Travel is always a happy time of year. You plan ahead, look at the best tickets, scroll through Instagram feeds to locate that wonderful sunset you can add onto your bucket-list and dream away of far away paradises. As ‘paradise’ can be found in many different formats, I decided to find mine. Just like that…
Set on a backdrop of the crystal clear Lake Geneva and, further a field, the French and Swiss Alps, Lausanne breathes glamour and utter serenity. With views of Évian-les-Bains, France, it’s referred to affectionately as the ‘San Francisco of Switzerland’ and with its hills – it’s not for no reason the ladies of Lausanne are…
It is early morning when I open the window of my hotel room and my home during my stay – Dwarika’s Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. I am here with Pomalo Travel, who organized a hosted trip for Women Only, discovering heritage and all Kathmandu has to offer including my morning yoga classes in this…
As I dip my toes in the water of the spa, the words of the Dalai Lama echo in my head: “Spend some time alone everyday.” It is the first time, I decide to take time away from my daily tasks, from my families routines, the piled up chores, the weekly activities, from being busy and…
In the midst of New York City’s southern borough, Laura Brown visits the latest game-changer in the world of urban hotels. While the concrete jungle of New York City inspires many, others find solace in the calmer boroughs. In the lesser-known LES (Lower East Side), located to the east of Little Italy and tucked…
We get the secret password to some of the world’s best speakeasy bars. Cufflinks are polished, shoes shined and pocket watches are safely stowed away in tailored waistcoats. With a history from the Prohibition era, most speakeasy bars nowadays hold on to their former glory and are dapper places for well-dressed gents. Speakeasy: The World’s…
Plastic Whale is the first professional ‘plastic fishing company’ in the world. The Amsterdam-based enterprise takes tourists on trips along the Unesco waterways where the catch of the day is more likely to be a plastic bottle than carp. From the bay window of the Amsterdam apartment in which I lived as a student, I…
Als één van de Linda. Wereldwijven schreef ik mee over het leven in het buitenland op de nieuwsblog. Via Linda.Nieuws voegde ik als correspondent in Dubai mijn lokale nieuws toe aan het wereldnieuws. Hieronder een greep uit mijn nieuws: Schoolmoeders, kleed je aan! De Arabische Kus Lokale bevolking minder stress op werk dan thuis…
