by Jacintha Verdegaal | Sep 22, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
The little girl next to me asking her mother ‘are we going to fall into the water?’ didn’t help, but the view from the London Eye was quite amazing nonetheless. Apparently it’s all about conquering my fear of heights lately, so when I got...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Sep 14, 2013 | Food & Drink
How much do you know about seasoning and flavoring? Even though I love food, and can certainly taste if something isn’t seasoned right, I actually don’t have a clue when it comes to seasoning my own food. I’m one of those people that has a whole...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Sep 3, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
See that tall building on the first picture, rising above the rest of London? That’s The Shard, London’s newest addition to its skyline and currently the tallest building (244m) in Western Europe. I’m not really a big fan of heights. Being from the...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 31, 2013 | City trip, Europe, London, United Kingdom
The only reason to get me out of bed at 4am on a Saturday would be to catch a plane to some exotic destination, or to watch a ‘you need to experience this’ kind of sunrise. This morning however I managed to wake up at that same time, get dressed and cross...
by Jacintha Verdegaal | Aug 22, 2013 | Europe, Italy, Multi destination
Rome was only the beginning of my summer holiday in Italy. Because the reason for this trip (as if you need a reason) was that my Italian friend (who’s living in the US) was getting married. And since their friends and family are all over the world, they...