In 2014 we had the possibility to visit Cape Town, the capital of South Africa. It has a pleasant Mediterranean climate with beautiful landscapes, an interesting history, excellent restaurants, and good accommodations. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful and pleasant cities in the world. Many have already fallen in love with this beautiful …
The car puzzle tour through Drenthe is the perfect day out in COVID! If you want to go on an adventure through the beautiful Drenthe landscape, dolmens, and cute villages then this is your expedition! You will drive along the mysterious dolmens and visit the characteristic “Es” villages on the way. The Es villages are located …
After our mini-vacation in Puerto Rico, we flew to Saint Thomas. I have never been to such a small airplane before, and I have never done island hopping either. Saint Thomas is an island of the US Virgin Islands. The capital is Charlotte Amalie, with 52,000 inhabitants (similar to Hoogeveen where we live in the Netherlands), …
In July 2017 we visited two pearls of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico We flew first to San Juan because we wanted to visit the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico, and of course, we also wanted to see the Land of the brave leader (that is how the original inhabitants, the Taínos …
I love noodles and the versatile ways you can prepare them. However, because I prefer to limit the carbs I consume, I needed to find an alternative to pasta. Of course, I didn’t want to give up on these wonderful dishes, so I decided to replace paste with vegetables. I make veggie noodles or pasta quite …
Atlas Mountain Our second day trip took us to Aït-Ben-Haddou through the Atlas Mountains. It was a three hours epic journey, we went through the highest mountain pass in Morocco and the views were just phenomenal. On the way, we stopped several times to take pictures and surprisingly we met berber vendors selling minerals and …
In four days, Marrakech can be conveniently explored, so in our last two days, we decided to book excursions outside of the town. Our hosts in the riad helped us to book two organized tours, one to Essaouira and one to the Atlas Mountains. I will be honest; when we decided to travel to Essaouira, …
When my older sister turned 30, I promised her that we would go on vacation together somewhere. She could choose the destination herself. She narrowed down her list to three countries, New York, Dubai, and Morocco. Since I have not been to Morocco yet, but I have been to the other two places, that’s how …
The last days we had windy weather which brought seagrass to the shore and the water became very turbid. There were various water sport activities you could practice in the hotel, namely sailing, kite surfing, scuba diving, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, water skiing, and snorkeling. It was a good selection, and we made a …
Our next excursion took us to Los Haitises. We booked a boat tour through Viator but we had to find the way there ourselves. The first part of the road was beautifully hilly lined with palm trees. We went through small villages where the locals still used horsepower for traveling or guarding the cows. Have you …