These Bluetooth headphones adapt to the ear. Through test and resonance tones generated by the ear, the nuraphones (used with the nura app) create an individual hearing profile for the wearer and the music and frequencies are adjusted accordingly. Noise cancelling reduces outside sound; vented silicon pads make wearing comfortable. Battery life: approx. 30 hours (around 400 euros, nuraphone.com).
Take a deep breath!
Take a deep breath!
The bonsai fragrance diffuser freshens the air in the home with the scent of a forest. Essences include green tea, tangerine and orange. This design item with a rattan tree sculpture and a ceramic container for the scented oil is offered in three tree variations, all minimalist and stylish (set incl. the scented oil around 95 euros, available at designhousestockholm.com).
Listening to the light
Listening to the light
Why clear space for big speakers when the music can come out of your lamp? The LED lamp Pulse by Sengled has an integrated speaker and can be controlled via Bluetooth or WiFi with an app (for iOS and Android; starter set around 150 euros, sengled.com).
Well done
Well-done
When it comes to cooking meat, temperature and timing are key. Those who want the perfect steak simply use the “Meater” to determine doneness. This wireless thermometer is inserted into the meat and connected with the app on a tablet or smartphone via Bluetooth. Just select the kind of meat, desired degree of doneness, and the cooking method; the app displays the temperatures and estimated cooking time (starting from 89 euros, meater.com).
Form follows function
Form follows function
Clear lines, reduced shapes – in best Bauhaus tradition, this chess game is fully focused on function. The original chess pieces were designed by Bauhaus master Josef Hartwig and fulfill the Bauhaus criteria of practical, durable and beautiful (approx. 190 euros, from connox.de).
Our hosts Jan Rosseel and Marc Vergauwe have transformed a historic city palace into a luxurious bed & breakfast. Centrally located yet a place of tranquillity, "The Verhaegen" is an ideal starting point to discover Ghent.
Standing around in front of the Colosseum with thousands of others until your feet ache, despairing at totally overpriced restaurant meals, or reeling off the classic sightseeing program? It doesn’t have to be that way because there are worthwhile alternatives to the crowded tourist hotspots in Rome as our personal guide, Gaetano Lauro, host at the Romantik Hotel The Inn at the Roman Forum, recommends.
Hardly any other city of this size offers so many attractions and historical grandeur. An exciting tour of Brandenburg’s state capital with recommendations by host Alexander Dressel from the Romantik Hotel Bayrisches Haus in Potsdam.
The city of canals is the ultimate travel destination for urban fans – from shopping to museum hopping, Amsterdam offers it all. On our forays, we follow insider tips provided by our host
Caroline Berends from the Romantik Hotel De Nederlanden in Vreeland, a 20-minute drive away.
Regina Winkler, host at the Romantik Hotel Die Gersberg Alm, and Michaela Hirnböck-Gmachl, host at the Romantik Spa Hotel Elixhauser Wirt, provided us with many personal tips for a stroll through Salzburg that are suitable for every season
Julie and Manon Vermast accompany us on a two-day journey back in time to medieval Bruges with their personal tips. The sisters run the Romantik Hotel De Orangerie in the heart of the city and really know their way around.
Two days – full program. Hotelier Alessandro Dal Corso (Romantik Hotel Villa Margherita in Mira, near Venice) provides some insider tips and reveals his favorite places.