The ultimate romantic getaway in Burgundy, France? I have the address for you! Just outside the sleepy and quiet village of Montbellet you’ll find La Marande, the ultimate hidden gem for fantastic food, true hospitality and French flair! We…
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Spaghetteria in Amsterdam is the place to be for pasta! It’s my very favourite Italian pasta restaurant and I can day-dream about their ‘Spaghetti alla vongole’. Every week they offer six traditional Italian pasta dishes on their menu. Nothing more,…
Steak tartare and fries cravings during lunch hour and in Amsterdam? No, worries, I have a perfect place for you! Morgan & Mees, situated in the South Eastern part of the city, not far from Amsterdam’s famous ring of…
Yay, it’s april! That means spring in Europe and it means harvest in the Southern Hemisphere is done and dusted! All wineries and wine farms have their grapes in and probably the grapes are already becoming wine! 2017 wine year…
Recently we visited restaurant ‘De Kruidfabriek by Lute’, alongside the Amstel river in Amstelveen, not far from Amsterdam. Situated in and old (1718) gunpowder factory (“kruidfabriek”), this is a special place. I love the building and interior. Before this area…
Boerenkoolstamppot. That is the Dutch name of this dish. It’s the ultimate winter comfort food. While kale is becoming more and more popular all over the world (especially in green smoothies), ‘home’ in the Netherlands it’s quite old fashioned and…
The Dolphin Coast of South Africa. That’s how they call the part of the KwaZulu-Natal coast that’s situated North from Durban, between Umhlanga and Tugela Mouth. Sugar Coast, is also a name they sometimes give to this area, because…
One of the little things in life can make me very happy is coffee. At home the sound of the coffee machine can make me smile instantly already. At work, where we serve fantastic barista style coffee from a…
One of my very favourite places in South Africa is Paternoster. In earlier blog posts I wrote already why I like this place so much, where to eat and where to stay if you prefer self catering accommodation. Today…
People who never visited South Africa don’t always understand my endless love for this country. They don’t understand the hankering I feel to always go back there. “But you have seen it already, right? Why don’t you go and explore…