by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 18, 2016 | Amsterdam, City guide, City trip, Europe, The Netherlands
Time for another travel vlog! In Amsterdam this time. And yes… still awkward. But as a reward for stepping outside of my comfort zone, I decided to buy a decent vlogging camera: the Canon G7 X MARK II. New gadgets always help. Apparently this is what many...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 11, 2016 | City trip, Art & Culture, Europe, London, United Kingdom
I often have to remind myself to look up when I’m exploring a city. But sometimes a city’s best kept secrets are hidden underground. For two years I was living right above an important part of London history: the deep-level shelters at Clapham South....
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 1, 2016 | City trip, City guide, Europe, Portugal
I’m on a plane to Porto and I finally have some time to read the blog posts and travel stories that I quickly saved on my iPad before I left. This feels like the worst planned trip and I’m pretty sure Jess is feeling exactly the same. We’ve both...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jul 18, 2016 | Food & Drink
I’ve never really been on a diet. I’ve tried, but then someone offered me a cookie on the second day… I like food. I like eating. And I get really cranky when I don’t eat enough. So diets have never really been my thing. But healthy eating...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Jul 11, 2016 | City trip, City guide, Los Angeles, North America, USA
Visiting Los Angeles reminded me of my very first trip to New York. I was so excited to finally see the city with my own eyes. Realizing that everything I thought I knew about it was through watching movies and television shows. How much is actually real? It’s...
