copenhagen citytrip
Strollers with babies outside on the street while parents drink a cup of coffee or a beer inside the cafe. Bikes are locked with what is a dream for Amsterdam bike thieves. Blankets on chairs for when the weather is fresh once again, food halls sprouting like mushrooms from the ground. Culture, design, architecture, cyclists, […] more…
noma
Challenge number 1 was to get a table. Challenge number 2 to save up some money. Challenge number 3 to sit down, relax and enjoy the food. ‘And’, people ask, ‘was it worth going through all the trouble, emptying your wallet and fly up and down to Copenhagen?’ Hell yes! Even after 17 courses Noma […] more…
dried fish fetish
The island of Lantau houses both modern and historical entertainment sites. The modern one opened it’s doors in 2005 and is the home of our famous big eared friend the mouse: Disneyland Hong Kong. The older one opened it’s doors in 1906 and listens to the name Po Lin Monastery. Though in principle a spiritual […] more…
big time little goat
New food ’n drink concepts pop in the US like poppies in spring. And Chicago must be one of the most fertile cities currently. With West Randolph street in the West Loop as the centre of this development. So it is actually no surprise that when you are heading for one place to eat, you […] more…
brasserie bao bei
I haven’t seen the Lord of the Ring trilogy in Chinese, but I imagine Gollum is going on and on about ‘my Bao Bei’ in the Chinese version. ‘Precious’ is what Bao Bei means in Chinese, often used in the context of jewelry. With this in mind, it’s no surprise to find a restaurant that […] more…
high artitude
In a city built in a bowl at 3500-4000 meters altitude you are literally high all the time. But it is not the lack of oxygen that makes a first time visit to La Paz an almost hallucinating experience. It is the city and the people that sometimes make you wonder what’s real and what’s […] more…
hola chicos! a 6 day buenos aires city break
Buenos Aires is the perfect mix between European and South American culture. Here, in this city humor, design, tango and passion wait for you on every corner, in every street, all of the time. So let yourself be courted by the passion of Latin America. Enjoy the warmth and spirit of the beautiful Buenos Aires […] more…
lost in translation – 5 day tokyo city break
At first sight, Tokyo is an urban jungle, lit by neon light and inhabited by millions and millions of people who all want to fit into the same subway. At second, third and fourth sight this concrete bee hive turns out to be a collection of towns, villages and (sub-)cultures. A wonderland you can easily […] more…
a west side story
It’s a West Side story. A struggle between two groups involving love, hate and the threat of violence. A New York tale with a climax that makes you want to cry. Of joy. The story begins in 1934. In the same decade a certain Mr. Cohen sr. opened New York’s sweetheart Economy Candy at the […] more…
down under art
Mate, what a city. Melboure.The people, the parks, the sports, the surrounding nature, wineries and, the museums. Two of these museums shelter under the umbrella of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and man, are they awesome both on the inside as on the outside! The NGV International focuses on more classical, international art. Here […] more…
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