The 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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The 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.
Read MoreSeattle – Day 3 and 4: Culture and Animals
Read MoreSeattle – Day 1 and 2: Exploring the city on foot
Read MoreOur summer vacation this year was an extensive road trip through the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
Read MoreWhen going to concerts at the Tivoli De Helling venue in Utrecht, my brother and I always have dinner at a nearby restaurant at the Oosterkade.
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 MoreAs part of celebrating me reaching the big 4-0, Chantal took me for lunch at Librije’s Zusje** in Amsterdam.
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 MoreWith the kids on a sleep-over, Chantal and I seized the opportunity to try out De Kersentuin in Amsterdam.
Read MoreAgain, business does have its occasional culinary upsides…
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 MoreI ended my 3-day venture in high-end Nordic cuisine at the communal table of Oaxen Krog** in the Djurgården district of Stockholm.
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 MoreIt has been close to 2 decades that we set foot in a hostel, but we recently ended up in one for lunch.
Read MoreCome mid-February, come time to head over to Bolenius Restaurant* with Koen and Erica for lunch.
Read MoreI can safely admit now that the New Year’s Resolutions for 2017 went overboard on January 3…
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 MoreIn December we decided to go skiing in Portes de Soleil in the French/Swiss Alps with Christmas and again thought that it would be an excellent idea to stay overnight in Becker’s Hotel in Trier.
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