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…
Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo
Kuching, city of CATS on the island full of jungles and the famous DUTCH (noseeeee) monkeys! We left Perhentian paradise at 8 AM by water taxi to Kuala Besut and ordered a minibus to Kota Bharu airport for 70 ringgit (18…
Pulau Perhentian Besar Tropical Paradise
5 AM: on our way from George Town to Pulau Perhentian Besar. I closed my eyes and saw Gerard Joling (a famous Dutch singer) sing my favorite tropical song everrrr ♫ Gonna buy me a ticket to the TROPICS ♫ We were…
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…
Cameron Highlands: Malaysia’s little England
Coolly Cameron Highlands The night before we left Kuala Lumpur for the Cameron Highlands, Thomas and I thought it would be a great idea to go ‘clubbing’ in Changkat Bukit Bintang. This avenue resembles to the Lange Leidsedwarsstraat in Amsterdam, which is only…
Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Bali: the journey
Selamat datang ke Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Honeeeeeey, were going to Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo! What do I need to take with me? A couple of shorts, long pants, but not too much because it is HOT out there! Heels? No of…
Bruges in 24 hours
Untouched by time Bruges is by far the best place in Belgium that preserved its totally ancient appearance with its intricate network of canals. Bruges: Venice of the North. A mega cliche, but oh so true. When you wander through the small streets…
Attention all bibliophiles: go to Palácio de Mafra!
Are you a real book lover? Check out the amazing Palácio de Mafra! From Sintra it was a 25-minute drive. It exceeded all my expectations! When you arrive in the petite village of Mafra with all its small houses, you…
Palácio Nacional de Queluz
Baroque to the top The location of this extremely cool palácio is around 15 minutes from Lisbon. Here, literally everything breathes the Portuguese history of the 18th and 19th century. Palácio Nacional de Queluz was built around 1747 under the leadership of…
Palácio de Monserrate & Cabo da Roca
Last stop at the end of continental Europe Palácio de Monserrate The last palace we visited in Sintra was Palácio de Monserrate. The history of this palace dates back to the times of the Moors, but it takes its name…
