Submitted by:
Aleksandra Kurczynska
Ghent, Belgium
Have you already seen Gravensteen? Have you taken photos from Sint Michielsbrug? Have you rested on Graslei when drinking a magic bottle of wine? Have you done something even more ‘Gents’? No matter whether your answer would be yes or no, may I suggest you something different…because: why not ?
The difference I’m [...]

American thanksgiving is something we should try to import to Europe instead of Halloween. True! Not only do you get to eat well and a lot (although according to the stereotypes, that’s not something to be surprised about) but you also get this long weekend to do whatever you want or go wherever you feel [...]

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!

Most people think about the house of gods when they hear olimpos,
knowing little about the actual ancient settlement located in antalya,turkey.
Olimpos is one of the cities on the once-upon-a-time Lykian trade route and present-day trekking route(link).
Lykians were the first ones to use money as we know it. After inventing the mother of all problems, of [...]

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 [...]