

Amsterdam | Floor17 Rooftop Winter Terrace ice skating rink
The days are getting colder, nights are getting longer: winter is coming. And that means ice skating! The canals don't always freeze...


Amsterdam | Update: de Foodhallen
I have a bit of a critical note today. Yesterday we went back to the, now officially opened, Foodhallen in collective building De Hallen....


Little cookbook
It's the cutest little big gift from a wife and daughter to a husband and father, the cookbook Van Een Omelet Kun Je Geen Ei Maken (which...


Amsterdam | De Foodhallen
When I was in Lisbon this summer, they had this fantastic food court going on where you could eat everything from veggie sushi to...


Amsterdam | Market day: Local Goods Weekend Market
It's been raining almost all week, but today it was sunny: perfect for a trip to the Local Goods Weekend Market. This weekend was the...


Amsterdam | Market Day: Sunday Market
Impressions of the Sunday Market at the Westerpark where I ate veggie gyros, drank sangria and watched people go by. Amsterdam rocks!...


Inside | Amsterdam: Coffee vs. Tea
At the moment nothing seems to be more hip than cups of coffee. At least in Amsterdam, coffee (and I do mean coffee) places are blooming...


The Great Escape: my city guide to Lisbon (part 1)
Last week I went on a mini holiday, visiting my friends in the Portuguese Algarve. We stayed at their place in Cabanas, eastern Algarve....


Inside | Amsterdam: The great escape to Vuurtoreneiland
Ahoy! Just letting you know we had the most amazing diner last night. Not only food-wise, but most of all because of the stunning...


Inside | Amsterdam: favorite waste of time
Last Friday a new mega Kringloop (thrift store) opened in the west of Amsterdam. The biggest one in town. So I had to check it out. It's...