#STRIKEAPOSE / 24 HOURS IN HAMBURG

 Oh Hamburg(ers), you were sehr schön! After seeing my last post about Hamburg, you'd maybe

thought it was all pampering and relaxing. Well, you were wrong all the time. This trip was the living

proof of how productive you can be in 24 hours. "I swear that the evidence that I shall give, shall be

the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"...

#STRIKEAPOSE

And from now on it's done with the tropical posts. Unfortunately. Back to the Dutch reality! 

That means where Summer almost doesn't exist and where I have to wear jackets over my t-shirts.

But hey, I live in the heart Amsterdam! Which is not a punishment at all. And monday this town will be 

upside down. Why? KINGSDAY. The day that makes you hate the color orange but actually still wearing it. 

 So here's a little orange warm-up to get in the mood for monday. And did you noticed I'm wearing all 

the items on my shirt!? (just saying.)

What do you think of the color orange?

#POSEONTOUR

I've shown you a lot of palm trees, bikini's and socks and sandals. No, that last one was just
once in Paris, okay. But besides all the coconuts and stuff there are these unexpected hidden
treasures on Bonaire.

I also wanted to show this other side of the island; Put Bronswinkel. That maybe doesn't sound
that flattering as this place looks, and that is just totally true :) The sun shines through the woods
and besides the silence you hear the birds sing. That's is just a magical OMG moment which I
insist you should experience once in your life. Amen!

#POSEONTOUR

Playing the typical tourist on Bonaire w/ bf Bryan and I forced him to take all the snapshots, of course ;)
Luckily he loves to take pictures, so I will take back the "forcing part".

HELLO VIEW, over the city Rincon. I wish I woke up like dis though... But the view from my  
(temporarily) Bonaire home isn't that bad eather. Sometimes you can even see the dolphins jumping
around in the ocean. Yes, I'm dead serious.

We rent a car and drove almost over the whole island (which maybe takes 40 minutes if you 
don't stop, haha). This was one of the most breath taking stops we've seen. After this, a fun stop;
Cadushy. Where you can drink the most tropical homemade drinks until you can't remember your
own name (there's some alcohol in it, so that's why). FYI: we left sober ;)

#POSEONTOUR

Everybody heard about pink beaches, right? Honestly, I didn't believed a thing about it. I always thought
it was Photoshopped or something. Until that moment in your life comes and you see real pink(-ish) water
 with your own freaking eyes. Honeys, believe me, it does exist (Oh my Flamingo!) And I'm the living
 proof to tell you that!

And the double "oh-my-gawd" moment is when pink is your favorite color. Okay, make it triple,
there was also a flamingo chillin' with me. (A fake one this time though, but I don't care... Don't ruin 
my moment, thank you.)

DÉJÀ VU / #TBT

Hey this outfit may look familiar! If you're reading my blog for a while, you're totally right and 

maybe having a déjà vu moment right now. If you're a newbie here, hey, here's a new look! ;)

Besides it's (throwback)thursday - the reason why I'm sharing this post - I would love to wear this look 

again! Especially at this time of the year. With the tights, boots, faux fur and my beloved Kenzo hat.

But let's just wear it virtual, 'cause I ain't gonna wear the same stuff twice ya know… ;)

TRAVEL DIARY

Swimming with dolphins, feeding flamingo's - and having Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast - all sound
very unreal. Not to me anymore, because my dreams came true in the Caribbean!!!

Let's start with this One Happy Island where I was for two nights last week, also called Aruba. 

Well the slogan is not lying, it definitely is one happy island, for real! Everybody is happy, 

from the people in the hotel, the taxi drivers and - of course - I was the happiest girl on earth.

What to do when you arrive on Aruba? S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G! Straight ahead to the 

Victoria's Secret store (duh!), say hi to Michael Kors and checking the newest collection 

of Dolce & Gabbana, which is only possible on this island from the Caribbean.

What about day two? More about that later… ;)

TRAVEL DIARY

Oh Bonaire, you're killing me! In a good way though. Is there a good way of killing? YES, there is.

The Caribbean is killing me with their beauty and I haven't even been to the other islands yet!

Just when you think you're vacation cannot be better, I'm leaving to Aruba and Curacao this week!
You read that right dushi!!! Two nights Aruba and two nights Curacao.

This day was tourist day. Sight seeing, driving around the island and chilling at one of my 

favorite spots; Jibe City. That view though…

 What will tomorrow bring…? Now I'm off to yoga, ayo!

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Okay okay, I need to work on my tan a little. But if that's the biggest problem…? I can totally get

 used to these kinda days. No worries, good weather and relaxing vibe. I think I belong here!

I just don't wanna leave this island anymore! Well, Curacao and Aruba are planned, but that's not 

what I meant... ;) Yes, you heard that right, Joy and I are going to discover the other islands as well.
And my macamba niece is going with us :) So be prepared Curacao and Aruba!

We shot this pictures at the ahhhhh-mazing (Van der Valk) Plaza resort. I must say this is such a
beautiful spot to go to. And yesterday it was even more fun because of Wake Jam, a wakeboard event.
And you know how I like events ;) So bring on these cocktails!

Of course we had to show off our flash tattoos we could f-i-n-a-l-l-y use!!! So hot and happening 

right now, haha! You see them everywhere, except on Bonaire. But we made that change ;)

What do you think of these flash tattoos?! And how cool is that second last picture?!

TRAVEL DIARY

Oh I'm gonna make you so jealous the upcoming two weeks with these Summer pictures! 

And sorry I'm not sorry ;)

What to do in the Caribbean? CHILLAX. Nothing more nothing less. And with 33 degrees you 

cannot do a lot more than that to be honest. First I have to get rid of this jet lag and second; I need 

to get used to this heat, my GAWD!

Find some tips in this post, where to eat and what to wear! :)

STRIKE A POSE

Like I said on Instagram yesterday: enjoying Summer all over again! Why? 

Well its September and I was chilling on the beach! In a comfy, surfchick inspired look. 

Hopefully I will be able to learn surfing when I'm at Bonaire. Have you ever been surfing? 

To me it looks quite difficult though… 

Back to my look! Isn't this the best combination evah?! Converse with Levi's and O'Neill. 

The only thing I'm missing is a SURFBOARD, SURFBOARD ;)

STRIKE A POSE

Well I'm not vintage (yet), of course. And neither is my shirt. But I must say, if you live in 

Amsterdam you just get forced to like vintage. And that's not a bad thing at all.

Vintage is a vibe. A vibe that feels like home. Or recognizable from waaaaay back family pics.

You can sometimes feel a piece of clothing has been through a lot more than you have. Plus it has 

more personality than your "new" clothes.

Okay, cut the cr*p! The only vintage thing I'm wearing in this outfit is my Levi's jeans… No worries, 

I have a HUGE closet with a lot of vintage treasures so my vintage story was sincere ;)

(PS. What about this awesome location?! It's the home of one of my parents' friends)

STRIKE A POSE

Okay, trust me, this Scandinavian raincoat is definitely rain proof. And I have the evidence right here! 

Festival season just started and thank the Lord the raincoat is an absolute musthave. 

I think this was the funniest shoot ever. Can you imagine my photographer a.k.a le dad was shooting
and my lovely assistant/girl Nanda was throwing water at me a thousand times, haha!

Well let's get this party started! I'm ready for it ;)

EVENT

Okay, it's not Willem Alexander's - King of The Netherlands - official birthday yet. 

But today we're already gonna celebrate it BIG, in Holland. And when we say big, we mean it!

The whole country will be up side down and completely orange this day.

It's party time! So see you soon. And Willem, happy early birthday ;-)

STRIKE A POSE

I don't have a lot to tell today. And not because I have nothing to do - the complete opposite - but
because I'm totally speechless of what's happening this whole week. WOW.

Dreams came true this week and I should save all my words for tonight's presentation
about me and my blog! :)

For the last time, wish me luck?! 

STRIKE A POSE

They say the grass is always greener on the other side. But look how green it is on my side! 

Okay, no grass... But a lot of green though, so that's close enough to me ;-)

Sometimes I can dress a little tomboy-ish. Why? Because sometimes you're just allowed 

to dress man repelling. 

Don't forget me wrong, I'm all into the girly girly stuff as well and I love, love, love to dress up. 

But when I'm having a busy day I like to keep it as comfy as possible.

What do you think of Tomboy looks?

STRIKE A POSE

Here, especially for you, a bunch of flowers to cheer you up :) 

Happy weekend!

STRIKE A POSE

Days have been hectic, confusing and fun at the same time. And the best news of 

all is, that - after years - I got my dream apartment in "hartje" Amsterdam! 

So three guesses where I shot this outfit... Yes, at the Ikea parking lot ;)

TRAVEL DIARY

Our very last day on Ibiza didn't turned out the way we planned it because of the cloudy weather. 

Hello? I ordered the sun, where are you?! And what are you gonna do when the weather isn't 

that good on your vacation? Shopping of course. 

My Spanish friend Encarnita told me about a store called Sluiz and she said it would 

blow my mind and GOSH, she was right! One of my favorite brands Manoush was all over 

the place. And that wasn't the only awesome thing about this store. Lots of amazing - and 

when I say amazing I really mean it - interior stuff plus a cute little restaurant that looks like 
a garden of paradise. 

So our last day was definitely a good way to say this Island farewell...

STRIKE A POSE

OMG, Spring? Are you there? Or did we just skipped you and went right to Summer? 

I'm happy I still have a tiny bit of my Bonaire tan so I don't have to be ashamed of my legs ;)

This week is a busy work week so I'm off again to my first meeting today.

Goodbye butterfly!