A splendid boat trip in Bruges, Belgium
It is not called “Venice of the North” by chance! Enjoy!
Mini Europe, Brussels
After visiting Madurodam at The Hague, it was high time i visited Mini Europe, Brussels. Another supeb miniature park!
Shopping rules
Shopping at Regent’s Street One of the nightmares of any man on earth when on vacations with girl friends, girlfriends or wives is shopping. It can be a new place, it can be a place you have visited a thousand times, it can be London, Paris or a small Icelandic village you are visiting for…
Living in and conquering London for 8 years- http://youtu.be/xU1fHf1ohyw
I was sipping my coffee slowly at Nero Café and I was staring through the huge glass walls to the glorious day outside, sketching a small plan for the day. It was then that I realised for the first time that living in a city like London – any city – is like a relationship…
A great jigsaw puzzle and a great world map for kids!
For Christmas i bought myself this great puzzle. In the past i have completed puzzles of 1000 pieces, but this seemed like a good challenge. …and this could be a great world map for kids! It will require some time and stamina to complete it …but it would be great fun!
Travelling to London with young children. A practical guide
Last week we executed our first ever trip with two children (1 and 3 years old) to the beloved city of London. Many will create havoc in listening to the words “travel” and “children” and I sympathise with them, but to be honest it is not as bad as it may sound. It is definite…
It’s high time for a short London break…
… with the kids and the weather looks promising also..especially for this time of the year. (Unfortunately not like the one in the photo!)
Sicily on a Summer University with AIESEC
The news to visit Sicily arrived through my land line – there were no mobile phones at that time – on a Thursday afternoon. It was early summer and I remember I was so happy that the application I had submitted on the student organisation AIESEC was successful. I was to spend 2 weeks in…
On the way to Hawaii…
Having to go through a 15-hour flight ordeal including a stop-over and an overnight sleep in Chicago, was not an easy task, even if destination was Hawaii. The mental preparation had to take time! … I think we had spent something like 30 minutes wandering aimlessly at Heathrow T3 (was it T3?) Duty Free looking…
Finding a new place in London
Over a period of the first three years I had stayed in London, I had lived in three different locations – Russell Square (a student resident), Clapham Junction/Wandsworth and Vauxhall. For each of the first two places I had completed one year of residence, but in the last one it was only 3 months before…
Personal Stories on travelling 