In March I made my fifth cruise, a trip onboard the old but gold Adventure of the Seas, taking us from San Juan, Puerto Rico and around the South-Eastern Caribbean, including; St. Maarten (airport beach); St. Kitts (cocktails in a 1920s train); Antigua (crazy pretty beach); St. Lucia (pitons and beautiful scenery), and Barbados (soca,… Continue reading Southern Caribbean Cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas
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Royal Caribbean’s Chops Grille wine list
Since I’m a total geek and like to plan my eating-experiences months in advance; eg. think about food and wine combinations. I tried really hard to find a wine list for Chops Grille onboard the Adventure of the Seas cruise ship. Since I couldn’t, I snapped a few pics of the menus on my cruise… Continue reading Royal Caribbean’s Chops Grille wine list
Four days of eating in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Just got back from a trip to the Caribbean, including four days of eating in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mi Casita Not the greatest pic, but our first meal was a criolla omelette with Puerto Rican bread at Mi Casita. Basic, but tasty and affordable. Located in Isla Verde. Website El Alambique beach bar and… Continue reading Four days of eating in San Juan, Puerto Rico
What to do during seven days in The Gambia
During our eight days in “the smiling coast”, we actually managed to do quite a lot, despite spending a considerable amount of time on the beach, poolside and lazying around with a cool Julbrew in our hand. Beaches Maybe not a proper activity per se – or actually, I guess it can be counted. The… Continue reading What to do during seven days in The Gambia
Flying with Thomas Cook Airlines Nordics’ Airbus A321 to Gambia
Just a short review of our trip with Thomas Cook Nordic from Stockholm to Banjul, Gambia via Las Palmas in their Airbus A321 (booked trough Swedish tour compamy Ving). When previously flying to Cape Verde with Thomas Cook Airlines, they put us in their large twin aisle A330 aircraft. Hence, I was a little surprised… Continue reading Flying with Thomas Cook Airlines Nordics’ Airbus A321 to Gambia
What to eat and must try food in The Gambia
Just got back to minus 10 degress Celsius after a week in the tiny but amazingly nice West African nation of The Gambia. The first time I tried to visit Gambia was last year, but due to the then long-time ruler’s refusal to step down after losing the elections and the neighbouring countries threath to… Continue reading What to eat and must try food in The Gambia
Wine tasting at Domaine Chandon in Yarra Valley
During our stay in Melbourne, we spent Christmas Eve, which is the big day in Sweden, with a trip to the nearby Yarra Valley for a bit of wine tasting. Instead of snow, heavy food and Disney’s Christmas there was lush scenery, actual heat and of course wine drinking. Based on a recommendation we went… Continue reading Wine tasting at Domaine Chandon in Yarra Valley
My best ever fish and chips at Bridge Fish & Chips, Mordialloc
After five days of South East Asiaing in Singapore, it was time for the next destination. After a sort of painful red-eye flight, that was prolonged by a tropical thunderstorm, we found ourselves at the Mornington Peninsula, just outside of Melbourne, Australia. As I have relatives there, Christmas in Australia was sort of the main… Continue reading My best ever fish and chips at Bridge Fish & Chips, Mordialloc
A night at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
Being my third visit to Singapore, I’ve not been able to miss the enormous, pretty-yet-slightly-ugly, structure of three buildings topped off with an ironing board, sort of. The space ship-y structure is of course the Marina Bay Sands, a huge complex including a hotel; casino; giant shopping mall; the world’s most Instagrammed swiming pool; and,… Continue reading A night at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
My foodie happy place: Lau Pa Sat food market
Lau Pa Sat, also known as Telok Ayer Market, is a hawker centre that has fed Singaporeans since the 1800s. Situated smack bang in Singapore’s financial district, the classic building, filled with local eateries, is one of my favourite foodie places in the world. Just sitting there, sipping on a beer, smelling the grilled satay… Continue reading My foodie happy place: Lau Pa Sat food market