by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 7, 2014 | City trip, Europe, Food & Drink, London, United Kingdom
Outdoor dining doesn’t really seem to be a London thing. The weather might have something to do with it. But then again, in the Netherlands (same depressing climate) terraces pop up everywhere as soon as we feel the first warm ray of sunshine. Luckily I...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | May 5, 2014 | Art & Culture, City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
Someone clearly wasn’t paying attention when deciding how to name this house in Hackney. Thomas Sutton, founder of the Charterhouse school (a boarding school in Surrey) was the neighbor, but never lived in the house named after him. So what makes Sutton House...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Apr 28, 2014 | City trip, Europe, Food & Drink, London, United Kingdom
Oops, I did it again… So much food, so much coffee. Having friends over for the weekend is great and all, but my idea of showing them the best of London means showing them the best brunch and coffee hotspots. Or in this case, places I haven’t been to yet,...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Apr 21, 2014 | City trip, North America, Places to stay, San Francisco, USA
I stayed at this amazing luxurious boutique hotel near Union Square.
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Apr 16, 2014 | City guide, City trip, Food & Drink, North America, San Francisco, USA
The question for me when I started planning my trip to San Francisco was not so much what to do, but rather where to eat. Right before I left, Condé Nast Traveller dedicated a whole feature on the new foodie capital of America, and they were right. Farmers’...