If you’re going to San Francisco, you hope for great weather. Unfortunately, for me it wasn’t, even the Golden Gate Bridge – the icon of SanFrancisco – looks a bit sad in the pouring rain… I was on a city trip in San Francisco for only four days in March 2011 and did so many… More Hotspots San Francisco
A holiday by car to Italy from the Netherlands is very easy and popular. Thousands of Dutch people do this every year, with the peak in the summer holidays. We left mid-September 2022 with our own fully loaded car. Tjerk turned 1 year old during this trip and to our experience it was great to… More Road Trip Italy – Piedmont, Le Marche & Lago Maggiore
3-week itinerary Sri Lanka During the last part of the round trip in Sri Lanka we went surfing, leopard spotting and enjoyed the food and culture. We visited the following beautiful places: Tip: In the map, turn the different layers on or off via the left square button in the grey bar. NB. You can… More Leopard spotting, surfing and culture – Round trip Sri Lanka (part III)
In a metropolis like Rotterdam you have so much choice of restaurants. You will find the “golden oldies” that have existed for years, but on the other hand almost every week new fantastic hotspots open their doors. Choosing a restaurant is therefore rather difficult. Here is a list of some of the must visit restaurants… More Must visit restaurants in Rotterdam
This is the second part of my blog about Sri Lanka and it is about the second week of our 3 week round trip in this country. After our fantastic visit to Sigiriya, our driver dropped us off in Kandy. From Kandy we travelled on to Hatton (Adam’s Peak) and then to Ella. Tip: In… More Kandy, Adam’s Peak and Ella – Round Trip Sri Lanka (part II)
In Singapore there is so much to offer in terms of food, that it is impossible to have tried everything. It is therefore better to also go out for lunch, then you have a better chance of tasting a lot. The hawker centres or dim sum are always good for lunch, but if you want… More Delicious lunch restaurants in Singapore
Colourful Medellín, with its rough past, has positively surprised us. Medellín has a lot of poverty and a rather turbulent past, but there are also very beautiful and interesting places that make the city definitely worth a visit. From Jardín we took the direct bus to Medellín. At the central bus stop we got in… More Colourful Medellín – Round trip Colombia (III)
“Food heaven” Singapore has so much to offer for foodies. All kitchens of the world are represented: Indian, Japanese, Chinese, French, African, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Vietnamese and you can even find a Dutch snackbar in Singapore. And of course there is the fusion kitchen, combining all flavours. With almost 5.000 restaurants in Singapore it’s very… More My favourite restaurants in Singapore
In February 2017 I joined my mother on a 6 day trip to Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires was on my bucket list for quite some time. It was so nice to change the Dutch winter for the summer in the southern hemisphere. Obviously, we dove into the history of Evita Péron, went to her grave… More The alternative must do’s in Buenos Aires
Our 3-week roundtrip in Colombia in September 2019 started in Bogota and ended in Cartagena. We had booked our KLM-flight so that we didn’t have to make a real circle, but another start than finish. We stayed 2 nights in a Hotel Vilar America (a simple but perfectly located hotel) in Bogota, to spend some… More Bogota and the Salt Cathedral – Round trip Colombia (I)
