Since I've been to Amsterdam a couple of times before, I've already experienced some of the big attractions in the city (including the Anne Frank House, which I've gone to and cried at twice). This time around, I wanted to see something new. In my online research, I wound up discovering the House of Bols. Established in Amsterdam in 1575, Bols is the world's oldest spirit brand. They make 38 liqueurs, including a Dutch spirit Genever. The interactive tour at House of Bols includes learning about the history of the brand and exploring different ways to test your senses...plus you get to choose a cocktail at the end. :) I thought it sounded like a fun activity, and it totally wound up being just that! House of Bols is located about 2 miles from my hotel, so I decided to let my iPhone ... [Read More]
European travel
Snapshots of Amsterdam 2013
Hallo! When I woke up from my nap in my comfy hotel bed yesterday to the sound of rain, I thought Bummer! I wanted to walk around the city and explore a bit, but didn't particularly feel like walking around cold in the rain. After a few minutes of groggily debating, I forced myself up out of bed, grabbed my camera and went outside. After all, it's not every day I'm in Amsterdam! First, I found a fresh juice stand and ordered an all-natural fruity juice to pep me up a bit... The fresh air and juice made me feel so much better, and I'm so happy that I got up instead of pulling over the covers - The rain stopped and it wound up being really nice outside, and I had a good time getting lost a bit walking around the city and soaking it all up. Here are some shots I snapped from around ... [Read More]
Thursday Travel Throwback: Sicily
Hi there! Ever since I talked about my upcoming vacation earlier this week, I've had travel on my brain. Earlier today I posted a photo on Instagram from my vacation in Thailand last year: I started thinking about how I've mentioned some of my trips on the blog, but haven't gone into good detail of some of my favorite travels from before I started Foodie Loves Fitness. I thought it might be fun to relive them a bit and do a few recaps, and so for the next month until I go on my Euro trip, I'm going to do a Thursday travel throwback post - starting today with Sicily! Growing up in the heavily Italian-influenced state of New Jersey and having a heritage of being half Italian, I had always wanted to go to Italy. So when I saw that my college was offering a study abroad program in ... [Read More]
Sights and Eats in Amsterdam
Hi there! After a long but smooth day of traveling, I arrived back in San Diego last night. I was deliriously tired and practically face planted onto the couch last night, got a long night of sleep, and am feeling pretty good today. I'm taking it somewhat easy today to give myself a day to catch up and get some errands done. Anyone else feel like they need a day to get back on track after traveling? Now, first thing’s first – the winner of the contest giveaway!I’m totally late in getting a winner announced since working overseas and soaking up as much of Amsterdam as I could left me with no chance to blog. Thanks to everyone who participated! As chosen by SlimKicker, the winner is WannaBeFit, whose ideas were as follows: - Do 10 crunches or pushups everytime there is a commercial ... [Read More]