Food
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Unexpected Delays on the Road to Zadar: A Travel Story
On our last leg to Croatia from Maribor to Zadar we were expecting an easy and relatively short ride of 400km. We could not have been more wrong. After 50km towards the border the gps started to show alerts about traffic jams ahead and delays increasing into the +2 hours range. We decided to exit…
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Hotel Citymap and Jack & Joe Steak and Burger Club in Maribor
Our second stop on our way to Croatia was in Maribor. We stayed in the Citymap Hotel which has free parking and 2 low power charging stations. They didn’t work with my charging card which was one of the exceptions on our trip. But it did accept my credit card so I was able to…
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Wels Steak and Grill in Austria
During our trip to Croatia last summer we were traveling from Regensburg to Maribor and had to find a place to charge and have lunch. We passed Wells and looked for a place to charge. It turned out there were some free charging stations next to a shopping mall and and a movie theatre. At…
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Premier Inn City Center Hotel and restaurant Meridiano Regensburg
During our summer vacation we went to Croatia. On our way to Croatia we made a first stop to sleep at the Premier Inn in Regensburg. It is called the City Center Hotel but the neighbourhood looked more like some kind of business district with very little activity when we arrived. That probably explained the…
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Discover Belgium Peak Beer: A Hidden Gem for the Lazy Casual Hikers
When we recently went for a couple of walks around Herresbach we stopped at Belgium Peak Beer on our way back home for lunch. The original plan was to go for lunch around Longfaye as that is were our walk started and ended but it was on a public holiday and the places we planned…
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Dining at Altes Backhaus in Bleialf
During our recent stay in Herresbach we went for dinner in Bleialf in a restaurant called Altes Backhaus. The host of the B&B where we were staying recommended this as good quality with typical regional food for a good price. I can confirm it was a good tip. The place was packed and we didn’t…
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Wielrijdersrust Het dorstige hart
Like most years we spent a few days with the family in Nieuwpoort at the Belgian coast again. One of the things we do traditionally during these vacations is to go for a bike ride. Our bike path often leads along the conterdijk along the canal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke and past a cyclist friendly brasserie : Wielrijdersrust…
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Relaxing Lunch at Brasserie Beukenhof: Quality Food & Service
After visiting the Navigo museum in Nieuwpoort we planned to have lunch and the Peerdevisscher next door but unfortunately the place was completely full. Google Maps came to the rescue and directed us to Brasserie Beukenhof. This was almost full but we could still get 2 tables for 4 people each next to each other…
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Easy Indoor Gardening with Auk Mini: My Experience
I have been thinking about growing vegetables for a while but never really committed to the idea. We have a lot of snails in our garden and the few vegetables we have planted have been eaten by the snails more often than not. Two years ago we managed to gets some courgettes which was nice.…
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Deja Vu in Eindhoven Redefines All-You-Can-Eat Dining
Went for dinner in Deja vu in Eindhoven with a friend. The concept is interesting. Like in some other places you have a menu with lots of small dishes from which to choose and instead of ordering everything at once you start with some dishes and when you finished them you decide on additional food…
