A love letter to culture, responsible tourism and slow travel
I arrived in Béziers on the 31st of October 2020. I had never really planned on visiting, not in the near future anyway. But as we all know, 2020 had its own plans! We were house- and petsitting in the beautiful Dordogne region when President Macron announced a new lockdown Continue Reading
Amsterdam, right? Rotterdam maybe and if you push hard enough some people might have heard of Maastricht. But Arnhem? Nah, this compact city close to the stunning Veluwe National Park is rarely on the must-see list of people travelling to the Netherlands. I wasn’t sure what to expect either when Continue Reading
Who would have thought that Belfast would one day make it as one of the upcoming destinations for a UK city break and people would consider spending a weekend in Belfast? Back in the 80’s the city centre was a no-go zone where shops had security of which many modern Continue Reading
There are a few things Germans are better at than everybody else: technology, punctuality, beer (as a Belgian, I must say this one is debatable) and Christmas markets! I was never one to fully embrace the Christmas spirit, but I had to admit defeat after visiting the Christmas markets in Continue Reading
Belfast and The Troubles: they go hand in hand. Even more than 20 years after the Good Friday Agreement, the city’s past is still very much present behind the scenes and a lot of visitors are keen to understand what this dark period in history was about.But how do you Continue Reading
Aaah, Rio de Janeiro! A name and place that leaves nobody indifferent! I planned on spending just a few days here, I ended up staying a week! A lot has been said or written about Brazil’s most (in)famous city. But how exactly do you “tackle” Rio? By all means, read on and Continue Reading
Derry, Londonderry, the Maiden City, the Walled City, Stroke City, LegenDerry: there are a lot of different names for the 2nd biggest city in Northern Ireland!Whatever you call it, if you come to Northern Ireland you owe it to yourself to pay a visit. Wonder why? By all means, read Continue Reading
“This is the place where Jesus met his mother on the way to the Cross” the shopkeeper explains to me.“And if you take the next street on your right, you can see where Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to death”… I am standing on the “Via Dolorosa”, said to be the Continue Reading
Let’s face it, Johannesburg doesn’t have a brilliant reputation when it comes to safety. Stories of crime, poverty, theft and murder are the main reasons visitors travel straight from OR Tambo Airport to safer and more secure places. And yes, you definitely have to keep your wits about you, but Continue Reading
Twenty euro to walk around the walls and another twenty to take the cable car up to Mount Srd?! You’d be forgiven for thinking that visiting Dubrovnik is an outright assault on your bank account! Or is it? If, like me, you’d rather spend that amount of money on a Continue Reading