holiday gift guide | wanderlust

I am ending this holiday gift guide week on a high note. After all, wanderlust is my middle name. I actually came up with the idea of this gift guide while hunting down the best gift ideas for the pen & paper gift guide. It occurred to me that a lot of these items had…

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bliss pop-up

A new pop-up shop opened in Bruges last week. Soon to be Nordic concept webshop BLISS found its home in an old building and breathes Scandinavia. The house is decorated with most of the catalog that will be found in the future webshop. Think Scandinavian and even more Scandinavian with a focus on interior and…

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london calling (again)

London called again over the weekend for a quick getaway to one of my beloved cities. It was my fourth visit to London in little of a year and I guess it was the last one for a while as well, which made me kind of sad wandering around the city. I love how vibrant…

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grand canyon

I had been looking forward to visiting the Grand Canyon from the moment we started planning our road trip along the USA West Coast. After all, I had seen it in so many movies and documentaries, it just had to be another highlight on our trip. Those movies and documentaries? They don’t do it justice……

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halloween chez disney

We started our Halloween celebrations a little early this weekend by heading to Disneyland Paris to take in the Halloween decorations. I am so ready for Halloween this Friday after spending a weekend surrounded by pumpkins and all things black and orange.

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kookeet 2014

Remember how I attended Bruges food festival Kookeet last year for an exciting lunch break? This year, I invited along my colleagues of the publishing house I’m working at so we could all enjoy this rather festive lunch during a regular Monday at the office.

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twin peaks

The morning we left San Francisco we first visited Twin Peaks before driving off to Monterey and Big Sur. We waited until the final moments in San Francisco to experience this breathtaking view and it proved to be the best moment to do so.

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hotel cycle (onomichi u2)

I have to be honest here: Japan was never really on my travel bucket list. However, since following along on Lena’s journey through the Land of the Rising Sun, I changed my mind about Japan. Add the fact that Japan has the coolest ideas brought to reality nowadays, it might even climb higher on my…

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ellis gourmet burger

Our last stop on the Bruges tour this week brings us to Ellis Gourmet Burger. Forget about those calories for once and devour one of their delicious burgers after a day of exploring Bruges. Sounds like a plan, right?

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i love coffee

One of the first (decent) coffee bars I “discovered” in Bruges was I Love Coffee and boy, was I in for a treat. Not only do they roast their own beans, they sure know how to prepare them as well. My advice: prepare yourself for coffee heaven. If you’re not into the coffee scene, their…

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