After 3 weeks, 3 countries, 4833kms, 5 different beds & beautiful cities like A Coruña, Biarritz, Vigo and Bilbao: I'm back home! It has been quite a shocking change of weather: after a true Indian Summer with lots of sun ( & sunburns ) in Spain & Portugal, autumn really started here in France. But Read article…
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More faves from Maison & Objet 2018
Cane, dusty pinks & corals, terracotta, arc-shapes… and overall rather neutral color palettes. This September’s edition of Maison & Objet didn’t surprise by its innovative use of colors or shapes, but comforted in what we already know that’s coming: more natural materials, better craftsmanship, terracotta, more pink, circular shapes. As always it was nice to Read article…
Go Green with IKEA
I'm super excited to share today's post about a cool collaboration between the Urban Jungle Bloggers and IKEA Germany! Igor and I teamed up with IKEA Germany for their new outdoor campaign and we want to encourage you to go green together with us. We both styled some pieces of the new outdoor collection in Read article…
A floating hospital
When I told you that I'm fan of the weekend, I didn't know what the weekend had in store for us. Turns out I'm not a big fan of this past weekend. Even though I had lots of fun and was surrounded by my favorite people, it was also very stressful and included a visit Read article…
The Typography of Travel 18
Beautiful typography spotted on some of my travels: Ecole Saint Joseph (school) – Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France Mariapaviljoen (restaurant) – 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Grocery store Tetrel – Paris, France Het Rooie Leeuwke – Den Bosch, The Netherlands Picasso (restaurant) – 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Café Bar – San Francisco, Galicia, Spain ► To see all previous editions Read article…
Unexpected drawings
When traveling there are so many things that catch my eye, like beautiful typography, pretty street art or bold colors. Here are two unexpected drawings I liked: above a comic drawing by Got & Pétillon in the French capital of comic books: Angoulême. And below the beautiful traces of the sea on a beach in Read article…
Inside A Cidade da Cultura
After taking you for a drink at A Cantina & showing you the exterior of A Cidade da Cultura, today I'll take you inside the Galician museum. The current exhibition Gallaecia Petrea is about the presence of stone in the history of Galicia, from prehistory to today. What struck me even more than the exhibition Read article…
The Typography of Travel 7
Beautiful typography spotted on some of my travels: Magazine kiosk – Burgos, Spain Municipal Library – Viana do Castelo, Portugal Nerua restaurant (restaurant of the Guggenheim museum) – Bilbao, Spain Street Art – A Coruña, Spain Biscuit shop – Viana do Castelo, Portugal Gallaecia Petrea, Cidade da Cultura – Santiago de Compostela, Spain Galicia Calidade Read article…
Outside A Cidade da Cultura
It took me a while to sort out all the photos & videos I shot at A Cidade da Cultura, the City of Culture of Galicia. I already showed you some images of A Cantina and today I'll show you the exterior. Here we go! Located on a small hill overlooking Santiago de Compostela, the Read article…
Do you like fish?
During our holiday the ocean was never far. I had this very romantic idea of eating fresh fish from the bbq every night, but that experience turned out not so great. I completely overlooked that you have to clean a fish before cooking. Drama: the meat was tough and we, as true campers (not…), even Read article…
