September 2010

Night & Day in Buenos Aires (Part II)

September 29, 2010 2 comments

La Boca, probably one of Buenos Aire’s biggest touristic attractions, has more than just colourful buildings offering live tango and a local snack. Many of these buildings are cheap housing where several families share a bedroom (sleeping in shifts throughout the day), and where up to 30 people would share the cooking, washing and bathroom [...]

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Night & Day in Buenos Aires (Part I)

September 24, 2010 4 comments

I had to take my time to write this post as I only spent a weekend in Buenos Aires and it has been already a few months ago – time goes by, so quickly! While I was over in Uruguay for my training, I took a weekend to fly over to Buenos Aires – it’s [...]

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A Girls’ Dresscode to a Speedboat Business Event ( Part II)

September 19, 2010 2 comments

So you migh be wondering how the speedboat event in the Port of Rotterdam went a few days ago – it was a disaster. I got half an hour late because my train go delayed, so I was there, dealing with some impatient bankers which made me slip into a bright red plastic overall size [...]

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A Girls’ Dresscode to a Speedboat Business Event

September 14, 2010 1 comment

You know that I’m proud of my packing efficiency, but this only applies to normal situations: bank meetings in their offices, dinners or lunches – what I had never expected is that my meeting this thursday would take place on a speed boat in Holland! It sounds like a fun idea to be taking turns [...]

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Around the World IV

September 12, 2010 0 comments

Lutry, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland Geneva Lake, Switzerland Lake Geneva, Switzerland

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NZ Road Trip #8: Glowworm Caves & Fiordland

September 10, 2010 1 comment

After spending some time in Queenstown, we moved on to our last stop: Fiordland (we did go back to Queenstown, to party two more days, though). Even though the Fiords and Queenstown seem to be next to each other in a map, there’s no road that directly connects both locations: you have to go all [...]

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NZ Road Trip #7: Queenstown

September 8, 2010 3 comments

Following the previous posts on my 3 weeks road trip from the north to the south of New Zealand, after leaving the awesome glaciers behind us, we moved on to the party town, Queenstown. We needed a break of so much nature and healthiness! Queenstown is built on the Lake Wakatipu and is an ideal [...]

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10 Reasons Why I Need Vacations (NOW)

September 6, 2010 0 comments

I’m tracking flight price fluctuations instead of checking the euro/dollar exchange rate I wake up at 9am on weekends to enjoy the sun on my terrace as long as its still possible (even if this means sitting there with a pullover) I’m usually late to work I spend the weekend with a bikini underneath my [...]

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Wine Tasting in Lavaux, Switzerland

September 5, 2010 5 comments

September is the month in which the harvesting of the grapes takes place. During this time of the year, little villages in canton Vaud are filled with people enjoying open air festivals, such as the Fête des Vendages de Lutry taking place the weekend of the 24th to the 26th of September. Since 2007, Lavaux [...]

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