A Dog of Flanders in Antwerp – travel review
‘A Dog of Flanders’ is a novel by English-French author Marie Louise de la Ramée and was published under her pseudonym “Ouida” in 1872. It...
Antwerp for a Belgian Break – Things to do! – travel review
Antwerp is the capital of the Belgian province of Flanders. It is one of the most populous cities in Belgium, although the old city centre...
Africa Museum re-opens in Brussels
9 December 2019 – Tevuren – near Brussels. Originally inaugurated for the Brussels International Exhibition of 1897, Charles Girault, architect of the Petit Palais in...
The Year of Pieter Bruegel
Pieter Bruegel produced unique works which are still easily recognised today. They reflect the reality of the 16th Century in northern Europe – and that...
Lambic – the sweet taste of a sour beer
OK, I had not heard of Lambic and that’s mainly because I am not a big beer drinker, but this was something of a revelation...
Gaasbeek Castle for a Feast of Fools: Bruegel Rediscovered
Gaasbeek Castle for a Feast of Fools: Bruegel Rediscovered 6 April 2019 – 28 July 2019 Gaasbeek Castle isn’t far from the thronging city of...
The Farm Brewery – Goossens
Goossens Farm with Malting Brewery Lambic Brewery Heritage Lambic beer is a typical wild yeast beer, brewed in the southwest region of Brussels (Pajottenland). It...
Good Beer Guide – Belgium – book review
Beer has changed its image over the last decade. It was once the chosen beverage of older folks who had their favourite brew and they...
Rubenshuis in Antwerp – travel review
Antwerp is often overlooked, visitors to north-west Europe gravitating to its more celebrated cousins of Paris and Amsterdam. It is, however, a treasure-trove of history,...
The Taste of Belgium by Ruth Van Waerebeek – review
It’s so near, but almost totally overlooked from the culinary perspective. Belgium is one of our closest neighbours but is overshadowed by the gastronomic giant...