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Do you want to travel greener, but sometimes lack the tools and background information to make the best choices and considerations? In this blog post, I'd like to share tips on how to board a plane with a greener heart. Personally, I don't believe in a handful of people making perfectly sustainable choices, but in a country full of Dutch people who are taking steps where they can and have truly seen their sustainability mindset change over the past five years.
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𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰, 𝟭𝟱, 𝟭𝟲 & 𝟭𝟳
HELLO long weekend!
With Ascension Day turning today into a little Friday kind of day ;-), this is the moment to gather your friends and do something fun.
And trust me: there is a lot happening in Amsterdam!
From Rollende Keukens taking over Westerpark to Aardbewoners Festival at @artis_amsterdam, Proef Pampus on Forteiland Pampus, CABINET Curated Curiosa & Design Market at the Centrale Markthal, Museum Market on Museumplein, Royal Palace audio tours for all ages, and Pure Markt in the Amsterdamse Bos.
Also fun to check out: you can get SALVO Miso Caramel Tiramisu Lattes at a Bike Thru in Amsterdam-Noord!
💬 Comment 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 and I'll send you the full Amsterdam Weekend Guide with all 107 tips straight to your DMs.
What's your vibe this long weekend? You can find me in ARTIS and at Rollende Keukens!
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LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER! Are you also longing for warmer weather and secretly itching to book a weekend getaway on the Dutch coast ☀️? I certainly am! That’s why today I have a tip for 24 LOVELY BEACH HOTELS AND HOMES BY THE BETWEEN.
Save this post, or comment STRANDHOTEL and you will receive the complete list of all the gems directly via DM. Enjoy the weekend!
#beachhotels #housebythesea #netherlands #northhollandzeeland
𝟭𝟲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘀 🌮
Are you going classic with carne asada & salsa verde, or do you prefer something a little different, like birria for dipping or tempura mushroom with salsa negra!?
In this guide, you'll find my favorite taco hotspots in Amsterdam, including a must-try tip for every spot 🍴
📍 @masmais.taqueria (West)
🌮 Favorite: tuna tostada & sea bass ceviche
Perfect if you love Mexican food with a focus on seafood, great cocktails, and a laid-back cantina vibe. It feels like being in Mexico for a moment, right in Amsterdam West.
📍 @tacos.lasinaloense (Ten Katemarkt & Albert Cuypmarkt)
🌮 Favorite: create your own taco & go all in on salsa
Street-style tacos the way they're meant to be: handmade tortillas, slow-cooked steaks, and choosing your own spice level.
📍 @madre.amsterdam (Jordaan)
🌮 Favorite: birria quesatacos & tempura mushroom tacos
A plant-based Mexican restaurant that proves just how flavorful vegetarian food can be. Comfort food with a twist, and perfect for sharing.
📍 @bacalar.amsterdam (North)
🌮 Favorite: octopus taco
Still one of my favorites in Noord, with a great terrace too. Raw setting, huge on flavor. Weekend lunch here is my favorite! Definitely ask for the specials.
On 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸.𝗺𝗲 you'll find the complete guide with the 16 best taco spots in Amsterdam.
Do you have a taco spot I really need to try?
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𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟴, 𝟵 & 𝟭𝟬
This weekend is packed with markets, food events and lots of good excuses to spend the entire weekend out and about in Amsterdam.
From the free @oatly Matcha Strawberry Signature Drink and limited edition bag charm launch at @binibakery to Het Hapjesfestijn in Noord and the Creative Lab Summer Pop-Up at Klaproos & Café Soleil.
Plus, there are lots of fun Mother's Day ideas in this new guide, from brunches to the @ladress summer sale and 50% discount tickets for a concert at @concertgebouw.
Also very in the mood for the North Seafood BBQ at @nikotin.restobar
💬 Comment 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 and I'll send you the full Amsterdam Weekend Guide with 76 hotspots, events and 19 kid-proof tips straight to your DMs.
What's your vibe this weekend… markets, matcha, a long lunch or trying a new hotspot?
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Come with me to get breakfast in Taipei 🥢
Straight from the airport to this little place to taste soup dumplings and so much more! That's what I call a soft landing 😉 <3
In Taipei, you go to a Soy Milk Shop for breakfast. Warm soy milk to eat in a bowl, and steam baskets with the tastiest dumplings and baozi. You can really wake me up for this kind of breakfast. These local breakfast spots come in all shapes and sizes, from Michelin-recommended spots to hole-in-the-wall stalls.
Most soy milk shops open early (and sometimes even 24 hours a day), and these are the dishes you want to try:
🥄 Warm soy milk
🥢 Soup dumplings (you can often choose between pork and veggies)
🥢 Pork baozi
🥢 Youtiao (油條 - a kind of fried donut stick)
🥢 Youtiao (油條) w/ pork floss & rice
🥢 Turnip cake
🥢 Chives pancake
🥢 Scallion pancake
TIP: Sharing is a good idea to taste as much as possible, because the portions are (often) large.
You'll want to remember these soy milk shops for your future trip to Taipei:
📍Fuhang Soy Milk
📍Soy Milk Shop
📍Yong He Soya Milk King (Da'an)
📍Sihai Soy Milk
I am currently touring Taiwan, and you can also find all the tips in my Stories Highlight.
Have you ever been to Taiwan? I'm curious if you thought it was *that* amazing!
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#taipeifood #taipeitravel #TaiwanWavesOfWonder #ExperienceTaiwan @taiwantoerisme #presstrip
{ In this Taiwan Travel Guide video, I share my favorite breakfast spots in Taipei for an authentic Taiwanese breakfast }
𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟬 + 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭, 𝟮 & 𝟯
HELLO first weekend of May!
From a brand-new rooftop beach in Oost to vintage treasure hunting at IJ-Hallen, Italian market mornings, new restaurants and lots of May holiday plans for families.
Also on my radar this weekend:
📍 East Beach
📍 Café Pigalle
📍 Sassy's
📍 HORTA
📍 Bar Copa
📍 Amour Amer
📍 Café Felix
📍 Chez Chloé
And yes, market season is fully back. Sunday Market, IJ-Hallen, NoordOogst and Zi Camì Market… where to start?
💬 Comment 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 and I'll send you the full Amsterdam Weekend Guide with 85 tips straight to your DMs.
What's your vibe this weekend… markets, terraces, new hotspots or something fun with the kids?
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🖊️ @anne_de_buck
Follow @yourlbb for the best Amsterdam hotspots, new restaurants, weekend tips and travel inspiration in The Netherlands and beyond. Only Amsterdam tips? Then check out @yourlbb.amsterdam.
Just back from Catalonia and I thought: I'll share some tips right away.
During our road trip, we stayed two nights in the Ebro Delta. An incredibly fun stop for families and foodies, where there is plenty to do.
• A boat trip to the Musclarium is a must! Here you eat oysters and mussels straight from the farm, in the middle of the sea.
· Admire the flamingos and black ibises that can be found here all year round.
· Rice is grown in the Ebro Delta all year round. For paella, but Kensho also makes sake and miso from it! You can visit them during a tasting.
Cycling along the rice fields, canoeing on the Ebro River, and visiting various beaches. It was still a bit too cold right now, but there is plenty to do.
• The towns are very low-key and not that exciting, but you can find fantastic local food there. From the Michelin-awarded Les Moles* to local eateries like Vermuteria Bonmarisc and Lo Tinglado. We ate a lot of fish, but also anemone fritters (a first!).
Now back to work, and I’m going to create an extensive travel guide of this road trip through Catalonia, but you’ll want to save these tips for a future adventure.
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🖊️ @anne_de_buck
{ In this post, I share tips for the Ebro Delta in Spain (Delta de l'Ebre). More tips for Catalonia can be found at www.yourlittleblackbook.me }
HELLO WEEKEND!
A short note, but a very packed Amsterdam Weekend Guide online with 76 tips for Kingsday, Kingsnight, new restaurants, kidsproof May holiday activities and everything in between.
Comment WEEKEND and I'll send you the full guide in your DM.
Cheers from Spain, where I will celebrate with orange wine from Priorat ✌🏼🧡.
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@anne_de_buck
The most important things to do are done by the community through this Nederland and in Amsterdam?
The May holidays have begun, and that means: quality time with the kids. From creative workshops and fun playgrounds to new museums, kid-friendly festivals, and adventures in nature.
On 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸.𝗺𝗲, you will find two comprehensive guides with more than 50 tips! Believe me, you won't be bored anymore ;-).
Take all tips via the line in my bio. Have fun!
I'm curious: what do you have planned for this holiday?
PS: We are doing a road trip from Barcelona to Valencia this year and you can travel along via stories.
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🖊️ @anne_de_buck
𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟲, 𝟭𝟳, 𝟭𝟴 & 𝟭𝟵
Your Amsterdam weekend, sorted. 🖤
Baby lambs, spring markets, new restaurant openings and more events not to miss, this week's Amsterdam Weekend Guide is packed.
💬 Comment 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 and I'll send you the full Amsterdam Weekend Guide with 81 tips straight to your DMs.
Have fun making plans!
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🖊️ @anne_de_buck
| PS: Follow @yourlbb for the best Amsterdam hotspots, new restaurants, weekend tips and travel inspiration in the Netherlands and beyond. Only Amsterdam tips? Then check out @yourlbb.amsterdam.
PUUR YONNIE, an ode to Jonnie Boer.
Today I had the honor of being at @delibrijezwolle for the book launch of @jonnie_en_therese.
I spent the whole evening reading and flipping through the pages.
WHAT A BOOK.
What stories.
WHAT AN ODE.
Love, Nature, Pioneer, Fatherhood, Music, Jonnie's Foundation, Friendship, Suppliers, Local products, Relaxation, Entrepreneurship, Humor & The pure human being.
Everything passes by, beautifully written by @joel.broekaert.
With contributions from, among others, @nelsontanate, @rekkebus, @ronblaauwtje, @jorisbijdendijk, @sidney_schutte & @hvw043.
Thanks for the lovely afternoon @jonnie_en_therese 💚
PURE JONNIE,
From 14 April
at your local bookstore
(and online)
🖊️ @anne_de_buck
This is your ticket to Japan without taking a plane 🥢
@tewatashi.ams in De Pijp serves an authentic Edo-Mae Sushi Experience and is super consistent in their quality.
It's the place we keep going back to when we have something to celebrate <3.
In this video I'm sharing the 2 hour experience in 60 seconds.
Still dreaming about the buttery ika nigiri. 🤤
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🖊️ @anne_de_buck
{ one of the best authentic Japanese restaurants in Amsterdam serving premium sushi omakase in De Pijp }
Do you also make more sustainable choices?
I experienced my biggest change when I was pregnant with my son Manuel. We want to keep exploring the world together, but we also want to instill different values than those we grew up with in the 80s. For example, we have electric bikes, so we drive less often. We drive an electric car. I shop as much as possible at the market without packaging, and we eat vegetarian at home a few times a week. We also take the train on routes where it's easy, such as to Paris, Berlin, or London.
Flying greener to Asia
But anyone who's been following Your Little Black Book for a while knows that Asia is by far my favorite continent. Now that I (and I think you too!) am starting to dream more about long-distance travels to places like Asia, I'm thinking about it more. Especially with our world trip coming up! Because Cathay Pacific Airways, with whom I've collaborated extensively in the past on travel guides, is also working on this issue. They shared several interesting studies with me and shared more information about their own activities as an airline. For example, will it ever be possible to fly completely climate-neutral? In this article, I'll list them for you!
© Cathay Pacific Airways
5 tips and tricks from Cathay Pacific Airways to fly greener
Without judgement, based on research and facts and purely for you to have more background information to make the choices that feel right for you and suit you.
Is flying always worse than, say, taking the car?
The environmental impact of travel is often discussed. It's a sensitive topic, especially for a travel blog. Because, in the eyes of activists, you can never get it 100% right. But… you follow Your Little Black Book, so I assume you travel above average. That's why I think it's important to bring things up for discussion. In recent years, a lot of research has been conducted, and technology and industry initiatives have emerged to improve the efficiency of air travel.
According to a study by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute, the energy intensity of car transport is on average 57% higher than air transport. Of course, the comparison depends heavily on the model and year of manufacture. And that's precisely something you can consider when booking a flight. Take the example of a typical four-door hatchback and compare it to the latest Airbus A350. The combined fuel consumption for a Ford Fiesta is typically 7,7 l/100 km, compared to an A350's only 2,9 l/100 km per passenger.
In other words, flying isn't automatically less sustainable than driving a car. You simply cover a much greater distance, so the impact is automatically greater.
How can you fly with lower emissions?
Looking to book a long-distance flight? Do your research on the airline and the aircraft type. Fortunately, many comparison websites, such as Skyscanner, already offer these options, allowing you to choose the flight with the lowest emissions. What else should you look for? Research airlines that invest in newer, more technologically advanced, and greener aircraft. So, the younger an airline's fleet, the more efficient its aircraft are.
Every new generation of aircraft is designed with fuel efficiency in mind. This represents significant progress in further reducing the environmental impact of air travel. For example, the latest Airbus A350 is 25% more efficient than the Boeing 777-300ER. Naturally, I was also curious about how this compares to Cathay Pacific, which flies the Airbus A350. It's worth noting that, as I write this article, Cathay Pacific has one of the youngest fleets in the world. Their aircraft are on average only 6,5 years old!
What exactly is SAF (abbreviated for sustainable aviation fuel)?
Airlines are also investing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). One example is Fulcrum Bioenergy, which converts municipal waste into jet fuel. This not only unlocks the potential of municipal waste, turning it into resources, but also diverts vast amounts of waste from landfills. Studies show that this reduces gas emissions by more than 100 percent on a life cycle basis, partly because it also reduces the amount of methane released in landfills by 80%. Of course, flying 100% on SAF isn't yet a reality. But that's precisely why airlines' investments in products like Fulcrum Bioenergy are so important. In 2014, Cathay Pacific was the first airline to do this; now, more airlines, such as United Airlines, are using it. This is also something you can explore when choosing a specific flight or airline.
Is climate-neutral flying possible?
I can imagine it's on your mind too. Everything we do leaves a carbon footprint. It's something we're certainly aware of, but it can sometimes create a dilemma between doing things that make us happy and that little voice in our head. Every time we consume—not just through air travel, driving, or even something as simple as reading a newspaper or eating out—we leave a carbon footprint. Technology will eventually catch up with that footprint, but we're not there yet. I've written about this before, but let me summarize again how you can offset those carbon emissions.
So, are you about to book a flight to that dream destination? Then check the CO2 emissions during your flight right away. You can easily do this using a CO2 checker, but thankfully, many airlines now show you this information when you book your ticket. This way, you'll immediately know the environmental impact of your flight, and to be mindful of this, airlines are increasingly offering the option to offset this directly during the booking process.
I've been doing this for Your Little Black Book for almost five years now, partly through my partnerships with Cathay Pacific. For press trips and airline partnerships, I always ask them to offset the CO2 emissions for me (and my traveling companions). I also do this personally. Cathay Pacific was the first airline in Asia with its own carbon offset program. With Fly Greener, they offer travelers the opportunity to offset the CO2 emissions of their flights. Passengers can use the airline's calculator to assess the corresponding carbon footprint per flight route and cabin class. Fortunately, this is becoming increasingly standard.
I'm also interested in learning more about what the offset money is used for. There are many different ways to offset CO2 emissions. A common criticism is that this also applies to projects outside of aviation. But you have to wonder, is that a bad thing? Ultimately, it's about steps being taken globally for individual actions. For example, CO2 emissions are often offset by planting trees. Trees absorb CO2 from the air and then convert it into oxygen, so planting a tree is a good way to compensate. And in doing so, you also make the world – literally – a little greener. These days, there are more and more companies where you can plant a tree, such as Treedom or Trees for All. I always use the latter program when I offset the CO2 emissions from my travels.
Cathay Pacific donates its carbon offset contributions directly to Gold Standard-accredited projects that actively reduce carbon emissions. They tell me that since the launch of Fly Greener in 2007, 300.000 tons of carbon emissions have been offset. A figure that may not be very meaningful, but in perspective, this represents the annual emissions offset for more than 30.000 people living in the Netherlands.
Green Friday Deals until November 29
Hopefully, these tips and insights will help you make informed choices when booking flights to your dream destination. For example, for the fall of 2022! Cathay Pacific has great deals of up to 50% off flights from Amsterdam to Hong Kong until November 29th. They also offer deals to Australia and New Zealand, which have announced they will open their borders next year. With the "Two Together" promotion, you'll get up to 50%* off your second ticket, and Cathay Pacific will provide free carbon offset for all tickets sold until November 29th.
Good to know: You can make changes to your ticket or destination free of charge until December 31st. After that date, you can make one more free change at any time according to the Fly Worry Free terms and conditions.
I'd say... So look a little further ahead and take advantage of that flexibility if you, like me, want to take a dream trip next year!
Dream Now, Travel Later <3
* Check the terms and conditions on cathaypacific.com
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Anne
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| PS: Do you know Your Little Black Book's Green PolicyHere you'll find my personal tips on how to travel and live greener, and I'll explain why and how I offset the CO2 emissions from all the trips #teamyourlbb makes.
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