On the last day of 2016 I would like to share a very special and cool day in the year with you; I went sailing with a friend, on his fast speed boat in the Atlantic around Cape Town.…
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december 2016
Winter in Amsterdam is in full swing. It’s freezing cold, we expect some snow and we have to scratch the ice off the car’s windows in the morning. Without my scarf, hat and gloves I am nowhere. Tea, coffee…
That Franschhoek is well known for her award winning restaurants and beautiful wineries is old news. Everywhere one can go out for lunch or dinner. But what if you just want to go for a drink? Where do you…
Christmas 2016 is over, I know. And this post comes a bit too late, I know. It was ready to post, but then the news came of the terrible terroristic attacks on a Christmas market near the old Church…
I love to discover new coffee shops. In Franschhoek (South Africa) my favourite is ‘Terbodore’, in Amsterdam I like to go to ‘De Koffiebranderij’ and in Plettenberg Bay (South Africa) Le Fournil is on top of the list. Coffee…
It’s the 25th of December. It’s Christmas Day! First of all I’d like to wish you all a very merry Christmas, enjoy the holidays! To me Christmas is not the most wonderful time of the year, it’s not an excuse…
As you might know Mr. Singh is taking over Franschhoek. And that is not a negative thing, I think. The Indian business man fell in love with Franschhoek some years ago and decided to create his own playground here.…
Last week I was in Hamburg, Germany. What a great city! One of the highlights of our getaway was the Isemarket in the neighbourhood of city district Eppendorf. The people of Hamburg do their luxury and generous grocery shoppings…
On the Northern Hemisphere it’s the shortest day of the year today. In Amsterdam, where I live and work at the moment, the sun rises around 08.49 and will set again at 16.28. In between there is twilight (dusk…
While winter in Europe is in full swing, the days being short and dark, everyone prepares for Christmas and I work a lot in the restaurant (December is busy. Lots of functions, end-of-the-year dinners and a huge wedding) we…