Homemade lahoh for two
Find a recipe for lahoh and make two thin pancakes together. Each choose a savoury or sweet accompaniment.
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A date with a touch of Djibouti.
Djibouti can inspire a relaxed date with tea, sea views, a local meal and a conversation about the landscape.
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Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
A salt landscape on a map
Look at photos and maps of Lake Assal together and compare the landscape's shapes, colours and elevation without assuming you'll travel there.
Tea and three stories
Brew spiced tea at home and have each person tell three short stories about an encounter or a trip. Choose your favorite at the end.
Coastal walk in suitable weather
With local advice, choose a public stretch of coast for a short walk and a relaxing drink break.
Combine two local ideas
Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.
A date at home
- Homemade lahoh for two
Find a recipe for lahoh and cook two thin pancakes together.
- Tea and three stories
Make spiced tea at home and each tell three short stories about an encounter or a journey.
Go out and taste something
- Coastal walk in suitable weather
With local advice, choose a public stretch of coast for a short walk and a relaxing drink break.
- Homemade lahoh for two
Find a recipe for lahoh and cook two thin pancakes together.
Try two new things
- Homemade lahoh for two
Find a recipe for lahoh and cook two thin pancakes together.
- A salt landscape on a map
Look at photos and maps of Lake Assal together and compare the landscape's shapes, colours and elevation without assuming you'll travel there.
Things to do together anywhere
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You can also try these ideas in Djibouti. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.
Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Tea three waysBrew the same tea in three ways and taste how time and temperature change it.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mocktail labMix two alcohol-free drinks together and give them your own names.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Focaccia as a canvasDecorate a focaccia together with vegetables and herbs before it goes into the oven.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Bake your own crackersBake a tray of simple crackers together and each come up with your own flavor.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Swap your window viewsSpend five minutes each showing the other person what you can see from your window.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Hot chocolate taste testMake two kinds of hot chocolate and give each other a blind tasting.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Bridge routeWalk past three bridges and compare how they connect the neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watching a lockFind a public spot by a lock and watch how boats pass through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE GeocachingFind a public geocache together and take turns navigating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Finding a viewpointChoose a spot with a view and take your time discovering ten things together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Waterfront walkWalk along a canal, pond or river and count the boats or birds you see.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A monument in detailVisit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Bread from the bakeryBuy two small types of bread and try them with the same topping.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Early bakery routePick something up from a bakery early and eat it somewhere the day is just beginning.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Cloud atlasWatch the sky for fifteen minutes and sketch three cloud shapes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A conversation on a benchFind a bench with a view and take turns asking each other one new question.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Listening walkWalk for ten minutes without music and each note three sounds that catch your attention.View the idea