Holidays: Cote d'Azur

This has been a gorgeous summer, and we continued enjoying fantastic weather, sans heat wave, while taking holidays on the French Riviera mid August. The French are incredible hosts, and we had a beautiful time everywhere we went to: from our hub in Villefranche-Sur-Mer with the best beaches on the coast, to Eze Village with its medieval narrow streets, a castle and Fragonard museum, to Antibes with spectacular emerald sea and a great Picasso museum, and of course Monaco: a perfect, fairy-tale kingdom. Even touristy Nice and glitzy Cannes, although much more crowded and commercial, were still fun to visit for a couple of hours. In Villefranche-Sur-Mer we stayed in a charming, cozy family run hotel La Fiancee du Pirate, with amazing, long leisurely breakfasts, nice pool and breathtaking views. If you happen to visit Villefranche, do book a table at La Belle Etoile (superb food at decent price) and enjoy a cocktail or two at Welcome Hotel. Have a great last week of summer !

Heat Wave, This Time In Kyiv

If we thought +27C in Copenhagen was warm, we certainly felt the difference having travelled to Kyiv last week: the temperature jumped to +36-37C, and it felt like sauna 24/7. Seeing family, godchildren and reuniting with best friends - all that gave tons of positive energy, regardless of the heat wave. And of course, we had lots of good food and visited a few pretty cool new places: italian Vero Vero with a beautiful outdoor terrace on Podil, Smakotella with a strong air-con and the best ginger alcohol-free mojitos, Shoti with authentic Georgian cuisine (mouth-watering) and excellent service, and of course the old favourite, Lvivska Majsternia Shokoladu (Lviv Handmade Chocolate) with mind-blowing ice-cheesecake and chocolate ice-lattes. Thank you Kyiv. Slava Ukraini!

20 Things You Didn't Know Your iPhone Can Do

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Quick and easy tips to make your life easier and better with the help of your iPhone (and iPad, we're told): these 20 things you didn't know your iPhone could do, from lifebuzz.com, are truly a time-saviour. All iPhone users, rejoice!