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
Shanghai is known for the hypermodern skyscrapers with neon lighting on the Huangpu River, but the “ancient” China can still be found here and there in this city. Go off the main roads and get lost in the neighbourhoods you end up in! In the winter of 2013 I was in Shanghai for a few… More Highlights Shanghai
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
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
I was really looking forward to the visit to Jerusalem, the city with so many religions. And it was a very special experience to walk around the religious capital Jerusalem. Jerusalem made a big impression on me! Here you can find my experiences and tips for an unforgettable visit to the religious capital Jerusalem: Holocaust… More The religious capital Jerusalem – Round trip Israel (part II)
As you might have understood from my previous posts about Singapore: the food is amazing here! That makes it damn hard to make a list with “best restaurants”. I decided to create multiple lists for Singapore for different “food cravings”. In this blog I share my favorite spots for dim sum and dumplings, in random… More Dumplings & Dim Sum
