Eating out in Edinburgh

My expectations regarding Scottish food were quite low which was unfounded. Hadn’t Ottolenghi, Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson revolutionized the…

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Whisky tasting and more of Edinburgh

Another must-see in Scotland is a distillery. They are all over the place and one is quite near Edinburgh in…

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The sights of Edinburgh

I always, always wanted to go to Scotland. All dashing heroes from historical novels seemed to come from there especially…

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What I learned in 2015

To put this year in perspective and review it once again, here is what I learned in 2015 (click here…

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What I learned in Madrid

As always done when I come back from a trip (eg here and here), this is what I learned in…

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The doors of Madrid

Please enjoy the beautiful doors of Madrid. After the meager pickings in SE Asia (eg this and this), here I…

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The good life of Madrid

After a whole day of sightseeing, shopping and watching a fascinating football game with nothing to eat except peanuts (okay,…

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Let’s go Atletico!

The next morning started lazy with a long breakfast, some leftover Cava and even better, some leftover chocolate soufflé. It…

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Hola Madrid!

I like nothing better than spending a weekend in a different city. Over the last years I have done that…

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A company outing

As done in the last years (see here for example) my company gave us again a Friday off this summer…

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