It’s the first of August, I have not been in Italy for almost a month now, and the summer holidays are about to start for most Italians. In a fortnight, on the 15th of August, it will be Ferragosto and I don’t have to be in Rome to know that everywhere you go these days, signs …
Het is 1 augustus, ik ben inmiddels al bijna een maand niet meer in Italië geweest, én de zomervakantie staat nu echt voor de deur voor de meeste Italianen. Over twee weken, op vijftien augustus, is het namelijk Ferragosto en ik hoef niet in Rome te zijn om te weten dat er nu al overal …
È il primo agosto, non sono in Italia da quasi un mese e per la maggior parte degli italiani stanno per iniziare le vacanze estive. Tra quindici giorni, il 15 agosto, sarà Ferragosto e non c’è bisogno di essere a Roma per sapere che ovunque si vada in questi giorni, sulle facciate dei negozi sono …
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 …
Afgelopen weekend was ik met vrienden naar de wereldberoemde champagnestreek in Noord-Frankrijk voor twee dagen van – natuurlijk – champagneproeverijen, maar ook van het genieten van de Franse keuken, prachtige landschappen, en heel veel gezelligheid. Maar als je nu denkt dat dit al maanden van tevoren geregeld was, heb je het mis. Slechts drie weken …
Weekblog #142: Een weekend champagne proeven in Frankrijk: hoe, wat en waar? Read More »
Lo scorso fine settimana, io e i miei amici ci siamo recati nella regione dello Champagne, famosa in tutto il mondo, nel nord della Francia, per due giorni pieni di degustazioni di champagne, cucina francese, splendidi paesaggi e tanto divertimento. Forse pensate adesso che tutto questo sia stato organizzato con mesi di anticipo, ma non …
Do you remember what I wrote in my blog three weeks ago? About how I would apply a “tropical schedule” when the outside temperatures would go up to thirty-five degrees and how I didn’t really see that happening in the Netherlands anytime soon? Well, challenge accepted, they must have thought up there in heaven. Today, and …
Weekly blog #141: Heat waves, surprise parties and packing stress Read More »
Weten jullie nog wat ik schreef drie weken geleden? Over hoe ik een tropenrooster zou hanteren bij temperaturen van boven de vijf-en-dertig graden en hoe het wel gek moest lopen zou het daadwerkelijk zó heet worden in Nederland? Challenge accepted, moeten ze daarboven gedacht hebben. Vandaag, en vooral morgen, gaan we richting de veertig graden. De …
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Vi ricordate cosa ho scritto nel mio blog tre settimane fa? Sul fatto che avrei applicato un “programma tropicale” quando le temperature esterne sarebbero salite a trentacinque gradi e sul fatto che non pensavo che questo accadesse presto nei Paesi Bassi? Beh, sfida accettata, devono aver pensato lassù. Oggi, e soprattutto domani, ci avviamo verso …
Blog settimanale #141: Ondate di calore, feste a sorpresa e stress da imballaggio Read More »
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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