Due to popular demand, we have herein provided all the dates for the remaining 2013 EXPAT-REPAT coffee mornings at La Buena Vida in The Hague. We started these popular gatherings three years ago and they continue to grow
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2013 EXPAT-REPAT Coffee Morning Schedule
by Ginny Mees on April 18, 2013 | No Comments
Posted in Events, LBV International Cafe, News 
Tags: coffee, Coffee connoisseurs, Den Haag, EX-Pat, expat, La Buena Vida, monthly coffee, Repat, The Hague 
No 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 »Special Extended Hours This Holiday Season!
by Ginny Mees on December 1, 2012 | No Comments
During the festive month of December we offer extra shopping hours for your convenience, and we also have some holiday closures to spend time with our family. Gedurende de feestelijke Decembermaand hebben wij voor uw gemak extra openingstijden, en zijn wij een bepaalde tijden gesloten zodat wij ook zelf bij onze familie kunnen zijn de [...]
Posted in Events, News Tags: Bomenbuurt, Den Haag, Gifts, holiday gift baskets, holiday hours, La Buena Vida, openingstijden, The Hague No 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, [...]
Living La Buena Vida as an Expat: Monthly Expat Coffee
by Ginny Mees on October 17, 2012 | 7 Comments
Are you new to The Hague? Looking to connect with others for business? Or just trying to meet new people? You are cordially invited (but actually no invitation is required!) to join other Expats for an Open Coffee. There is an Italian Espresso Bar, Tea Room and lots of fun
Posted in Events, Good Living, Networking, News Tags: Coffee connoisseurs, Den Haag, EX-Pat, expat, International, La Buena Vida, monthly coffee, The Hague, The Netherlands 7 Comments »
