My 15 favourite places for coffee, breakfast, snacks and treats in Los Angeles. From Venice Beach to Melrose Avenue, Silver Lake and DTLA. … More Los Angeles. Where to eat & drink – my 15 favorite spots
Healthy & vegan: Plant Address: 8 Buiten St, between Long and Bree Streets / Closed on Sundays http://www.plantcafe.co.za/ // Best burger in town: Royale Eatery Address: 273 Long St / Closed on Sundays http://www.royaleeatery.com/ // In colorful Bo Kaap: Batavia CafĂ© Address: 114 Church St in Bo Kaap / open everyday from 8.00 am – 5.00 pm https://www.facebook.com/bataviacafe/ … More Cape Town. Where to eat & drink – my 15 favorite spots.
On my way to New York I had a 21 hour long layover in Madrid and this visit could be summed up as “walk, drink, eat, repeat”. After checking into my hostal on Calle Fuencarral I walked over to the Mercado de San Anton in Chueca. This market sells fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and cheese … More Spain. 21 hours in Madrid.
On Calle Fuencarral -one of Madrid’s busiest shopping streets- in the hip Malasaña neighborhood is this brand new street food market: Mercado de San Ildefonso. The 18 food stalls on 3 floors offer snacks, street food and typical Spanish tapas. Additionally there’s a bar on each floor and 2 indoor terraces.  I visited at … More Madrid. Visiting the new streetfood market Mercado de San Ildefonso.
A few places where I ate within my 10 days in NYC at beginning of May: (1) A blueberry-mint lemonade from Lizzmonade which I picked up at the LIC Flea& Food – they also have a shop in Brooklyn Bridge Park. (2) A chocolate chip & walnut cookie from Levain on the Upper Westside. $4 … More NYC. Food diary.
On Wednesday after I had breakfast at Chelsea Market, I visted the new Whitney Museum. The museum just opened its new downtown location in the Meatpacking District, right next to the High Line on Friday May 1st. There was a long line outside the museum and I prepared myself to be waiting to get in for … More NYC. Recap and favourite Instagrams. May 2015 – Day 6-10
Some things I can’t wait to do again: (1) Visit the Broolyn Flea in Fort Greene on a Saturday // (2) visit Smorgasburg in Brooklyn Bridge Park // (3) walk along the High Line // (4) 125th Street in Harlem // (5) see the artwork on the roof of the MET // (6) visit Coney Island if … More Upcoming trip: New York. New things to see, revisiting old favorites and eating lots of unhealthy food
Last week I spent 5 days in Paris. Since I hadn’t been to Paris in about 15 years I did most of the touristy stuff, such as seeing the Eiffel Tower (1) and the Arc de Triomphe, walking down Champs ĂlysĂ©es (3) and along the Seine (5), visiting La DĂ©fense (4), Montmartre and Sacre Coeur (2). My Hotel … More A long weekend in Paris.
Porto is home to many places that can be considered the most beautiful of their kind: the train station Sao Bento, the bookshop Lello & Irmao, the bridge Ponte Luis I and last but not least: Cafe Majestic. The cafĂ© opened in 1921 under the name “Elite” on Portos shopping street Rua de Santa Caterina. After a renovation … More Porto. CafĂ© Majestic.
Casa do Alentejo is a cultural center and a meeting point for people from the Alentejo region situated in a palace from the 17th century. While the outside of the former Palacio Alverca is unspectacular, its true beauty lies inside: moorish design including beautiful tiles and a huge patio. Upstairs is a restaurant that serves … More Lisbon. Casa do Alentejo – Restaurant and Culture Center.
