by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 20, 2017 | City trip, Europe, Places to stay, Spain
The timing is perfect. While everybody around me is turning up the heating in their house, storing their summer clothes to replace them with warm, comfy winter clothes, I am getting reading for a bit of extra sunshine. As much as I like autumn, when you’re being...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 6, 2017 | Lisbon, City trip, Europe, Food & Drink, Portugal
One of my main challenges for this Lisbon city trip is to not come home completely exhausted. I always want to do too much when I visit a city for the first time. So how do you make sure you’re taking enough breaks from all the sightseeing? You eat. And drink...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Sep 18, 2017 | Australia, Multi destination, Oceania
As you may remember from one adventurous trip into the English countryside, I’m not a big fan of driving on the left side of the road. And yet somehow, during my three months on the road I managed to only visit left-driving countries. Including Australia....
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 31, 2017 | Asia, City trip, Places to stay, Singapore
The Warehouse Hotel in Singapore may look brand new, but there’s a lot of history here. Yes, the hotel opened its doors earlier this year, but the heritage building – built in 1895 – has had several other purposes before it was turned into the modern...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jul 25, 2017 | Expat Life
For those of you who wondered if I’m still here… I am. Only ‘here’ is no longer London. I moved back to the Netherlands. As an expat you’re used to getting questions like ‘When are you coming back?’ or ‘Do you think...
