the biggest little bar
The Biggest Little City in the World has marketed itself brilliantly. But five years into the financial crisis, brilliance has become a distant memory. The gold fever that once rushed the streets of this Nevada town has broken and so has the spell of gambling that followed in its footsteps. Quiet streets and boarded up […] more…
wine, cheese & groceries
Just around the corner off the Dutch embassy and more important Hyde Park, you’ll find the UK flagship store of the American organic supermarket chain Whole Foods. A good question right now is:’ So what?’ The answer to that is: ‘Wine is what.’ The history of Whole Foods starts in 1980 in Austin, Texas when […] more…
genie in a wine bottle
Coincidence can make you stumble into the most wonderful places. A cave filled with bottles for instance…. Those of us who wish for a quiet place to have some lunch and drink some wine after roaming the chaotic streets of buzzing Napoli, may see that wish fulfilled at L’Enoteca del Grottino. As the name reveals, […] more…
two ends to every sausage
Sometimes it gets late. For example on a Saturday night. Usually the next morning it gets late again. Or there ain’t no next morning since the day starts PM-style. In such cases, digging into a 13:30 breakfast close to downtown Amsterdam can be the right medicine. For example in the historic neighborhood ‘Prinseneiland’. Thanks to […] more…
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