Nothing says Christmas like a charming Christmas Market or Holiday Bazaar. These gezellig festivities offer many home-made crafts and goods not always found while traipsing through The Noordeinde or Passage, and certainly at a much lower price. Half the fun in a holiday market is that they typically are
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Christmas Markets in The Hague
by Ginny Mees on November 29, 2011 | No Comments
Posted in Events, Good Living, News, Travel 
Tags: American, AWC, British, BSN, Christmas, Den Haag, EX-Pat, fair, holiday, La Buena Vida, Market, Nederland, Netherlands, The Hague, The Hungry Mind, Winter 
No Comments »Top 5 Festive Foodie Gifts
by Ginny Mees on November 16, 2011 | No Comments
Are you looking for an inexpensive, but special gift for the holidays? It’s time to consider some food options which will appeal to all cultures, palates and age groups! When shopping this holiday season, why not offer your recipient the tasteful gift of food. Consider the
Posted in Good Living, News, Products Tags: best food gifts, Booja Booja, cadeau, cava, chocolate truffles, Christmas, Culinary, cupcake kits, cupcakes, Den Haag, Fahrenheitstraat, Foodie, Foof, Gifts, hibiscus bloem, holiday, International, Italian, Kerst, La Buena Vida, Monin, natale, pasta tricolore, prosecco, The Hague No Comments »Girl Time Is Like a Good Workout
by Ginny Mees on November 8, 2011 | 2 Comments
Cyndi Lauper had it right with the title of her 80′s hit: “Girls Just Want To Have Fun!”. When we girls get together we just want to sit around, chat, laugh, eat, drink and did I mention laugh??? Maybe it is because of the doom and gloom constantly found in the news that makes me
Posted in Good Living, Health & Wellness, News Tags: Fun, girl time, Girlfriendology, girlfriends, health, Laugh, physical, Seratonin, Stanford, support, support Men Are From Mars, support system, The Hague 2 Comments »Looking Good at 125 Years Old
by Ginny Mees on October 29, 2011 | No Comments
Surviving and thriving for 125 years is a real challenge, but not for Lady Liberty who stands as tall as ever, and is still a beacon of hope for many looking to America to provide shelter and a better life. Yesterday, Friday, the 28th of October, was the 125th anniversary of our
Posted in Events, Good Living, News Tags: 125, America, American, Declaration of Independence, Europe, freedom, Gaddafi, liberty, Libya, looking good, Occupy Wall Street, statue of liberty, USA No Comments »Pumpkin Power
by Ginny Mees on October 13, 2011 | No Comments
There is little else more sacred in America during the month of October than the pumpkin. As a native fruit of North America, it has become the symbol of Halloween, autumn and all things related to the harvest. But I find it interesting that while I lived in the US, my primary
The iCon
by Ginny Mees on October 7, 2011 | 2 Comments
During the past 50 years there has been no person (known or unknown to me) who has been a greater icon(oclast) for our generation, than Steve Jobs. The fact the CEO of a major company, who I have never met, passed away on Wednesday, and it has had such a huge
Posted in Good Living, News Tags: American, apple, computer, foursquare, icon, International School of The Hague, iPad, iPhone, iPod, MIAirline, Obama, Pixar, San Francisco, smartphone, Stanford University, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, The Hague, Viber 2 Comments »California Crush in The Hague
by Ginny Mees on October 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
There is little more sacred in the wine-making industry then the fall harvest, or the “crush” as it is also known. Tonight at La Buena Vida we celebrate the wonderful harvest celebration with A California Crush wine tasting private event for The American Women’s Club of The Hague. Our private wine tasting events have become [...]
Posted in Culinary Expertise, Events, Good Living, Products Tags: American, American Women's Club of The Hague, California, California chardonnay, crush, Den Haag, events, EX-Pat, Fahrenheitstraat, Gift Shop, harvest, International, La Buena Vida, private winetasting, San Francisco, The Hague, The Netherlands, the wine institute, trip, Vacation, Wente wines, Wine, wine-tasting 1 Comment »Bobotie: Sweet & Savory African Style
by Ginny Mees on September 27, 2011 | No Comments
A few weeks ago a South African client of mine popped by La Buena Vida for a latte macchiato, and was telling me she was having friends for dinner that night. Whenever I hear someone is entertaining, I love to hear what they are preparing. She shared that she was making bobotie (pronounced ba-boor-tea) with yellow [...]
Posted in Culinary Expertise, Good Living, Recipes Tags: bobotie, chutney, Culinary, Den Haag, easy dinner, Fahrenheitstraat, International, La Buena Vida, Malay, recipe, South Africa, sweet savory, The Hague, yellow rice No Comments »Coffee: A Drink To Celebrate on Thursday!
by Ginny Mees on September 26, 2011 | No Comments
This Thursday the 29th of September is officially “National Coffee Day”, which is celebrated in the USA and many other coffee-loving countries. This week is also referred to as National Coffee Week, and people are asked to take a “coffee break“. In
Posted in Events, Good Living, News Tags: American, Cappuccino, coffee berries, Coffee Break, Coffee connoisseurs, Den Haag, Dutch, Ethiopia, Holland, Indonesia, International, Java, koffie, La Buena Vida, National, Netherlands, Portugal, Surinam, The Hague, The Netherlands No Comments »Give PEACE A Chance
by Ginny Mees on September 21, 2011 | No Comments
In the infamous words of John Winston Ono Lennon, on this the 21 September 2011 The International Day of Peace:
