Planning a trip to the land of beer and chocolate? You better come prepared! With these tips on 20 things to do in Belgium in 2020 you’ll see, hear, taste and experience the best of Belgium in the new year. Have fun! Read Post

A complete list of the school breaks, special days and holidays in Belgium that you can bookmark for later use. This way, you don’t plan a shopping trip when everything is closed or miss important festivities because you didn’t know about them. Read Post

Whenever I travel somewhere, I love coming across rivers and canals. Whether it be in cities or nature areas, I think a body of water always adds something extra to a place. So when Rivertours invited me on one of their boat trips here in Read Post

The Ardennes are known for their historical sites and peaceful nature but did you know they actually stretch across three countries – France, Luxembourg, and Belgium – and have some amazing gastronomy to offer as well? Visit Ardenne invited me to spend four days in Read Post

Belgium is the land of music festivals. From spring until late summer you can attend a music festival every weekend and even more than one in July and August. Especially Flanders is a bit festival crazy, with even the smallest towns organizing their own festival. Read Post

2014-2018 marked four years of commemorating the end of the Great War, World War I, now 100 years ago. There was an influx of people from around the world visiting the WW1 memorials, museums, cemeteries, and battlefields in Belgium. If you weren’t one of them Read Post

I’m always up for exploring a bit more of my home country Belgium but being the workaholic that I am, I often need a kick in the behind to do so. This time, that kick came from the Province of Liège. They’ve put together a Read Post

Just like many other European countries, Belgium suffered a great deal during World War 2. Stuck between Germany and France, it’s known its share of battles and today, there are plenty of World War 2 tours and war sites around Belgium that commemorate these awful Read Post

Most people know about the European Quarter in Brussels, but not everyone knows that you can also visit several of the European institutions. I went to the Parlamentarium, the European Parliament museum and also visited the nearby House of European History.   The Parlamentarium The Read Post

The city of Ostend lies at the Belgian coast but has plenty to offer all-year-round. If you’re looking for things to do in Ostend in winter, you can’t ignore the many museums that offer shelter against the wind and an artistic or historical boost to Read Post

Every three years or so, the city of Ghent here in Belgium organizes the Ghent Light Festival. In 2018, this Ghent winter festival will take place from January 31 until February 4. Because there’s no point in hearing about it when the festival’s already passed, Read Post