When we asked our teenagers for their favorite holiday destination ever; without a second of hesitation, they yelled out: the ranch in the mountains in the USA! Read more...
We leave the city of Albuquerque in the US behind us as we drive deeper into the desert. These are the lands of the Indigenous Tamayame people. Our destination, the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, sits miles away from the cities noises and bustle on a quiet part of the Santa Ana Pueblo. Read more…
Think about the unusual combination of a guy just returned after World War II and a local rancher starting a ski resort. The guy called Pete Seibert, a former member of the 10th Mountain Division returned to Colorado, and rancher Earl Eaton set up ski resort in the Colorado Mountains. Today it is the largest ski mountain in Colorado, known for its hotels, dining, and for the numerous events the city hosts annually. For a few days we join all the happy folk visiting and living in Vail, as we are guests at the magnificent Four Seasons Vail. Read more…
Are you searching for the outstanding and affordable family vacation destination? Look no further than El Pueblo Lodge in Taos, New Mexico. Read more…
Beautiful, luxurious holiday homes are not always particularly suitable for a visit with children. Genuinely nice for adults who are looking for something special to stay overnight for the holidays, but true hell for families. How different is our experience with Mas Canopée. A beautiful villa on top of a hill overlooking the cute town of Saint Maxime in the south of France. Read more…
For our trip to the South of France we nominate our stay at the Domaine du Mas de Pierre near the city of Nice as one of the highlights for this year so far. Indeed, it is luxurious and offers all the amenities you aspect from a five-star resort, but what really strikes us was its innovative approach to hospitality. Read more…
Rays of sunlight are following us when we drive through Gstaad. We are heading for a huge chalet on one of the snow-covered hills in the Saanenland region: the former Steigenberger Hotel is magically transformed into the Huus Hotel, all with respect to its superb location. Read more...
Miles before entering the picturesque Swiss town of Gstaad, we already spot our place of destination rising high above the rest. We earlier informed our daughters that our next stop would be a ‘princess castle’. Read more...
We toast with rosé Champagne for us and a Shirly Temple mocktail for our daughters. It is not often that we start a report of a visit to a top hotel with a culinary experience, but our visit to restaurant Izumi at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, Switzerland deserves to be mentioned first. Read more…
The Netherlands is not really a big country. Yet we are on our way to our destination for three wonderful days by the sea: Strandhotel Cadzand. This beautiful seaside resort is located close to the border with Belgium in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Read more…
It is perhaps one of the most special things I have done in all our travels. At sunrise I get up and cycle across the island. Slowly it awakens. There is a light breeze, and I can smell the faint mist rising from the jungle on the steep slopes. I take it all in; trying hard to imprint the impressions in my memory forever. Our trip to the Seychelles takes us to La Digue Island, the third largest island of the archipel. Read more…
We can't help it, but our first association is Jurassic Park: jungle overgrown granite rocks flow seamlessly into the deep blue-green ocean. At any moment we expect to kick a sleeping T-Rex on its tail. It's like walking into a movie set. But this is all real life. We start our experiences off right with a four-day stay in one of the best hotels in the world on one of the most beautiful bays, Petite Anse, the Four Seasons Seychelles. Read more...
Walking with beers and cans of Coke to our own secluded beach; we stay in a beautiful rental villa on Praslin in the Seychelles. Now we know why the name of our villa is so appropriate: the sunset is magnificent on this side of the island. Praslin was once known as a hideout for pirates. When you visit, you will quickly see why they liked to hide here. With white sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and a wonderful climate, everyone wants to be here: pirates as well as law abiding tourists. Read more…
When British officer Charles George Gordon visited the Vallée de Mai nature reserve on Praslin, he was convinced that this had once been the site of the Garden of Eden, the residence of Adam and Eve. We have the same feeling arriving for our visit to Raffles Seychelles. Surrounded by pristine beaches, framed by forests and clear ocean waters, it is no wonder we get visions of paradise. Our daughters are also extremely excited, especially about the fact that the resort features the largest swimming pool in the Indian Ocean with a length of forty-five meters. Read more…
Villa Koket is a self catering accommodation and we are having an amazing time here. The owners are a local family, running a complex of 8 newly built modern apartments located on the northern coast of Mahe in a quiet surrounding in the village of Northeast Point. Read more…
We are on a father daughter outing. Two days on a trip to the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. As soon as we enter the driveway of Landgoed Lauswolt in Beetsterzwaag, Friesland, we are out of breath again. From admiration this time. Read more…
Looking for a creative and off-the-beaten track in the Netherlands, we end up at Kallumaan in the Noordoostpolder. It feels familair to Angela, who is born in Flevoland as the daughter of one of the first families to settle there. Kallumaan is a surprising, beautiful place to stay, located in the idyllic village of Kraggenburg. Read more…
When we turn into the driveway of Château St. Gerlach we hear a deep sigh from the back seat of the car: “wow, are we going to sleep there?”. Our youngest daughter has brought her girlfriend Vera for this weekend and both are now almost sitting with their noses against the window. The excitement is completely justified. Read more…
From afar we can see the A'dam Tower on the skyline. Look through your eyelashes and it looks more like Manhattan than Amsterdam. However, as soon as we focus our eyes again, we see that we are really in the second largest city in the Netherlands. This weekend our oldest daughter took her friend for a real teenage outing. We arrive by car at the SIR Adam hotel, one of the residents of the building. Read more…
A holiday home near the sea is of course great. However, for our horse-loving daughters, our trip to the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands is very special. For in addition to a comfortable accommodation, we also have access to a care pony. Already upon arrival at “In de Zeeuwse schuur”, the girls spot pony Bonny. Read more…