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Lamb fillet and root vegetables

It's an ordinary Wednesday evening, but you only live once, right? Tonight we had lamb fillet with baked root vegetables for dinner. Really luxurious and really, really good!

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Lebanese evening - with meze and Lebanese wine

Last night we organised an evening of Lebanese food and wine tasting in the houseboat with Peter's son Robin and his wife Alexandra. It has almost become a tradition to organise such evenings sometimes.

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Napa Valley and Sonoma - a must for wine lovers

There are a few things about the US that appeal to us: the great outdoors and great wine. We've got tips on Napa Valley and Sonoma that we'd like to share with you.

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The world's best beer - is it in Belgium?

Where can you find the best beer in the world? Could it be in Belgium? When you're in Belgium, you should definitely try Belgian beer. There are lots of different types of beer here, including top-fermented beer, Trappist beer and fruit beer. One beer you'll see in many places is 'Leffe', but there are also many other, perhaps more exciting, varieties to try.

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Men and women shopping on holiday

Women and men do not buy the same things on car holidays. This is according to the 2013 Car Holiday Report from Stena Line. The top three items on women's and men's shopping lists are completely different.

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South American dinner at home

Yesterday it was time for our South American dinner. Peter's son Robin and his wife Alexandra hosted the dinner. Everyone had prepared a dish, on the theme of South America, and the end result was a wild mix of our different ideas... For the evening we also had a visit from Alexandra's cousin Joe from New Zealand, who made a short visit during his long journey around North America and Europe.

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Motorhome coffee machine

Finally, a coffee machine for the campervan! In our motorhome, we have always drunk instant coffee ... but that will soon change! Today Peter bought an espresso machine at Media Markt. Now there will be good coffee in the motorhome too.

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Valpolicella - with visits to wine producers

Visiting the vineyards of Valpolicella was one of the things we were really looking forward to! We visited three wine producers: Viviani, Benedetti and Masi. At both Viviani and Benedetti, we were very well received and got to taste around among the good wines. 

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Tapas and Spanish wine tasting

We have previously organised dinner and wine tasting with a French theme. Last night it was time for a Spanish theme. The dinner was organised at the home of Robin (Peter's son) and Alexandra, who also made all the hot tapas. We took cold tapas with us. Wow, how much food there was! And how delicious! We probably won't need to eat for a week...

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We celebrate - admitted as a doctoral student

It's Wednesday night and we're drinking wine. What are we celebrating? Well, today I have been accepted as a PhD student at Karolinska Institutet (where I also work). It's been a long road to get here, so it's worth celebrating!

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