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Jensens Bofhus lunch deal

Oslo lunch deal at Jensen’s Bøfhus: FAIL

Posted by Thien Lan on September 17, 2015September 17, 2015 in Food, Kids friendly, Oslo, Steakhouse

When it comes to advertising, hubby and I are the first to get caught, hubby with oh and ah over new gadgets and cooking utensils, remember the nicer dicer plus, and me over food porn. For the last week or so…

Ikea Oslo

Must do in Oslo: a trip to Ikea!

Posted by Thien Lan on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Parenting

My mother-in-law is arriving soon and, although the sun now sets at a reasonable 8.30pm time, it still rises quite early so we had to get block out curtains for the guest room. What’s a better family adventure than a trip…

living in Oslo

Living in Oslo: month one

Posted by Thien Lan on September 3, 2015November 12, 2017 in Food, Kids friendly, Oslo, Parenting

Hi everyone It’s been a bit more than a month since I settled in in Oslo with the kids. As things have started to become quite busy I decided I’d write something a bit more personal, more relevant to family and…

Kids in Oslo

Kids in Oslo: Sognsvann Lake

Posted by Thien Lan on August 13, 2015August 12, 2015 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Outdoors, Parenting

Last week was heaven, this week, the kids have arrived so we need to find activities everyday to keep them busy. It’s quite a challenge since they love our new home and, like their Dad, you need to push really…

Luzern Switzerland with children

Top picks: Luzern with 4 children under 7

Posted by Thien Lan on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 in Holidays, Hotel, Kids friendly, Luxury, Outdoors, Parenting, Restaurant Review, Swiss food, Switzerland

My friends Bev is still in town with her hubby and two boys. With my husband coming back for the week-end, we organised a get away to beautiful Luzern, one hour drive from Zürich. This is the very place to…

school holidays activities

School holidays… NOT!

Posted by Thien Lan on July 9, 2015 in Holidays, Kids friendly, Parenting

Why school holidays are NOT holidays for me The kids which means they are at home 24/7 and you need to feed them three times a day well five with morning and afternoon tea and make sure they enough fruit…

cheap tasty food in Zurich

The secret to cheap and tasty food: do it yourself

Posted by Thien Lan on June 18, 2015 in Asian Food, Food, Health, Kids friendly, Near Dubendorf, Oerlikon, Parenting, Restaurant Review, Switzerland, Zurich

This week I discovered another way to delicious food for less. Different to the Groupon deals I tried last time, this time is: help yourself! Yan Sushi und Wok: all you can eat Asian Buffet! How good can all you can eat…

Waldmannsburg Dubendorf Restaurant Review

10th Anniversary lunch at Waldmannsburg Panoramic Restaurant, Dübendorf

Posted by Thien Lan on May 21, 2015May 20, 2015 in Food, Kids friendly, Luxury, Near Dubendorf, Outdoors, Restaurant Review, Swiss food, Switzerland, Zurich

My husband is now working overseas and he came back home on Thursday 7th May as it was our 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We decided to celebrate the next day over lunch while the kids are at school so we could…

Dubai holidays with children

Dubai holidays with children: top 5 picks

Posted by Thien Lan on April 28, 2015November 13, 2017 in Food, Holidays, Hotel, Kids friendly, Luxury, Parenting, Staff pick

Why visit Dubai? This year’s spring holidays I wanted a place with heat and sun. I was first considering south of Europe like Malta buy was advised it was still too cold for a swim. Several friends recommended Dubai so I gave…

easy healthy dessert recipe

Easy healthy stylish yummy dessert

Posted by Thien Lan on April 23, 2015April 15, 2015 in France, French food, Kids friendly, Recipes, Swiss food, Switzerland

I didn’t even thought my kids would love it but they did, so this is a definite winner: Verrine cremeuse et croustillante à la pomme i.e. Creamy crunchy apple dessert. It takes 2 minutes, it looks good, it has a…

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