Sweeping the streets of Havana
Even with a capital in crumbles the inhabitants all pitch in to keep the streets clean. Take a stroll early in the morning and you’ll see plenty of people doing their part in sweeping the streets and sidewalks.
Category: Short posts
Pelicans at El Malecón
Visiting both Mexico and Cuba provides many interesting experiences for a European. One of the things we don’t see in Europe, but that we continuously saw during our two weeks in Mexico and Cuba, were the majestic pelicans. Few birds…
50’s car in front of mural
As everyone knows, Havana is full of American cars from the 50’s. Lots of more modern cars exists as well, but the old ones are clearly more photogenic than Renaults from the 80’s and contribute to a positive feedback loop…
Summing up Amass
We didn’t know it was this restaurant, but we’ve been looking forward to encountering a restaurant like Amass for a long time. Restaurants like this are few and far between, where solid groundwork and craftsmanship is combined with great ideas…
Dessert at Amass
This dessert made us feel all giggly and happy. Amass managed to take something as simple as s’mores and make it both delicate and delicious at the same time. Traditionally consisting of campfire grilled marshmallows squeezed within a pair of…
The design at Amass
Amass features a pared back industrial design combined with Scandinavian furniture. The two grey and black gigantic murals are just beautiful and colorful details which stand out from the textured, grey walls. It feels edgy and high-end at the same…
Amass pre-dessert
I don’t know about you, but personally I don’t care too much for one of those super sweet all-in chocolate cakes. That’s why this pre-dessert at Amass was so welcoming after the four savory dishes. Neither sweet nor savory, but…
New travel guide page for Riga and Tallinn
After a recent trip to Tallinn I realized that we’ve done a bit of research and visited a number of places in Riga and Tallinn over the last few years. So, we updated the Travel Guide with a new page…
Snow at Red Canyon
For someone who grew up in dominantly white or grey winters and spends quite a lot of time in the world of RGB values inside computer files, the saturated red rocks, green foliage and blue sky combined with white snow…
Amass wine pairings
All wines we enjoyed at Amass ranged from light yellow to deep orange colors as wines served are organic and ecological, since Amass wants to focus more on farmers than winemakers for their wine cellar. The wines we were served…