It’s Sintertime // Baking yummy kruidnoten with the kids

What would the arrival of Sinterklaas be without pepernoten and kruidnoten? We wanted to find out what’s so special about the little, dry brown cookies that everybody gets so crazy about. I don’t know about you (that is the people living within the reign of Sinterklaas), but by the time today’s intocht came around and…

Ardennes in autumn // Travelling with kids

Three family-friendly days in the Ardennes to fill up our tanks and tend to a little hint of Heimweh. A perfect herfstvakantie trip including nature walks, caves, castles and lots of exploring. I must admit: Sometimes I miss Austria. And I don’t mean the grumpy faces on the Viennese U-Bahn, but rather the green hills…