Drinking my sorrows away... ☕ Whenever my mind Drinking my sorrows away... ☕ 

Whenever my mind is full and the burnout symptoms creep back in, I like to go out for a coffee and an aimless walk around town 😌

There aren't many things that ground me like the feeling of a hot cuppa in my hand and the smell of freshly roasted coffee beans in my nose. A true cup of comfort, you could say! ❤️

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My least favorite days of the year are coming up. My least favorite days of the year are coming up. That lost time between mid january and mid March, when it's still cold and dark outside, nature is bare and holidays are far away. I cannot wait for wild bluesbells to pop up and magnolia buds to slowly fold open. How about you? ✨

PS: forgive me my latergrams from Fall, but I think you all know how bad I am at posting consistently by now. I'd hate for these photos to be lost on my camera roll.

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BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't it? 

I took a two week hiatus from the good ole Gram to get used to my new longer working hours and binge Bridgerton. Am I the only one who thinks that show is a hot mess? It's basically a 1800s costume drama but with taylor swift on violins and the occasional close-up of Rége-Jean Page's butt 😳 I can't help but wonder... what the *bleep* did I just watch? 😅

Happy Friday guys! You've made it throgh the second week of 2021 🥳 If you don't have any plans for the weekend yet, Bridgerton is available on Netflix 😉

#neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #mystyle #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #simplestyle #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger #igersbelgium #ig_belgium #belgiumblogger #antwerpblogger
Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page I want to thank you all for your support this year. 💗

It was a year of many lows that taught me how to find my highs in the little things. Despite the tough times, there were also plenty of moments filled with friends, coffee & rose wine, little escapes in my own country and... A PUPPY! Thank you all for following along! ✨

Happy New Year! 🥂🍾 I don't know what will be written in chapter 2021, but I'm hoping for 365 pages full of love and light for all of us.

Ps: the photos from Valencia, Helsinki and Tallinn were made in 2019 but posted in 2020 🙈 I did not travel abroad this past year.

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The five days between Christmas and NYE where you The five days between Christmas and NYE where you don't know what day it is, who you are and what you are supposed to be doing. Am I right?? 🤷‍♀️

Since I am living in limbo too, here's a thowback to when I could still buy my mulled wine from a cute Austrian market stall rather than the local grocery store. I smuggled that mug home, so the heartbreak isn't too bad 😉

📌📸: Vienna January 2018.

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From me to you, Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️ A can From me to you, Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️

A candid photo to - hopefully - brighten up this weird Christmas day ✨ We can't be with our family & friends, but thank goodness there are potato croquettes and cheesy oven-baked appetizers to soften the pain 🥂 have a lovely Christmas!
Baby it's c❄️vid outside 🎄 And since there Baby it's c❄️vid outside 🎄

And since there's no place to go during a pandemic and this awful weather, we will be spending Christmas eve in our little bubble at home. Queu the cheesy Christmas movies and cheesy appetizers! ✨

Oh, and let's not forget the prosecho-ho-ho! 🥂🎅

✨ Happy Holidays! ✨

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The Americas, Travel · 12 June 2017

New York, New York

Day 1: Williamsburg, Maman Coffee & The Daily Show

From the tropical rainforest straight to the concrete jungle where dreams are made of. Or as I mostly saw it: from 30°C straight to -5. New York welcomed us into its ice cold arms, just the way it did when we first visited all the way back in 2012.

Started our days in NYC the only way I know how: with coffee! Toby’s Estate is a specialty coffee roaster and bar located in the heart of Williamsburg. It’s a hub for hipsters, so a gem to spot fashionable people while sipping the nicest brews that NYC has to offer. Bonus points: it’s located next to a Madewell store. In that Madewell store we found a guide to Williamsburg, which came in really handy as both K and I had not prepared our trip! We roamed the streets, guide in hand, and spend the rest of the morning looking at the Williamsburg shop windows and searching for a Chipotle (that food is SO good!!) and other things to eat. Before we moved on to Manhattan we quickly braved the cold on a pier overlooking the East River for those eerie skyline photos.

We had made reservations for the The Daily Show that afternoon and we had to be there early for good seats, so we had only about an hour to kill in Manhattan. While walking to the subway we stumbled upon Maman Coffee on Broadway. I had seen their pretty take-away cups pass by on Instagram and I convinced my boyfriend that my feed would not be complete if I didn’t have at least one pretty coffee shot too, haha. Turns out they use Toby Estate beans to brew their coffees, so their coffee doesn’t just look pretty, it’s also made with the the crème de la crème of NYC roasts. We warmed ourselves up with a good ole latte before braving the 3 hour long (!!) waiting line OUTSIDE for The Daily Show. It was SO FREAKING COLD, but  we were the last group allowed into the studio that day. We were a bunch of frozen lucky bastards!

To warm up after TDS we went to the Brooklyn Bridge to have dinner at Cowgirls Seahorse. A restaurant that is actually just as crazy as it sounds. There was a birthday party with a bunch of women playing bingo while there was loud music, sports on TV and a whole lotta good looking plates coming out of the kitchen. I went for a classic burger with nacho’s and sweet potato fries. So yummy!

Day 2: Central Park, Little Italy & Rockefeller Center

Day two was a lot more relaxed. We had no set plans and were just going to roll with it.  We stayed at a Best Western in Queens which was just a short subway ride from Roosevelt Island. My dad-in-law had told us about the cable cart that takes you from the island to Manhattan. You really roll into the sky scrapers and the views are just amazing! I loved it. Many of Manhattans finest sights are within walking distance from the end of the cable line. We choose to head to Fifth Ave and visit Central Park first.  We wandered around the park for a while and I bought caramelized hazelnuts to enjoy while watching the crowds at the Bethesda fountain until I started feeling like I was slowly freezing to death, haha. After Central Park my boyfriend fancied a tour through Little Italy to find cannoli (the red velvet is my fave!) and have lunch at a vegan restaurant of which I have now forgotten the name. One thing I really didn’t want to miss while we were in NYC was the Rockefeller Center. I had seen the beauty and grandeur of the Christmas decorations in the area on the internet and I wanted to see all of it with my own eyes too. It was like walking into a snowy fairy tale (with thousands of people, but still). From Rockefeller we walked back to Fifth the take a peek at the artfully decorated shop windows of the luxury department stores and I grabbed a big ole latte to warm up. When it started getting dark we wandered off to a Christmas market and found ourselves some lovely pancakes to enjoy. I wish I had pictures to show, but alas, the cold and crowds of the city had gotten the best of me by then.

There’s still more from New York that I want to share, but this post is already getting pretty long and I’m getting pretty tired over here. We’re leaving for our summer vacation tomorrow and I should get offline and find my bed. I hope you guys had a lovely weekend. Adios Amigos, I’m off!

xoxo


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Comments

  1. Mica says

    13 June 2017 at 04:44

    Oh even though it’s foggy those are still beautiful shots of the skyline! 🙂 It does look so cold in these photos – but you managed to find some yummy ways to keep warm, and you looked stylish with your camel trench and cosy scarf 🙂

    Hope you are having an awesome week so far! 🙂 Enjoy your summer trip!

    Away From The Blue Blog

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  2. Emily of Em Busy Living says

    13 June 2017 at 17:32

    Gosh you’re making me miss NYC like crazy! And the cannolis in that photo, yum.

    Reply
  3. Lauren says

    18 June 2017 at 16:39

    Oh, Kerst in New York! Lijkt me zoooo tof 😀 x

    Reply

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Drinking my sorrows away... ☕ Whenever my mind Drinking my sorrows away... ☕ 

Whenever my mind is full and the burnout symptoms creep back in, I like to go out for a coffee and an aimless walk around town 😌

There aren't many things that ground me like the feeling of a hot cuppa in my hand and the smell of freshly roasted coffee beans in my nose. A true cup of comfort, you could say! ❤️

#coffeedaily #coffeepeople #coffeeroastery #coffeevibes #caffeinedaily #caffeinefree #caffeinequeen #caffeineplease #cupofjoe #cupoftheday #cupofexcellence #cupofjoy #warmdrinks #winterdrinks #ilovecoffee☕️ #coffeeislove #coffeecommunity #bringmemycoffee #mycoffeemoment #mycoffeecup #antwerpcoffee
Blue Monday, but make it cute 😉 I'm fighting th Blue Monday, but make it cute 😉 I'm fighting the January blues with this foxy sweater and mahoosive cup of Jo today 🦊🧡 Happy Monday! 

#joules #bluemonday #styleandsmilemonday #mondaystyle #mondaystyletribe #stylemeonamonday #autumnstyle #myseasonalstyle #autumnstylefile #myautumnwardrobe #stylingtheseasons #stylinginspiration #neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailyedit #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplystyled #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger
My least favorite days of the year are coming up. My least favorite days of the year are coming up. That lost time between mid january and mid March, when it's still cold and dark outside, nature is bare and holidays are far away. I cannot wait for wild bluesbells to pop up and magnolia buds to slowly fold open. How about you? ✨

PS: forgive me my latergrams from Fall, but I think you all know how bad I am at posting consistently by now. I'd hate for these photos to be lost on my camera roll.

 #almostautumn #upandautumn #embracingtheseasons #fallmood #itsfallyall #autumniscoming #hellofall #myautumnalmagic #slowsimpleseasonal #warmcolors #ourautumncaptures #cuddleweather #welcomefall #fallismyfavorite #seasonsinsquares #ourchildhoodautumn #fallyall #seasonalyear #fallingforfall #huntingforautumn #autumniscoming #fallready #fallfeels #fallinspo #bluemonday #manicmonday #mondayblues #belgianblogger #antwerpblogger #vlaamseblogger
BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't BAM! 2021 sure welcomed us with open arms, didn't it? 

I took a two week hiatus from the good ole Gram to get used to my new longer working hours and binge Bridgerton. Am I the only one who thinks that show is a hot mess? It's basically a 1800s costume drama but with taylor swift on violins and the occasional close-up of Rége-Jean Page's butt 😳 I can't help but wonder... what the *bleep* did I just watch? 😅

Happy Friday guys! You've made it throgh the second week of 2021 🥳 If you don't have any plans for the weekend yet, Bridgerton is available on Netflix 😉

#neverknowinglyunderdressed #simplestyle #mystylestory #mystyle #simplystyledforautumn #myautumnwardrobe #autumnstyles #autumnstylefiles #dailystyle #countrystyleloves #simplestyle #everydaystyle #everydaystylebook #mylifemystyle #happytobemeoutfit #simplestylingsimplyme #discoverunder3k #belgianblogger #igersbelgium #ig_belgium #belgiumblogger #antwerpblogger
Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page Chapter 2020 comes to and end as we turn the page I want to thank you all for your support this year. 💗

It was a year of many lows that taught me how to find my highs in the little things. Despite the tough times, there were also plenty of moments filled with friends, coffee & rose wine, little escapes in my own country and... A PUPPY! Thank you all for following along! ✨

Happy New Year! 🥂🍾 I don't know what will be written in chapter 2021, but I'm hoping for 365 pages full of love and light for all of us.

Ps: the photos from Valencia, Helsinki and Tallinn were made in 2019 but posted in 2020 🙈 I did not travel abroad this past year.

#happynewyear🎉 #happynewyear2021 #newyearwishes #greatfulfor2020 #yearinreview #bestnine2020 #topnine2020 #antwerpblogger #belgiantravelblogger #belgianblogger #vlaamseblogger #discoverunder2k
The five days between Christmas and NYE where you The five days between Christmas and NYE where you don't know what day it is, who you are and what you are supposed to be doing. Am I right?? 🤷‍♀️

Since I am living in limbo too, here's a thowback to when I could still buy my mulled wine from a cute Austrian market stall rather than the local grocery store. I smuggled that mug home, so the heartbreak isn't too bad 😉

📌📸: Vienna January 2018.

#visitvienna #vienna_austria #viennacity #viennalife #1000thingsvienna #welovevienna #viennagram #viennanow #viennagoforit #wonderlustvienna #viennascene #loves_austria #discoveraustria #austriavision #travelfashiongirl #dametraveler #ladiesgoneglobal #sheisnotlost #wearetravelgirls #femaletravelcommunity #travelgirlsgetaways #womenwhoexplore #thediscoverer #girldiscoverers #travelinladies #girlsthatwander #damestravel #belgianblogger #antwerpblogger #thegingertravels
From me to you, Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️ A can From me to you, Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️

A candid photo to - hopefully - brighten up this weird Christmas day ✨ We can't be with our family & friends, but thank goodness there are potato croquettes and cheesy oven-baked appetizers to soften the pain 🥂 have a lovely Christmas!
Baby it's c❄️vid outside 🎄 And since there Baby it's c❄️vid outside 🎄

And since there's no place to go during a pandemic and this awful weather, we will be spending Christmas eve in our little bubble at home. Queu the cheesy Christmas movies and cheesy appetizers! ✨

Oh, and let's not forget the prosecho-ho-ho! 🥂🎅

✨ Happy Holidays! ✨

#christmas2020 #christmassy #rusticchristmas #christmascoffee #christmasmug #mugsofinstagram #christmastreedecorating #howiholiday #embracingtheseasons #ofsimplethings #createinwinter #distractionsandinspirations #foreverfaffing #awhisperedbeauty #myhyggehome #calmcollected #slowlivingforlife #slowlvingmovement #slowandsimpledays #allkindsofmagic #magicalmoments #coziness #cozyaesthetic #warmandcozy #cozyseason #ofcosymoments #cozycoffee #bokehphotography #vlaamseblogger #antwerpbogger
Winter essentials ❄️ #wearwhatyoulovewednesda Winter essentials ❄️

#wearwhatyoulovewednesday #wearwhatyouwantwednesday #wednesdaystyle #mystyleessential  #wardrobeessentials #simplystyledforwinter #winterfashion2020 #winteroutfits  #myseasonalstyling #myseasonalstory #myseasonalstyle #simplystyledsimplyme #howistylemine #theseclothesmakemehappy #dressinghappy #stylebible #wearingmywardrobe #lockdownstyle #dailyfashionflare #myhomemyfashionparade #stayinginstyleinspiration #finditwearitstyleit #neverknowinglyunderdressed #stayinginstyling #discoverunder2k #igersbelgium #belgianblogger #blogueusebelge #vlaamseblogger #antwerpblogger
Time travelling to december 2019, when we enjoyed Time travelling to december 2019, when we enjoyed Glögg and Dutch poffertjes on the Christmas market in Tallinn. My last trip abroad! What I wouldn't give to visit a @kalev_eesti candy shop right now... 🍬🍭 Those Kiss-Kiss toffees were something else 🤤 

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