When we travel, AB and I often try to do so outside of the peak season so that we will avoid the tourist mayhem and be able to enjoy the places in a more leisurely environment. Travelling off-season also means that there are more and cheaper accommodation options to choose from. On the flip side,…
Read MoreFrom Porto to Matosinhos in search of fresh seafood
A colleague was going to Porto and I offered to provide some recommendations especially since I was recently there in summer. “Let me look at what I wrote on Evernote,” I said and started scrolling through a long list of remarks from my recent vacation. I soon realised that it was a little messy and told…
Read MoreSummer break: Porto & Lisbon, Portugal
Bom dia I’ve been busy climbing up and down the meandering streets carved into the hills of Porto and Lisbon. Which is a great way to burn off the calories from the deliciously fresh seafood that we’ve been enjoying every other day! The wi-fi at our new place is not particularly fast, so here are…
Read MorePhotographing People: Here, There, Everywhere
Less than a week ago, I was enjoying the glorious sunshine, fresh seafood and impressive landscape in the north of Spain. I’ve since settled back into ‘regular life’ in Brussels, which includes cleaning house, doing laundry and catching up on work. I still need to organise my digital photo files of this summer holiday though. I think I will…
Read MoreTaipei: VVG Something
22 January 2013: It was the last day of my brief visit to Taipei. With just a few hours before my flight to Shanghai, I decided to get out of the hotel, take the metro two stops to Zhongxiao Dunhua and have lunch at a restaurant (Du Xiao Yue 度小月擔仔麵) that was recommended to me.…
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