Belgian hotel rents 'therapy goldfish'
For solo travelers on the road, a quiet companion. Or, a hotel's publicity stunt. You decide.
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Belgians in Copenhagen file 'missing bus' report
Leaving a load of tourists behind, a very noticeable bus has gone missing in Copenhagen.
From the Shoebox: Europe 1960
Images recovered from teenage travels over a half-century back lead PHeymont down memory lane.
Eating in Bruges: Tourist scam or bonus for locals?
Do restaurant discounts limited to locals help residents survive gentrification, or do they rip off travelers? It’s all in how you look at it!
One Day in Mons, Belgium
A small city that's not on many itineraries...but SpacesXPlaces shows us why it should be!
Brussels: Stop dancing, or pay a tax!
Brussels stirs up a controversy with a tax on dancing in nightclubs, and with how to enforce it.
The Quays of Ghent, Belgium
Gumbo was hanging out on the banks of the Leie river in Ghent Belgium. See why it's one of the most popular places in the city.
Belgium: Mixed Feelings About My Plan B
I'm very conflicted about my feelings for Belgium and I've been trying to find the wonderful, friendly and unique country I once knew. Let me explain a little. Belgium was my Plan B and started me on a life-long love for...
Eurostar to get faster, more comfortable
The new seats in standard class Big changes are coming for the Eurostar trains that link Paris, Brussels, Lille and other French cities to London with 17 new trains that will start service by the end of the year. A little taste of the...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 4, 2015: Le Jardin du Petit Sablon, Brussels
In front of the pretty central-Brussels church of Notre Dame du Sablon is the shaded and beautifully laid-out garden of 'Petit Sablon'. The centrepiece of the garden is a gently sprinkling fountain in the centre of which is a large statue to the...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 28, 2015: Notre Dame du Sablon, Brussels
The pretty church of Notre Dame du Sablon was built between the 15th and 16th centuries on a plot of land between two squares in central Brussels - named 'Grande' and 'Petite' Sablons. It is particulaly noted for its beautiful stained glass windows...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 21, 2015: Old England in Brussels, Belgium
'Old England' is a 1899 former department store in Brussels, Belgium, that is an art nouveau showpiece with a superlative black facade all decorated with wrought iron and beautifully arched period windows which contains the MIM collection of...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 14, 2015: Slightly uncomfortable in Brussels...
Well, Dr. Fumblefinger did tell me to show you photos that 'interest' me... I'm not sure if that extended to "worried me" too... This tiny little clown doll seemed to watch me from it's stall as I strolled around the Flea Market in Brussels. I think...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 7, 2015: Belgian store fronts 4
I just like the colour and the intrigue of the contents of this store front in Brussels complete with the guy speaking on his mobile phone. Standing on the edge of the Flea Market in Brussels, this is very much a 'people watching' location on a sunny...
Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 31, 2015: Belgian store fronts 3
Well, I just liked this store window in Brussels offering furnishing hardware in beautifully arranged wooden boxes with some very antique-looking furnishing hardware which, if it is really of the apparent period, would be quite a prize find for...