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Weekly blog #142: Going for a weekend of champagne tastings in France: how, what and where?

This past weekend, me and my friends went to the world-famous Champagne region in Northern France for two days filled with – of course – champagne tastings, enjoying the French cuisine, beautiful sceneries, and lots of fun. You might think that this had all been arranged months in advance, but it wasn’t the case at …

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Weekly blog #140: The perfect getaway with friends in Istria

And just like that, the first holiday of the summer is over. Yesterday night – it was long after midnight already – I came home after a wonderful four-day getaway with my five best friends. Pula, located at the southernmost tip of the Istrian peninsula in northern Croatia, was our destination. For years now, warm …

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Weekly blog #115: Rome or Paris, which city beats the other?

I’ve always said it: Paris is my absolute favourite city outside Italy. Having only just returned from a weekend in the French capital, I realised this was already the fifth time I was there. Three wonderful winter days in Paris during which the sun never left our side. By now, I have experienced the city in all four seasons, and I can …

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#85 Het Gouden Val d’Orcia (Nederlands)

Afgelopen week bracht ik een paar dagen door op een prachtige plek die bij vrijwel iedereen onmiddellijk tot de verbeelding spreekt. Ik bevond me namelijk in de allerbekendste Italiaanse regio: Toscane. Zelfs als je nog nooit in Italië bent geweest, kun je de typische beelden wel oproepen. Een landschap van gouden graanvelden, kronkelende veldwegen die …

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