I love wine. Especially Spanish wine. Recently I went to two wine tastings here in Valencia. One was a rather ‚walk in’ experience. I saw an announcement on a blackboard of the wine place Oliví about a Sunday wine tasting, so I walked in, booked, returned on Sunday and enjoyed a wine tasting moderated by…
For Saint Valentin we decided to go to one of the 4 Michelin star restaurants in Valencia. We chose ‚El Poblet‘ near Plaza del Ayuntamiento – near where we are currently living. The evening started normally enough, but was about to become ‚different’… We were greeted at El Poblet with the full gallantry of a…
I’m in Belgium for three days. Two days in Ghent and one in Brugge. The first day I was walking through the streets of Ghent – a town in the Flemish part of Belgium. Little rain was drizzling from the sky… me with a slight hangover, thinking that this place might be very nice in…
I love spiritual happenings! Meditation of any kind. I struggle a bit with Anapanasati but I adore all kinds of guided meditation. From simple loving-kindness meditation to chakra, sound, crystal or fire meditation. My first approach to meditation was at school at the age of 16. There was an organized excursion to a monastery where…
Last week I went to Palma to visit one of my dearest friends. My friend is kind of former vagabond of my ilk who eventually found her place on this earth. Now she has been living in Palma for almost 10 years and recently decided to ‚grow roots’ in one place and bought a lovely…
Bali is a magical place and it’s called the ‘island of gods’ for a good reason. As soon as you place your feet on the island you feel something special in the air. It is not only Bali’s beautiful people, the culture, the sunset bars with the colorful bean bags and umbrellas, the amazing beaches…
My first ‚acquaintance’ with the Island of Gods was in 2012 – in USA. I was touring through the States on a ten weeks business trip when I met this Indonesian girl in Boston… She lived in ‚the land of free’ for many years and was planing a sabbatical year back in her home country.…
Valencia has a great vibe. It is not a big city but big enough to choose from a good gastronomic and cultural selection and enjoy the internationality of the place. And also, it has a beach! I have recently moved to Valencia and would like to share a bit about this lovely place. I am intending…
As a kick off into my culinary experience in Valencia I booked a Mediterranean cooking class. My partner and I love to eat and explore the restaurants and local food wherever we go. He also likes to cook and since it was his birthday I thought a cooking class might be a good idea and…
Aaahhh Valencia… Not only a place with a special flair and the perfect combination of a business city and a holiday / beach location, but I also have an emotional connection to Valencia. The reason for that is the extraordinary 12 months I spent here 12 years ago – being an ‚Erasmus’. All of you who…