Belgium is known, on the cultural identity subject, to be a very divided country. For those who don’t know, the country is essentially virtually split in half, with the northern half being predominantly Flemish and Dutch-speaking, while the southern half is mainly Walloon and French-speaking. Flanders and Wallonia, besides being home to two different sets [...]

Beloved readers,
We are on a weekend vacation in the Belgian Ardennes for a last hurrah before my move to Amsterdam next week. Check back for our regular posts starting again Monday, and for our Saturday Guest Posts and Lazy Sunday Photos again next weekend!
As always, thank you for your support!

A couple of days after arriving in Belgium, I went for a weekend in the Ardennes with a group of friends to get to know them better, eat, drink, be around nature, and watch a meteor shower. Unfortunately, the latter activity was not possible because it was during a foggy night (assuming it would have [...]