http://www.fishandfeathers.nl Stories and photography from around the world. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:51:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/publications/mallorca-publication-in-het-parool/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/publications/mallorca-publication-in-het-parool/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 17:51:39 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2784 We are very proud to tell you that some weeks ago we published our first travel story in the popular Dutch paper Het Parool. It’s nice to share our travel wisdom with the Dutch readers in a bigger story for…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/publications/mallorca-publication-in-het-parool/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/mallorca/la-residencia-deia/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/mallorca/la-residencia-deia/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:14:51 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2762 Some hotels have it all: the perfect location. Check. Magnificent rooms. Check. A breakfast buffet filled with healthy local produce. Check. And a spa, restaurant and pool. Check, check, check! Alright, we’re talking about La Residencia in Deia, Mallorca. A…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/mallorca/la-residencia-deia/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/warths-up/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/warths-up/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:59:36 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2747 Warth is a tiny village close to Lech in Vorarlberg. It has a small but beautiful skiing area. Perfect snow. Perfect views. And beautiful pistes as far as you can look (except on that one misty day…) Warth has 14 lifts,…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/warths-up/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/snow-hiking-in-bregenzerwald/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/snow-hiking-in-bregenzerwald/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:27:07 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2713 Clog, step, clog, step…it’s a sunny morning in Bregenzerwald when our guide Helga from Kultur in Bewegung leads us through the mountains on snowshoes. I always thought snowshoes were like tennis-rackets, but apparently, these days, they are a lot more…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/snow-hiking-in-bregenzerwald/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/general/photo-contest-i-am-one-with-nature/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/general/photo-contest-i-am-one-with-nature/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:33:31 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2720 If only there would be a camera that’s shockproof, freezeproof and waterproof. Oh wait! There is. The new Nikon COOLPIX AW 110 is not only that, it makes great images and full HD videos too. Plus it has GPS with…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/general/photo-contest-i-am-one-with-nature/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/hotel-krone-in-hittisau/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/hotel-krone-in-hittisau/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:50:44 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2700 With some hotels you just immediately know you’ve made the right choice: we had this feeling with Hotel Krone in Hittisau. As soon as we drove up the village square and saw the typical Austrian house front we fell in love with…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/hotel-krone-in-hittisau/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/husky-sleigh-riding-in-the-austrian-alps/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/husky-sleigh-riding-in-the-austrian-alps/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:58:51 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2660 Sleigh riding with huskies in Austria? Yep! We couldn’t believe it ourselves at first, but somewhere hidden in the Brandnertal mountains there’s a guy named Husky Toni who has his own husky farm with 16 beautiful dogs. These beautiful wolf like…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/husky-sleigh-riding-in-the-austrian-alps/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/hotel-lun-in-brand-austria/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/hotel-lun-in-brand-austria/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:38:30 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2657 Hotel Lun has been a family-run business for decades and recently the two brothers who run the hotel renovated and modernized the building. Apart from a fantastic spa in the basement and the cute breakfast area (don’t miss some old…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/hotel-lun-in-brand-austria/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/skiing-in-brand/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/skiing-in-brand/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:30:25 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2638 The skiing season is nearly over. But with this wintry spring we might be able to enjoy the slopes just a little bit longer. If you are going on a last-minute late-season skiing trip or planning your trip for next…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/austria/skiing-in-brand/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/the-netherlands/conservatorium-hotel-amsterdam/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/the-netherlands/conservatorium-hotel-amsterdam/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:55:10 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2617 Sometimes a night away  in your hometown can really feel like a weekend break in some other cool city. Last month we stayed in one of the newest, coolest and most beautiful hotels of Amsterdam: The Conservatorium Hotel. I remember…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/the-netherlands/conservatorium-hotel-amsterdam/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/singapore/more-images-of-singapore/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/singapore/more-images-of-singapore/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:06:24 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2548 When we are not traveling we finally have time to think back to all the great trips we made. Singapore was definitely one of our favorite trips and this weekend we found some leftover images we made during our stay.…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/singapore/more-images-of-singapore/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/santa-barbara-beach-golf-club/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/santa-barbara-beach-golf-club/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:36:15 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2539 When you’re a non-golfer be prepared to be turned when you visit the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort. This Old Quarry Golf 72 par course is named after the marble mines and I can’t imagine a course being more…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/santa-barbara-beach-golf-club/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/herbal-wonders-dinah-veeris/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/herbal-wonders-dinah-veeris/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:25:48 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2520 Mysterious herbs, shampoo made out of plants and shelves filled with special teas fill the shop of Dinah Veeris herbal empire Den Paradera on Curacao.  She started her garden and shop in 1991 and now gets clients who swear by…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/herbal-wonders-dinah-veeris/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/mundo-bizarro/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/mundo-bizarro/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:51:11 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2546 Food. It’s probably one of my favorite things when we’re traveling. First you try to find a nice restaurant. Preferably a little restaurant only the locals know about.  You ask around. You hope you’ll get a free table. And then…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/mundo-bizarro/feed/ 0 http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/papagayo-beach/ http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/papagayo-beach/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:18:49 +0000 fishandfeathers http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/?p=2537 We like our beaches peaceful and quiet, but if you’re a bit more into the family-meets-happy-hour-holiday, than Papagayo Beach Club is your thing. Comfortable sun beds, parasols and a pool-style beach make this the ultimate tropical set-up. Cool down in…]]> http://www.fishandfeathers.nl/curacao/papagayo-beach/feed/ 0