by Jacintha Verdegaal | Dec 12, 2013 | City trip, Europe, Food & Drink, London, United Kingdom
What do you get when you combine women’s two great loves, fashion and tea? An afternoon tea for fashionistas, or better said: a Prêt-à-Portea at the Berkeley in London. This particular afternoon tea had been on top of my London to-do list ever since I moved...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Dec 9, 2013 | Art & Culture, City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
My monthly rent in London might make you think that I’m living in a castle… I’m actually not. I’m still waiting for the day that some prince or knight in shining armour will invite me to live in his (or just a nice mansion with people that...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 27, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
London is getting itself ready for the holiday season. The lights are up in all the shopping streets, and even though temperatures haven’t dropped below zero yet, there are several ice rinks in the city to practice your pirouette. One of them is the UK’s...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 21, 2013 | Europe, Food & Drink, London, United Kingdom
For someone who’s never been to Sweden, I sure do write a lot about Swedish food. After my recent discovery of Fabrique, a Swedish bakery that sells the most delicious cinnamon buns, I wanted to know what more the Swedish kitchen had to offer. Lucky for me, my...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Nov 20, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
I wouldn’t go as far as calling myself a shopaholic (don’t laugh), but I definitely enjoy a good shopping expedition in this city. When I moved to London, the only shopping streets I knew were Oxford Street and Regent Street. And believe me, even a true...
