You all know that we have been food traveling a lot during the last one and a half years, trying out a lot of different cuisines and new ways to cook and prepare food and drinks. So traveling with Vacation in a Box is just a perfect fit for us!

This is a four-step program that will take you on an online weekend travel adventure, where you pick your destination and order your box, open your box, give it a bit of planning, and then you're off! Could it be more perfect? No, not really, especially since Angelica is kind of too pregnant to fly, and hey - there's a global pandemic going on in the world.

As you open your box, you have a bit of preparation to do before your trip. You get an itinerary containing suggestions for activities to do through out your online weekend, and a bunch of different meals to cook. Some of the meals are planned with a bit more exotic ingredients but don't worry, all of the products that would normally be hard to find are in the Box already, so you're good to go. Just choose whatever meals fit you best, and then go shopping for the basic products, and wines if that's what you prefer.

We divided the box a bit differently just to make it fit our weekend the best, but then again, isn't that what you always do on your trips? So we started out on Friday night with a bit of music and a glass of Sangria to set the mood, before we headed into the kitchen to start off the weekend with some Fideua.

You don't know what Fideua is? Well, neither did I, but it's basically a form of paella where you use noodles instead of rice. It was supposed to be a lot of different seafood in it, but we ordered the chef (me) to make it without the calamares. (squid) And the itinerary said to serve the meal with some rosé wine, that's what we did!

For Saturday we had a lot of different foods to choose from, and we couldn't really decide what we wanted for our main course, so we ended up doing everything on the menu that sounded good! Yeah, that's a lot of food! And that's tapas for you!

We had some Chorizo and Patats Bravas, Champinones Al Ajillo, Jamon Serrano, Ensaladilla Rusa and last but not least some cheese, olives and bread. And to keep that vacation feeling flowing, we put on some Spanish music and had our dinner in the pool, served with Spanish white wine (the big bottle is with alcohol and the small without).

I don't want to spoil your surprise for when you order your own Vacation in a box, so I'm not gonna show you all that was in the box or share the recipes or show you the entire itinerary. But I can tell you this, you will have a great weekend with Vacation in a Box, we sure did! We visited Madrid a few years back, just for a weekend, and this trip brought to us by Vacation in a Box sure brought back a lot of great memories.

//Ann & Angelica

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As I have said before, it's a bit of a walk up to but it's well worth it, you pass places like Odeon of Herodes on your way there. But make sure that you bring your water, especially on a hot day, there are no places to buy anything once you get up there. And bring your walking shoes, the hills are steep at some places and the stairs are really long. It will take you about 20 minutes to walk up to Acropolis, but it took us a bit longer since we could not help to stop everywhere just to look at the places we passed.

Upon the Acropolis, there are several old buildings in various states. I usually do my research a bit more thoroughly than I did the time we walked the Acropolis, but it was okay anyway. I knew the looks and history of the two buildings that had caught my mind before even booking the trip to Athens, Parthenon and The old temple of Athena.

The Parthenon

The old Temple of Athena

Make sure you have a good amount of time when you get there, there are so many buildings to see on the way up there. And once you are up on the hill, the view is simply amazing. You can see the entire city and I do promise to show you some more of the images I took overlooking the city. But let's focus on the buildings in this post, shall we...

We managed to get there just in time for the sun to start to set, and do I have to tell you that Athens looked kind of pretty in the golden light of the sunset?

So to sum this up... make sure you wear your best walking shoes, bring a bottle of water, check the time of the sunset and make sure your batteries in your camera are fresh. Enjoy!

Have you ever been to Acropolis?

//Ann

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During our weekend to Gothenburg in Sweden, we booked our stay at Bellora Hotel which is located right in the middle of city center. What really drew me to this particular hotel was yes of course, the location, but mostly it has to do with the fact that they have an Italian inspired menu. You all know me by know, you know that I can't say no to some pasta, pizza and a good red?

As you can see on the images above, the hotel has a restaurant, a bar, a lounge area and the best part - a rooftop terrace. Though it was quite windy up there, it had the most beautiful view of the city.

You really get that Italian countryside vibe at Bellora, where the staff is dressed flower patterns, the lobby smells like basil and the mood is totally set by the low music. The ambience at this hotel is nothing but beautiful.

You can also choose to get you breakfast served either in the restaurant or they can bring it to your room in the morning, just give the frontdesk a heads up and they'll accommodate you. The breakfast contained of coffee or tea, two different juices, yoghurt, fresh fruits, sourdough bread with salami and cheese, bacon, scrambled eggs, and sausages. And for all of you sweet tooth's, croissants and Nutellacream. If you are intrigued and want to see how the breakfast looked I do think I have some images on my instagram stories from the breakfasts, both in bed and in the restaurant, so make sure to check that out!

To be honest, the only thing I regret about booking our stay with Bellora hotels, is that we only booked two nights, we should have stayed longer.

//Ann

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