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Paris, november 2021.

November 30, 2021 Checking my blogs I realise 5 years have passed since my last visit to Paris so time really flies. The last two years we did not travel a lot, so when my husband was asked to speak at a conference in Paris, we immediately jumped to the occasion to make a trip … Lees verder →

Norway in the Fall? Yes definitely!

November 15, 2021 We visited Norway the last week of September till half October 2021. It is a great time to visit Norway for several different reasons. The autumn colors turn every landscape into a color palette of warm browns, yellows and reds, colors that are in harmony with the colors of the red and … Lees verder →

The magical Northern Lights in Norway

November 14, 2021 This trip to Norway had been a last minute decision after a planned holiday to Uganda had been messed up by the damned corona pandemic. We suddenly had two and a half weeks of holiday on our hands and no idea where to spend them. The crowds of tourists that visit Norway … Lees verder →

The Church of Our Lady, a treasure chest filled with art

Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges After more than two months of lockdown, the reopening of the musea is a real treat for the hearts and minds of many art lovers. The musea in Bruges have their weekly closing day on Monday, but the Church of our Lady already reopened today, … Lees verder →

Thailand for nature lovers and birders.

February 25, 2020 Most tourists visit Thailand for its many white sandy beaches, its pristine islands, its busy and vibrant capital Bangkok, its many famous buddhist temples, and the food which might be the best in the world. That combined with a hospitality that gave Thailand its nickname ‘the land of smiles’, makes Thailand a … Lees verder →

Four days in Alghero, Sardinia

February 24, 2020 My husband had been invited to a conference in Alghero, Sardinia and I decided to join him. It was for us a trip down memory lane. Thirty years ago we had visited Sardinia together as uni-students. We remembered Sardinia as a quiet island, where tourism had only reached some of the coastal … Lees verder →

Museum Saint-Johns’ hospital where you step 800 years back in time and where the world slows down.

Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges As an art and history lover, the old Saint-Johns hospital dating back to the 12th century, one of the oldest hospital buildings in Europe, is one of my favorite museums in Bruges. Every tourist visiting Bruges gets at least a glimpse of the outside, but … Lees verder →

Potsdam for the second time

August 10, 2019 We had seen most of the highlights of Potsdam on our first visit a few years ago: see my blogpost: We had seen the Sanssouci park with the Chinese teahouse, Charlottenhof palace, the Roman baths, and the Friedenskirche. We visited the Sanssouci palace, the picture gallery and the Neues Palace on the … Lees verder →

Picos de Europa walk – Bajo los Picos in Mogrovejo

July 30, 2019 We wanted to start of with an easier walk on our first day and drove up to the town of Mogrovejo, a rural town with a lot of charm, which has become famous for being the site where Heidi’s film was shot (directed by Alain Gsponer, year 2015). Mogrovejo is recognised as … Lees verder →

Chocolates, Waffles, Beer, Fries and traditional biscuits

Visit: Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Most tourists will consume at least one of these five specialties when visiting Brugge, and you should, because they are all typical Belgian, and we are proud of it. We Belgians love chocolates, waffles, beers, fries and speculoos. But we are also picky when it … Lees verder →