Spring is coming…
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Spring is coming…
Read MoreLast week we had dinner at Restaurant Jacobz with Koen and Erica. Ever since the restaurant opened a couple of years ago, I heard and read very positive things about Jacobsz, so when Erica suggested having dinner there, I couldn’t wait.
Read MoreWe kicked our culinary 2019 off with a visit to Peter Gast’s new restaurant in Amsterdam, Graphite.
Read MoreRanked as 3rd in the 2018 Best Burger of The Netherlands competition…
Read MoreKoen and I attended one of the Brandt & Levie collaboration events last week: a test run of the – still to be opened – 101 Gowrie restaurant by chef Alex Haupt in Amsterdam.
Read MoreHaving successfully dodged the task of accompanying the kids to a Katy Perry concert a couple of weeks ago, Koen and I decided to grab some 🍔 and 🍺.
Read MoreAfter ‘t Amsterdammertje*, the second installment of my Christmas present was at Restaurant 212 in Amsterdam.
Read MoreAnother business trip to Sweden, so another opportunity to seek out Nordic cuisine in Stockholm!
Read MoreThe final day of our road trip was spent in Tacoma, WA. This stop was mainly planned to only have a short drive to SeaTac Airport the next morning, but what we saw of the town was very nice.
Read MoreThe kids had their way on our last day in Portland, so we had a “Wie is de Mol?” day…
Read MoreOur third day in Portland was mainly spent with a mini road trip along the Columbia River and “around” Mt. Hood, concluded with some good old tax-free outlet shopping…
Read MorePortland was the last real leg of our road trip, staying there for three whole days. On our second day, we walked quite a lot through town.
Read MorePortland was the last real leg of our road trip, staying there for 3 whole days.
Read MoreOn our way from Bend to Portland, again immersed in the fantastic nature that Oregon has to offer!
Read MoreThe 185-mile / 300-kilometer day trip from Bend to see the Painted Hills near Mitchell, Oregon, was so worth it!
Read MoreOur road trip continued inland with a 190-mile /305-kilometer trip to Bend, Oregon. The nature in Oregon is just absolutely breath-taking!
Read MoreTime to say goodbye to California with a 160-mile / 260-kilometer drive along a pretty scenic stretch of the I-5. We spent the next day and a half in Medford, Oregon.
Read MoreOur next main stops were in Oregon, but it was too much to drive there from Napa Valley in one go, so we had decided on Anderson to spend the night.
Read MoreI compiled this post with very mixed feelings. It recollects the fabulous time we had in Napa Valley just a couple of months ago, but my thoughts were first and foremost with those affected by the devastating wildfires that are sweeping through Sonoma and Napa counties, resulting in many casualties – they are deadliest in the history…
Read MoreWe hit the most southern point on day 14 of our road trip as we traveled from Monterey up north to Napa Valley that day:Â a 205-mile / 330-kilometer trip.
Read MoreFood connects people all over the world. Our visit to Hillside Supperclub in San Francisco was a prime example of that as it was only a couple of months earlier that I met Tony and Austin Ferrari at the communal table of Oaxen Krog** in Stockholm while on a business trip. Â
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