Amsterdam, Netherlands

As I was in Belgium for my internship, I had the chance to go to Amsterdam just for the weekend. It was a bit of an impulse city trip with some of my friends and new people I had met in Belgium but we really appreciated this little gateway ! What I like about Belgium, is the fact the country is pretty small so the countries around are really close by car (France, Germany, the Netherlands), it took us only 2h30 to go from Liège to Amsterdam by car. We arrived by car and parked outside the city in a P + R parking (which are really cheap) and we just had to pay for a metro ticket to go in the center.

We were only there for a night so we didn't do much except renting bikes to get around and visiting the city. It was a really nice sunny weekend so we didn't want to go to museums and be inside, also none of us had been to the city so we just wanted to go around. I find this city beautiful and nice to explore, the architecture is really pretty, the fact that you can go around and explore by bike is something I really appreciate. You need to be careful when you go around as a lot of people use bikes and you can put them everywhere when you want to stop. I will definitely go back and take more time to go to museums and explore the "cultural side" of the city a bit more. 

FYI: We stayed at the Clinknoord hostel. It was really nice, close to the train station you just have to take a boat to cross. We ate in the Avocado Show and Greenwoods Singels I really recommend both restaurants especially brunch for the second one ! If you want to park for almost nothing  P+ R parkings are the bomb ! (1€ for 24hours) All the photos were taken with my iPhone.

Martinique, France part 2

Sorry I've been a little MIA, but I have a few articles coming up !

This trip was in February when I went back to Martinique for a week and this time I explored a little bit more. 

The first day we partied on the beach all day with some friends, it was really nice but we got sunburn quite a lot even if we put sunscreen every two hours... So the next day we decided to avoid the sun a bit and we went to the Balata's gardens. It was a really nice place, you can walk around and explore and there is an amazing view of the ocean.

Then the third  day we woke really early to hike up to the top of the Mount Pelée which is an active volcano. The top is at 1397 m (4583 ft), it took us more than 4 hours to go to the top and back. I would highly recommend to go early to avoid the heat and bring water and good shoes !

The following day we did a little hike to the Didier waterfall, is was really easy but I would advise you to go in the morning, it is quieter since there is less people.

We also went to Anse Arlet, there was a lot of people but it is a really pretty place !

If you have the chance to go there you have plenty of things to do, you can do hikes, go to the beach, there are quite a few museums, you can do snorkelling,...

Balata's Gardens 

Balata's Gardens

Balata's Gardens

Balata's Gardens

Balata's Gardens

Balata's Gardens

Mount Pelée

Mount Pelée

On the way to Didier waterfall 

Didier waterfall 

Les Salines

Les Salines

Anse Arlet

Anse Arlet

Look like leather pants

Here in France the weather is pretty bad at the moment (either really cold with a little bit of sun or rain rain rain)... This one of my favourite Autumn/Winter outfit, it's casual but it looks like you made an effort. Leather pants are quite a big thing at the moment, they go with basically everything and now you can find them in a various range of price ! You will see in this outfit there are expensive pieces but I can't help it I really like Maje and Sandro (my bank account not so much..). But if you don't want to put a ton of money in a sweater it's fine, Asos, Topshop and Zara do a pretty good job too. However if you still want to buy Maje, Sandro or other expensive brands, but you don't want to pay full price, the solution I found is buying second hand on Vestiaire Collective.

Pants: Zara (not available anymore but dupes here and here) 

Scarf : Zara

Sweater: Maje (old collection but you can find a similar one here)

Coat: Sandro (old collection but you can find a similar one here)

Sneakers: Vans or my Isabel Marant (also bought on Vestiaire Collective)

Photos by my amazing friend

Cooking, Carrot Cake

Today is a yummy day again !

I never thought I was going to like this kind of cake... I thought carrots ? In a cake ? But only fools do not change their minds ! When I was in Bali I tried it and fell in love with the taste. Today I just wanted to share the recipe I (kind of) created as I made a mix of multiple recipes online. 

To make this cake you will need:

- 4 eggs

- 100 g of oil

- 100g of sugar

- 75g of brown sugar

- 100g of flour

- 3 or 4 big carrots (you will have to grate them)

- 30g of crushed walnuts

- a packet of backing powder

- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

- a pinch of salt

Start by turning on your oven to 180 degrees celsius. Then, while the oven is heating take a big bowl, mix everything except the carrots and walnuts that you will have to prepare before mixing them. You will have to grate the carrots and crushed the 30g of walnuts. Then mix everything and try a bit of your mixture to see if you like the taste of it or if you want to had a bit of cinnamon or more walnuts for example. Finally put the mixture in a cake pan and in your oven for 60minutes (check the baking by inserting the tip of a knife into the center of the cake) :)

Martinique, France

My last trip was in Martinique, a french island near the North of South America. I spent a week there with my boyfriend. We didn't do much except snorkelling, a 3 hours long walk, and spending time enjoying our last bit of sun before going back to study...

Denmark, Copenhagen

After a break of three months from travelling, it was time to go again !

I worked to get some money and to be able to pay for another trip. as it was my gap year I tried to travel as much as I could since I was going back to university in September. It was in July, I went with one of my oldest friend (19 years of friendship yay !) to see our danish childhood friend. Her parents are Danish and they used to live in our city but they moved back in Denmark ten years ago. We already went to see her a couple years ago so I have already done the main activities (Tivoli which is one of the oldest attrition park in Europe, Rundetaarn Tower, the Little Mermaid statue, Christiania which is a small self-proclamed city within Copenhagen). 

I can easily say that Copenhagen is my favourite city: the weather as been amazingly great the both time we went, inhabitants are nice, you can do everything by bike (and I loooove to go around by bike, Copenhagen roads are very safe for bikes), buildings are pretty and there are a lot of things to do !

The first day we didn't do much as we woke up at 3:00 am to catch our flight and were pretty exhausted, we just bought food and went to a park to nap, sunbathe and catch up. 

The second day we went for a brunch at Mad & Kaffe (really good) and after to the botanical garden where you can see tropical plants in the greenhouse and walk in the gardens around a pound. We then we got back on our bikes and headed to the port to see Nyhavn, full of coloured houses (and tourists).

The next day, we went out of Copenhagen with my friend and her mum to the Louisiana Museum (modern art museum with temporary exhibitions also) and spent the day there. 

Our fourth day, we visited one of the coolest campuses I've seen and headed back to the center of Copenhagen and got to the Church of Our Saviour where you can go up and have a view of the whole city. We then ate at the port on Papirøen (street food market where you can find food from all around the world : paradise).

The last day consisted on a boat tour in the morning to see the city from a different angle, then a little bit of shopping and we went out in Tivoli to see Patrick Dorgan and Scarlet (you should check them out on youtube) !

The prices are a bit high but the city is so nice, so if you are planning to go, GO !

View from our apartment 

Street art

Mad & Kaffe

Mad & Kaffe choices

Brunchhh

Buildings again and again

Botanic Garden

Botanic Garden

Botanic Garden

Botanic Garden 

Nyhavn

Louisiana Museum

Louisiana Museum

Church of Our Saviour view

Church of Our Saviour

Papiroen

Street food

Tivoli with Patrick Dorgan and Scarlet

FYI: We took Vuiling and SAS to go there.  We ate in Mad & Kaffe, the Blue Dog restaurant, and Papiroen street food market. We went to Louisiana Museum, the Botanical Garden, the Church of Our Saviour, Tivoli, Nyhavn,... All the photos were taken with my iPhone.