Hello! We just came back from Singapore where we spent the week, since our youngest daughter (getting big now, already 13!) had dental surgery where all her four wisdom teeth came out. My poor baby girl! She was so brave and we tried to make the best of it, ordering a lot of ice cream from room se…

Hello! Just landed in Jakarta again, after a busy week in Singapore. In between meetings my husband and I managed to squeeze in a 15 minute walk along beautiful Singapore River. Lots of restaurants and cute colorful houses that make a nice variation in the cityscape, otherwise mostly high-rises. W…

Hello friends! We’ve had a wonderful stay in Singapore. A totally relaxed weekend, enjoying the nature and the ocean air. We stayed at our favorite hotel on Sentosa island close to the ocean and went for long walks along Palawan beach. Nothing beats gazing out to the horizon while the waves are t…

We’ve had wonderful days at the beach here in Phuket, chasing the waves and relaxing in the sand. I brought my small Canon powershot and took some pictures of this paradise and my favorite people. 🙂 Just click on a picture and the gallery will show in a lightbox. Thanks for stopping by, Wishing yo…

This is the week of Lebaran, the culmination of Ramadhan, when Muslims celebrate Idul Fitri together with their loved ones. Consequently Jakarta is more or less emptied of people traveling to “kampung”, their home village, however remote. Usually expats also go on vacation since many shops and res…

We are back in Jakarta from Singapore, arrived late last evening. Soul and mind rejuvenated by sights like this one: the Science Museum at Marina Bay. Have you ever seen such a building? Like a giant waterlily, rising above its pond. To further enhance the effect there is an actual pond of purple…

Two and a half years ago, when I first set foot in Singapore, I fell in love. The warm ocean breeze coming from the green sea, the palm trees nodding gently to the soft music floating from speakers hidden in the flowers arrangements on the sidewalk, the skyline of the city pointing upwards like pi…