Paris, c’est la vie! La vie, c’est Paris!
In my former life I must have been a Parisienne and my name was Marjolaine. Paris and I have a mutual love affair that dates back to another time. Probably la Belle Époque or the Roaring Twenties because I’m sure…
Burgundian route through Rotterdam
Rotterdam Highlights part 3 If you know me well enough, I don’t need to explain that I’m an addict for pavement cafes and traditional alehouses. You can blame it on my roots… If you’re born in the South of the…
Zwaanshals: the swan-necked beauty of Rotterdam
Zwaanshals is a street in the Old North district of Rotterdam. Together with the streets Zaagmolendrift, Zaagmolenkade and Noordplein, Zwaanshals is thé upcoming shopping and food district of Rotterdam. The term is the Dutch translation of Swan’s neck and is probably…
Rotterdam, Roffa, Rotjeknor and Manhattan aan de Maas
Highlights of Rotterdam part 1 Me and Rotterdam, or should I say Roffa, go way back. My best friend lives there, so since my student years you can find me a lot drinking in cool bars and visiting outstanding art…
Prada’s Wunderkammer by Rem Koolhaas is finally open
It took Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli almost 10 years to complete their dream project: a public art venue to exhibit all their collected works of art. On Saturday the 9th of May Fondazione Prada finally opened its door to…
Jean-Paul Goude: magician of the image
Dream world of Jean-Paul Goude In my head I almost hear Jean-Paul Goude scream: AAAAAND ACTION! Dramatic music from the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) is turned on and a female choir is loudly shrieking melodramatic lines in harmony. Lines which are partly based…
Koos Breukel: photo portraitist of real life
Looking through the lens of Koos Breukel Why? I still ask myself WHY!? Why did I NOT go to the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam during Museumnacht 2 years ago. Apart from the fact that it’s an amazing museum, one of my…
C • T coffee & coconuts and the Crazy Years
HOTSPOTTED: C • T coffee & coconuts in Amsterdam Ultimate green palm trees, fresh coconuts and in your imagination (or at least in mine) you see monkey’s swinging around on the ropes which in fact are holding the tables up. Big…
Street art capital: George Town, Penang
Bye Cameron Highlands, hi Penang! George Town, to be more specific! We got up at 7.15 AM, checked out, had breakfast (bananananana pancake!), took the bus at 9 AM and arrived 5 hours later in Malaysia’s street art capital: George…
Meet traveller Morgan & Mees the local
HOTSPOTTED Morgan & Mees in Amsterdam It all comes together at Morgan & Mees. The neoclassical building, the robust yet classic interior design, the super friendly staff and the delicious menu! I love playing tourist in my own city and I…
