Monthly Archives: March 2022

SKIING IN THE DOLOMITES

Nothing beats these views. The Dolomites is probably one of the prettiest mountain range with abundant ski areas. The week we spent up on the mountain, we were really lucky with the weather and had blue skies and sun every day. It was not too cold either, which made it perfect conditions for a good week. Even the snow was still good, although it was March! Our village allowed us to walk down to the gondola which directly got us up to the slopes. The walk might not have been the easiest ahah (going up and down the hill) but finally making it up with the gondola made it all worth it. In three days I am off to the Dominican Republic for a new adventure and a complete change of scenery, however I hope to be back in the Dolomites soon again for some hiking or skiing.

MOUNTAIN FUEL

Homemade ‘bergfood’: Onions, bacon and maultaschen fried in lots of butter

Food food food! This is probably how my mind functions most of the time haha. I love good food and I love to think about good food, especially when I am on the chair lift after finishing a good run down the slopes. We were staying in Campitello di Fassa, a small village in the Dolomites, and it had some great food spots to offer (on the mountain and in the valley). I of course had to have the burrata pizza when I saw it on the menu, and I can tell you I enjoyed it very much. Nothing beats a good Italian pizza with fresh ham, tomatoes, basil and a burrata on top. For good pizza I can recommend Restaurant Tobia and La Stella di Nonno. The latter also has really homemade great pasta and aperol spritz!

Skiing in Italy also means making sure you get that cappuccino. Sitting on the sun deck and having your morning coffee (never have cappuccino after lunch!) while enjoying the view of the mountains is unbeatable. For lunch you can then stop by one of the huts and go for some pasta or like us a classic Austrian mountain meal. This is usually made up of fries, schnitzel, beer, more aperol spritz and kaiserschmarren. These are also some of my favorite meals ahah and I ate all of them during the one week ski trip. 🙂

BEERS IN BELGIUM

Inside Airbnb
Outside Airbnb
my personal highlight
Beer tasting at Brouwerij de Halve Maan

The Netherlands being a small country and easy to get through, makes Belgium perfect for a weekend trip! Surprised by our friends Lisa and Noor, they took our friend group on a trip to Brugge, a gorgeous little town about a two hour drive from The Hague. When in Belgium beer, fries and Belgian waffles are a must, and I can proudly say we checked all the boxes. We made sure to stop by ‘Brouwerij de Maan’ and enjoy some delicious beers, had some waffles with (too much) of whipped cream and made the mandatory visit to the fries museum. I can tell you, we have learnt a lot about different potatoes and their history of the fries snackbar. We finished of our short visit with a lunch at Bistro de la Pompe and I highly recommend this place! Brugge is definitely worth the visit and makes for an ideal place to learn more about the Belgian culture.