Although the destination of today’s trip was on the California coast, the route was mostly inland, only leaving the US-101 at Leggett to following Highway 1 all the way to Fort Bragg.
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Although the destination of today’s trip was on the California coast, the route was mostly inland, only leaving the US-101 at Leggett to following Highway 1 all the way to Fort Bragg.
Read MoreLeaving Oregon and entering California today: a 135-mile / 220-kilometer trip to Eureka.
Read MoreContinuing southbound on the US-101 in Oregon. Today a 180-mile /280-kilometer drive from Newport to Gold Beach.
Read MoreStarting off with some great shots that Chantal took during her morning run on the Astoria Walkway: On the 6th day of our holidays, we had a relatively short drive of 140 miles / 220km today, continuing southbound on the US-101, which is aptly called the Oregon Coast Highway. Cannon Beach After a quick inventory…
Read MoreThe 5th day of our holiday was the first actual day of our road trip, with the first trek of about 200 miles / 325 kilometers to Astoria, Oregon.
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Read MoreLast week we had a farewell lunch of my former boss. Luckily, she also is a fine dining aficionado, so we celebrated in style at &samhoud places**.
Read MoreEarly June we had a short family visit to Norrköping, Sweden.
Read MoreThe good thing if you invite your colleagues for a farewell lunch, you can also choose whatever restaurant you have on your to-do list.
Read MoreAnother collaboration at RIJKS*; this time a 1-day event with Australian chef Dan Hunter of Brae Restaurant fame.
Read MoreIt is so incredibly tasty, I think that we have a new favorite way to prepare our tuna steaks!
Read MoreWith the kids on a sleep-over, Chantal and I seized the opportunity to try out De Kersentuin in Amsterdam.
Read MoreI think that there were only 3 minutes between reading about the restaurant collaboration event between RIJKS from Amsterdam and Locavore from Ubud, Bali and booking my table…
Read MoreDay 2 of my business trip (and venture into Nordic cuisine) was very satisfying. After spending the entire day in negotiations for a Danish tax audit, its satisfactory result made the visit to Geranium*** that night even better.
Read MoreI needed to go to Copenhagen and Stockholm for work for 3 days and seized the opportunity to explore Nordic cuisine.
Read MoreCome mid-February, come time to head over to Bolenius Restaurant* with Koen and Erica for lunch.
Read MoreNope, this Christmas there was not much snow in the French Alps. It was however very nice weather in Avoriaz the entire week. Sunny (+15℃/ 59℉!), clear skies and amazing sunsets.
Read MoreNothing better than a fresh yet indulgent dessert (with some very lovely South African dessert wines from Mullineux and Newton Johnson)…
Read MoreThe second part of the summer holidays we spent in Albufeira, Portugal.
Read MoreCraft beer and Mac ‘n Cheese in one dish? It must be the ultimate hipster food! 😱
Read MoreChantal and I attended a special lunch and Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) wine tasting at Kasteel Groot Engelenburg in Brummen last Sunday.
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