and one of our very special partners is Amanresorts. We offer 22 Aman properties in our Select Collection, all the last word in chic charm and exclusivity.




Deluxe pool terrace at Amanzoe



If you have not yet tasted the Aman elixir…one of the following might make a good start.

See what we thought in our Select travel blog about:

The iconic Aman Sveti Stefan.

This lovely image of beach and medieval island of Sveti Stefan was
taken by Erland one of the well seasoned travellers
from our Norway office

Here is Jennifer (UK), Erland (Norway), Pernilla (Sweden) and
Marita (Finland) at dinner in the resort's a la carte restaurant

Paradise island Amanpulo in the Phillipines

The world's best beach?

Amanjena in Marrakech


Reflections in the exotic lake/"bassin" at Amanjena


Amankila on Bali.

Amanpuri on Phuket.


Or look a little further afield to the Carribbean, Cambodia, India, China…Bhutan…

If you write the word Aman into our search field on the front page of the Select website a list of Aman hotels will come up!

Island Tour

Sunday, Jonatan and I had our day off and we were invited by our new friends, Chad and Greg and their families to have a beautiful tour of the island of Anguilla.

Driving down to Crocus Bay, where we had a lovely lunch at the beach.

Davida is the place where we enjoyed our lunch and great live music

Great day and great company!

View from hole 18 at the Greg Norman Championship golf course.

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Visit to Jumby Bay

Jonatan and I did a quick visit over the day to Jumby Bay in Antigua to see the the rooms and
the villas.

Waiting for the boat to Jumby Bay. The resort is on its own

island but just 10 min away

The arrival pier

Welcome

The main beach at Jumby Bay

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Hermitage Bay

Last day in Antigua at the beautiful Hermitage Bay. We are now off to Jumby Bay for villa inspection before catching the LIAT flight to Anguilla.

View from Pool villa 26

View from the launch at lunch time where we enjoyed a tasteful meal

Meeting with Rachel, the GM who is a lovely person

Chatting with Alex in the bar

Hermitage Bay is an all inclusive resort. Here you can see what wines and champagne are included. If you want a Boillinger Special Cuvee Brut, it costs 128 USD

View from the Spa 

After spa treatment

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Quick Visit

Back for a quick business trip with my son to Antigua and Anguilla. Staying at the wonderful Hermitage Bay for a few nights.

View from Hermitage Bay, the restaurant at breakfast

A lovely morning smile from our waitress

My favorite; salmon with salad

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A Perfect Ending!

To stay at Sandy Lane in Barbados is a perfect ending to a six week familiarizon trip in the Caribbean.

I have visited seven islands, 21 hotels and 20 villas. It has all been very educating but also fun. I will now make a full report to all our staff in all Select Collection offices.

I can promise all our valued clients that we are now the experts in choosing the right hotel or villa for you when traveling to the Caribbean.



 

The view at the entrance of Sandy Lane, a hotel where everything is to its perfection.

 

A perfect snack at a perfect beach

 

A perfect pool for both children and adults.

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Caring Staff

Goodbye to all lovely people working at Laluna in Grenada. It's a hotel where Select Collection has created a special relationship with the owners, a lovely Italian family. Thank you for excellent service and see you soon.

Stacy

Brandon

Lisa

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Cocoa in Grenada

At Belmont Estate, approx an hours drive from the capital St George in Grenada, you will find one of the best chocolates in the world.

Here you can see, feel and taste how the chocolates developes from Tree-To-Bar

The cocoa fruit ready to pick

Slized in half

Ready to take the cocoa beans out

Packed in sacks to be transported to the nearby factory

Here in the factory, that I visited (after running around in the forest) the beans are going through a fermentation process for a week.

After that, the beans are put out to dry in the sun for an other week. In case of rain, it's like the center court at Wimbledon; the roofs that you can see in the background are pulled over the beans.

Here comes the bar - My favorite is the 82 % one

Mott is the handsome guy who is managing the project

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Beautiful Grenada

Yesterday we had a full day tour around the beautiful island of Grenada. The island is very lush and green and the people are very friendly. Here you can see some pictures of a truly authentic destination, worthwhile to visit.

Pirate Bay on the west coast, the place where the real Pirates of the Caribbean once acted.

Grenada has stunning waterfalls.

And the water we drink is from the the falls.

Just a bar.

School children after their lunch break - brushing their teeth!

Walking home after school along the Atlantic cost. (East coast)

Fruitmarket selling snowice.

Most of the houses are very colourful and seem to be smiling.

Mon Rouge Beach in the south.

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