De tijd gaat veel te snel. Is het echt al Dag 3 van onze tijd in Oostende? Vandaag zijn we lekker Belgisch gestart met pistoletjes en zoveel meer ontbijt heerlijkheden. Caruso is een tearoom en bakkerij waar je de ganse dag door kan ontbijten. Fijn! We waren deze ochtend de eersten om [...]
Opstaan en dan na enkele stappen genieten van het zeezicht. Een appartement op de zeedijk, dat heeft toch iets bijzonders. Vandaag was het weerbericht niet zo goed. Tevergeefs zocht ik op mijn smartphone naar het pictogram met het zonnetje. Helaas, het zou een regendag worden. Zogezegd. De kleuren van de groene zee [...]
This week we blog about Oostende, a coastal city in our own country. It feels strange but also a bit exciting to (re)discover Mike’s hometown. We are invited by Agence Dermul, the biggest real estate agent in Oostende. We are staying in one of their rental appartments on the seaside promenade. One [...]
In mid March I did a mini-cruise by ferry, from Copenhagen to Oslo and back. I had been working in the office like crazy and urgently needed to refresh my mind. A two-night trip would be perfect. Read here what I liked so much about it. 1. Leaving by ship is something [...]
Last weekend a DFDS minicruise from Copenhagen to Oslo gave me the opportunity to visit --at last-- one of the great pieces of Scandinavian architecture: the Oslo Opera House. I disembarked the CROWN SEAWAYS at a very leisurely 10am and had to be back at 16pm. Plenty of time! And the [...]
In France they call the river Loire "un fleuve sauvage", a wild river. The water is often very shallow and the strength of the current unpredictable. For the first time a river cruise ship has been developed, especially for the Loire. I was delighted to receive an invitation from CroisiEurope to attend [...]
If you hear the name Winchester, do you think cathedral or shotgun? For me it meant one night in a Winchester cell. If you hear the name Winchester, do you think cathedral or shotgun? For me it meant one night in a Winchester cell. One month ago I decided to [...]
We went to Switzerland for a short break. Hiking on the mountains, that was the plan. Surprise, surprise… we ended up on ships. Switzerland has an amazing public transport network, with trains, cogwheel trains, panoramic trains, buses, cable cars, and even boats on the lakes. On a hot summer day in June [...]
Recently we spent some time in France, and as we drove and hiked along the banks of the Canal de Bourgogne, we were enchanted by the endless yellow carpets of rapeseed. The village of Ervy-le-Châtel Véronique searching for the best place to take pictures Driving on the little roads [...]
Second time in Bergen. Last June I picked a room with a view. This time I wanted something different, and ended up with a room without a view. Highly recommended. Bergen is best known for its Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf, these wooden houses that are on Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites and which [...]
