Weekend in The Hague & Delft
Last Friday, Jon told me to pack a bag and get in the car for a surprise weekend away. I would never in a million years have suspected that our…
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25/08/2022
Alphonse Mucha Exhibition in The Hague
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Last weekend, Jon took me on a surprise trip to The Hague (Netherlands), and I loved every second of it, especially the Alphonse Mucha exhibition at the Kunstmuseum.
24/08/2022
I don’t like science fiction
I was a voracious reader when I was a child. I did watch TV too, and I suspect a lot of it, but my most striking memories of entertainment from…
23/08/2022
Historical Cookbooks
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A curated list of free historical cookbooks, from Classical-era Rome to 19th-century New Orleans.
19/07/2022
Heat Wave in Europe: What To Do?
For some reason, I always end up in the warmest regions of Europe at the warmest time. You can count on me to be in Malta in the middle of August, in Firenze at the height of July; I studied in the Canary Islands, where I once saw the beach thermometer hit 50°c (122°F), and somehow, I never suffered from the heat in those places as I do in Belgium. Here's why, and more importantly, what to do about it based on my observations in warmer countries.
14/07/2022
The Bush Inn, St Hilary
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You know how sometimes you’re watching TV and suddenly you see a place that looks perfect and you think something like “Oh wow, I’d sure love to be there right now”? Well, welcome to the Bush Inn (Wales) as featured in Sherlock!
05/07/2022
June Favourites
Every month, I write about three things I really liked. In June, it was Inventing Anna on Netflix, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain, and French brand Sézane.
02/07/2022
Tipping Etiquette in Europe for Confused Tourists
Despite some preconceived notions, Europe is not a monolithic culture (much like the continent where you live isn’t one either), so tipping customs may vary from one country to another. Nonetheless, there are a few things you can do to try and sort it out.
30/06/2022
Interview with Mary Pearson: Photographing Fagradalsfjall
Mary Pearson is a photographer and a doctoral researcher in photography researching the interconnections between lines, borders, memory and place; she has a distinctive approach that combines evocations of grief, identity, and liminal spaces. She has accepted to share her work on Fagradalsfjall (Iceland) with us and to answer a couple of questions.
27/06/2022
The Question Book: Pick Your Three
The Question Book: What Makes You Tick? (2012) by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler is exactly what you'd expect from its title; it is a series of provocative questions that explore who you really are, how you see the world, and how others see you. And then there are sillier chapters, like Pick Your Three. I thought it would be fun to share the questions and my answers with you like it's 2003 MySpace all over again.
24/06/2022
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