It’s time to say goodbye to summer in Belgium. The whirlwind of cultural and music festivals are coming to an end. Even though autumn doesn’t officially start until the autumnal equinox on September 22, you can already feel a change in the air. Temperatures are dropping, leaves are changing colors and summer festivals are […]
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I was never much of a history buff, but living in Europe has sparked my interest in learning about the past. After all, this continent is brimming with history and more so than my native land. I live about 40 minutes from the site of the iconic Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon suffered a crushing
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Tournee Minerale may be a month without alcohol, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up good Belgian beer.
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When my company relocated me to Belgium in 2016, I was clueless about this amazing country. Or, more accurately, I was totally clueless. So were many of my fellow Americans. In fact, I think only a handful of my friends and family (travel industry buddies excluded) could correctly mark Belgium on an unlabelled map. “Good
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Lately, I feel as if the world is traveling back in time. Sometimes that can be good, like when your time machine takes you to the Belgian province of Limburg. Turn your clock back and see what rural life looked like in Flanders hundreds of years ago. If you are a history buff or just
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