These past few days were spent preparing our Italian villa for the
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Tasting Trentino
by Ginny Mees on May 18, 2013 | No Comments
Posted in Good Living, News, Products, Travel 
Tags: Agritur, Arco, Italy, Lago di Garda, Madonna delle Vittorie, Olive Oil, ristorante, Riva del Garda, Torbole, travel, Trentino, Villa Teggiole, Wine 
No Comments »The Female Face of Voetbal (Soccer): NL vs USA
by Ginny Mees on April 9, 2013 | 2 Comments
NL vs USA TONIGHT AT 19:00, SHOW YOUR GIRLS THE FEMALE FACE OF VOETBAL/SOCCER! There is nothing more sacred in the Netherlands than Voetbal Oranje, unless we are talking possibly about the Dutch Royal Family of Oranje themselves. But let me be crystal clear, the Dutch voetbal fanaticism is reserved for the male version of voetbal! [...]
Suspended Coffee or Sospeso
by Ginny Mees on April 3, 2013 | 2 Comments
Suspended Coffee(or Sospeso) started in Napoli, Italy, and it is again spreading like wildfire throughout Europe and the USA! The trend of suspended coffee has seen a recent resurgence as many coffee lovers have been affected by the
Posted in Good Living, News Tags: Den Haag, economic crisis, Europe, eurozone, Holland, Italy, Napoli, sospeso, suspended coffee, The Hague, USA 2 Comments »The Social Power of Coffee
by Ginny Mees on April 3, 2013 | No Comments
In many South American and African cultures the coffee bean is sacred. In many western cultures it is also sacred! Coffee brings us together to talk, laugh, cry, celebrate, grieve, and enjoy life! It is certainly an easy way to meet up with someone in order to get to know them better…and for this we [...]
Posted in Events, Good Living, Networking Tags: Coffee connoisseurs, Den Haag, EX-Pat, Fahrenheitstraat, La Buena Vida, Repat, The Hague, The Netherlands No Comments »Creating A New (Future) Reality
by Ginny Mees on March 7, 2013 | 4 Comments
As a manager, parent and entrepreneur I have often used the following statement as my definition of disappointment: Disappointment is the realized difference between one’s expectation, and their reality
Posted in Events, Good Living, Health & Wellness, Networking, News Tags: business, change, consulting, crisis, Entrepreneur, Essence Therapeutics, Fahrenheitstraat, La Buena Vida, MI Airline, MMC, Reality, Shoeby, social media, Stadhouder, The Hague 4 Comments »La Buena Vida Sanctuary is Here!!!
by Ginny Mees on March 7, 2013 | No Comments
As part of our 2013 endeavor to add value for our clients here in The Hague, it has been suggested by many, that we offer a series of “good living” events here at La Buena Vida, which we are calling La Buena Vida Sanctuary. For those of you interested, we will be posting these
Posted in Events, Good Living, Health & Wellness, Networking, News Tags: Den Haag, events, Good Living, La Buena Vida, Sanctuary, The Hague No Comments »The EXpat Factor
by Ginny Mees on February 2, 2013 | 2 Comments
During the past four years, I have faced an identity crisis of sorts: Am I or am I not an Expat? There are two schools of thought. Many people consider the word expat (the shortened version of expatriate), to be defined as a person living in a foreign country, in which case I
Living The Good Life In Tough Times
by Ginny Mees on January 17, 2013 | 3 Comments
2012 is a year many of us are happy to put behind us…me included! Retail has been hit hard in the past six months in The Netherlands, and
Posted in Events, Good Living, Products Tags: Barbeque, Bas Hogerworst, Den Haag, Dutch, Fahrenheitstraat, Gift Shop, good life, Kitchen, knives, La Buena Vida, pans, pot, retail, The Hague, webshop 3 Comments »Best Crock Pot Recipe Contest
by Ginny Mees on January 11, 2013 | 19 Comments
Happy New Year Crock Pot Lovers! My love for the Crockpot (aka Slow Cooker) goes way back to 1979!!! It was one of the first appliances I used regularly as a young adult living on my own. I cannot remember if my Mom ever used one while I was growing up, but I received one [...]
Posted in Culinary Expertise, Events, Good Living, Products, Recipes Tags: American, crock pot, Den Haag, La Buena Vida, recipe, roast garlic chicken, slow cooker, The Hague, Winter 19 Comments »Small Neighborhood Businesses Make A Big Difference
by Ginny Mees on November 8, 2012 | 3 Comments
THIS CHRISTMAS: SHOP LOCALLY (WINKELEN LOKAAL)! Living in the Netherlands, I love the fact that neighborhood shopping streets are alive and well. It doesn’t matter if you live in Amsterdam, The Hague or small rural villages, every town has a shopping street. This was the same when I grew up in the 70′s in Pasadena, [...]
