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Rotterdam: Holland’s Hidden Pearl
What a city! Rotterdam took my heart by surprise. In just 75 minutes from Antwerp I was there with Eurolines (€20 back and forth). The reason for my Roffy trip was the invitation of my friend Lindsey to stay in a design hotel for free as her ‘plus one’. Got to love Bongo. Here she’s ...
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Paris: Friendship, Love & Fashion
Oh, Paris: always a pleasure. My excuse to jump on the Thalys this time was ASVOFF5. A Shaded View On Fashion Film is a short film festival completely dedicated to fashion, beauty and style, organized in Centre Pompidou by Diane Pernet. I was one of her interns two years ago, so it was the perfect ...
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Berlin calling
It’s already been more than two weeks since Lionel and I were in Berlin. We booked this trip on our way back from Sweden. It’s fair to say that we’ve both been bitten by the wanderlust bug. To be honest, we chose our hostel quite randomly. I know Plus hostels from when I was travelling ...
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Berlin Coffee Society
During my stay in Berlin I had the opportunity to have a cup of delicious slow coffee with Ralf. The owner of the coffee bar No Fire, No Glory and one of the brains behind Berlin Coffee Society. Some of you might know that I’m a curious girl, so when I heard about this society ...
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Stockholm Coffee : Aeropress bar & V60
Of course I couldn’t visit Stockholm without checking out some coffee bars. I didn’t have the time to visit them all. I’d probably go in a caffeine coma, but there were two places that I really liked. They are both located in the trendy neighborhood Söder. The first one we visited was Johan & Nyström. ...
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From Denmark to Sweden
Since we are so close to Sweden, my travel buddy and I decided to visit this famous country. Students don’t have an endless budget to travel so that is why I had to put my planning skills to the test. We ended up taking a bus, ferry and train. With a total of 1260 km, ...
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1 Day in Venice
I can be quite impulsive from time to time. This time my impulsive act was to treat my boyfriend to a trip to Venice without him knowing. Well, in the end he found out anyway, but that didn’t ruin the fun at all. We were only there for one long day, arriving the evening before ...
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What’s for dinner CPH?
It’s Friday night so let’s go out for dinner. These are the places I went for dinner in Copenhagen. Asian vs Italian. I saw this place on my way to the Yelp friday bar. I really liked their branding so I made reservations for Saturday evening with my mom and her friend. Ok, I also ...
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Lunchtime in CPH
It’s almost noon so time to find a great place to have lunch. If you are in Copenhagen at the moment, I have some good news for you. Here are my lunch tips from my trip to this great city. Enjoy your lunch. SMAG My first lunch in Copenhagen was with the kind community manager ...
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Yelp CPH
Last weekend I was in the lovely capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. During my first day there I had the opportunity to get a personal tour of the city by Emilie, she is the community manager of Yelp CPH. She showed me the best shopping streets and some other hotspots. Later that night she invited me ...
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Food in Rio: my top 3
My taste buds were in for a treat in Brazil. The local kitchen is simply delicious, especially because of the super fresh ingredients and the rich flavours. Here is my top 3 of favourite places to eat in and around Rio de Janeiro. #3: Zazá Bistrô Tropical R. Joana Angélica, 40 – Ipanema – Rio ...
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A Dog Double Dare in Ipanema
Warning: there is nothing serious about this post! My CouchSurfing host Chico Morais double dared me to walk his dog Peludinho through the super fancy neighbourhood Ipanema (Rio de Janeiro) in monkey pyjamas and buy brunch. I’m always in for a challenge, plus I was abroad so new experiences were actually my main goal. Chico ...
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Vila Madalena
Meet my type of hood: Vila Madalena. It’s already been called ‘the Brooklyn of São Paulo’: street art, galleries, vintage shops, artsy bars and restaurants – you name it, they have it. I only had a limited amount of time but I managed to do quite a lot. First stop: the famous graffiti street ‘Beco ...
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Nature & the City
Rio de Janeiro is surprisingly the greenest city I’ve ever visited. It’s squeezed between mountains with lushious vegetation and bays with roaring waves. Even in the middle of the city you’ll find trees and plants everywhere. It’s one of Rio’s many charms. Here are some of my favourite green spots, starting with sunset at Ipanema ...
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Salvador: from Acarajé to Yemanjá
Oh, Salvador. What a great city! To me it felt like the most non-European city of my trip, if you know what I mean. With my pale skin and my – according to Brazilian standards – ‘blonde’ hair I was clearly a minority. Add the fact that you can feel and see so many different ...
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Where the two seas meet
Last friday my classmate Lionel and I travelled 110km to see Skagen. We had to leave early in the morning to take the bus to Fredrikshavn so we could catch our train to the top of Denmark. It took us two hours to reach this cute yellow fisher’s village. After wandering around we found the ...
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Brazil: Big City Life
Oh, Brazil… I have to admit I like the country even more than I expected I would. I’ve never seen such impressive views and cityscapes in whole of Europe. Everything is bigger and although it’s hard to tell exactly why, you feel you’re in a different continent. Rio de Janeiro is such a remarkable city. ...
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Rio: Vogue Fashion’s Night Out
Yes! My first Vogue event! Vogue Brasil organized its first edition of Fashion’s Night Out in Rio de Janeiro and since I was on my trip to Brazil, I simply had to go. My incredible CouchSurfing host Chico was the one to inform me and we went together to the very pretty Shopping Leblon for ...
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Tex-Mex Fest at Farine’s Food
Jello shots: check, nacho’s … check, Patron Coffee liqueur check check check! There was no need for something more to throw the perfect Tex-Mex Fest. I’m always available for an event like this. But who wouldn’t be, right? Vincent visited a Yelp event several times already, but this time it was finally my turn! Farine’s ...
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Hot Hot Heat
How are you all doing during this amazing HOT weather? I was suffering from my sun allergy the last couple of days, so I finally found some extra time to select a couple more holiday pictures to share with you all. The temperature last weekend really made me think of our day at Coney Island. ...
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Only in New York
You guys are probably already tired of all of your friends’ amazing holiday pictures popping up e v e r y w h e r e (I know I am), but I still have TONS of images of my trip to New York and I think they are too great to not share them at ...
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Curating Antwerp: 12thingstodo.com
Julie, Britt and I are all about collaborations and exciting projects. That’s why it was simply impossible to refuse the proposal to become the curator for Antwerp on 12thingstodo.com, the newest online alternative travel guide. I was asked to highlight my 12 favourite hotspots in Antwerp, that weren’t yet in the typical tourist guides. I ...
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Flying High with Eastpak
Maybe some of you noticed already, but Eastpak has experienced some really interesting changes the last couple of years. Who doesn’t remember the long-lost years of adolescence, when we went to school every day with the typical Eastpak backpack (or is it just me)? Now, we can safely say that Eastpak is so much more ...
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Helmut Newton
I have a confession to make; I adore going to Paris, even when it is only for one day. Yesterday I went with my good friend Bart. When I showed his this video about the Helmut Newton exhibition in Grand Palais; he immediately said, let’s go! (Great having these kind of friends!). I ...
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Biutiful
Best things often come unexpected. That’s what happened when Julie and I discovered Biutiful on our way to Caffè Internationale, which is also in the Volkstraat in the South District of Antwerp. We were instantly drawn into the cute new shop with its beautiful prints. The clothes would certainly brighten up your wardrobe and the ...
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Crossing the German Borders
- Me: “Such a pity that the Canadian contemporary dance company Marie Chouinard isn’t coming to Belgium. The closest is Aachen.” – My boss and good friend Hugo: “Then let’s go to Aachen. I’ll pay everything.” – Me: “Seriously?! WHOOOOHOOOO!” That’s more or less how our conversation about Compagnie Marie Chouinard: bODY_rEMIX / gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS went ...
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6 hours in Paris
My friend Bart loves to go to an other city for one day, especially to Paris. So who wouldn’t say yes to a day in Paris? We arrived in the centre just in time for a late lunch. After walking around in my favorite neighborhood, Le Marais, we found a cute little café where you ...
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Paris Photo Report
I went to Paris for five days to visit my friends. I studied in Paris myself last year, so I also had to go to all my favourite places. My friend Aïcha gave me shelter and showed me the latest acquisitions of the French capital. It’s a cliché, but Paris by night sometimes really feels ...
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Vienna: fun from past to future
If I learned one thing from my trip to Vienna, it’s certainly that Austrians know how to celebrate big. Not only now but already since Empress Sissi’s time. The architecture and monuments are so overpowering. The people from Vienna already had a blast in the big wheel at the Wurstelprater at the end of the ...
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Crossing the Dutch Borders
I crossed the northern borders last weekend with my friend Els to go to the Netherlands. It was a marvelous day. First of all, because it was the first time since the Strutter View sailing trip that I saw the sea again. The famous Kurhaus in Scheveningen (The Hague) is a stunning building at the ...
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Lights in the city
Last sunday I went to Ghent with a friend to see the festival of lights. This is the second time that Ghent is the stage for all different kinds of light installations. I made a short film with some of my favorites and others who caught my attention. Unfortunately my Nikon 1 isn’t the perfect ...
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Barcelona: a night experience
Barcelona, one of my favourite cities by far. My good friend Magali is doing an exchange programme over there, so it was the perfect occasion to step on a plane with direction ‘BCN’. It was my third time in the capital of Catalonia, but only the first time as an adult. Conclusion: no Gaudí for ...
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Wake up and smell the coffee
Finally: here it is, my final London post. I feel so ashamed of myself, neglecting you guys for so long. You probably didn’t remember I existed, right? Since school started again, I seem to have no time to blog anymore and this post has been a long time coming. As some of you may know, ...
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Real British chippy with a modern twist
I know what you’re thinking… Is she really making a blog post about a typical British meal? Wellllll… yes. Here’s a confession: I’m actually a really big supporter of authentic dishes with a modern twist. Last week I told you a little something about my trip to London, but now I’d like to share some ...
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From Buda to Pest
Sziasztok! Tuesday 6 september I took the plane from Eindhoven airport to Budapest! This was the first stop of our Eurorailtrip. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by Wizzair. Due to the wind we arrived 15 min earlier. A bus transfer was included in our ticket so after we got our luggage ...
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Budapest Day 2
The second day my friend Lena was our guide. I met her in Nice a couple of years ago. She lives and studies in Budapest so she knows her way around. Because of the heat (30 degrees) we went all the way up the hill to the Statue of Liberty. There was a soft breeze ...
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London Looters
The last two weeks I told you guys about my trip to Milan and now I would like to give my full attention to my stay in London! This trip was a gift (and surprise!) from my boyfriend Maxime and oh boy, he sure does know what I really like! He made a complete travel ...
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Sailing with Strutter View
Just like most Belgians, the Strutter View team loves to go to the sea shore during sunny days. That’s why we all went to Julie’s family’s sailing boat. Our friend Bart came along because he loves to sail and he didn’t mind driving us all the way to Zeebrugge. Thank you Bart! Julie’s dad Frédéric ...
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BLANCO
Imagine this: a place packed with interesting, friendly and young people. An attractive range of fresh, healthy and super delicious lunch dishes. An equally wide range of delicious Italian coffees and most importantly: everything is very affordable! Last week I told you about our trip to Milan, now I would like to show you a ...
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7 days, 4 cities , 3 friends & 1 train ticket
I’m back ! I couldn’t post anything the last two weeks because I had to focus on my exams. But now I’m ready to start writing again. This week I wanted to share my travel plans with you. I’m not a beach-sand-sun kinda girl so this year I’m visiting 4 cities with 2 friends in ...
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Inside the city of Milan
Dear blog readers, first of all I would like to apologize, because I have really neglected this blog this week. As you all might know, Pukkelpop 2011 was a complete tragedy. I am not writing this post to give more details, it is painful enough as it is. This storm was a great shock to ...
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Turkish Delight
Usually hyper touristic holidays aren’t my thing, but for Bodrum I’m willing to make an exception. All inclusive hotel, private beach show dancers and a gift shop called Ali Baba: it’s the formula to happiness, believe me. And by the way: they’re actually playing Tarkan (you know, the kiss dance). I took this picture with ...