Photo by Isaac Ibbott on Unsplash They’re two of the biggest bands in the history of rock. Coldplay and Imagine Dragons have performed in some of the world’s biggest stadia. But audiences in Belgium will soon get the chance to listen to their ageless music as it’s never been performed before – and all this in one of…
If you find yourself in London this month you will find a “bit of Belgium” in the UK capital. This is because thee renowned Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini is showcasing his craftmanship at the ‘Brussels Boutique’ pop-up store which has just opened in the heart of London’s West End (a stone’s throw away from Piccadilly Circus”. It…
Photo by Bannon Morrissy on Unsplash It’s that time of the year again, when families start scratching their heads to think of how best to keep the kids occupied and entertained over the long school summer holidays. The good news is that, however the notorious Belgian weather behaves over the coming weeks, there’s more than enough to do…
When thinking of Azerbaijan, many people may just imagine F1 drivers speeding around the streets of its capital. The annual F1 Grand Prix has been hosted by Baku since 2017, with the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen having become familiar features on the city’s streets each year. The country however has so much…
Julie Nullens, who is expecting her second child in a few weeks, now has something else to celebrate this summer. She will defend Belgium for the second time in a row during the IBA (International Bartenders Association) World Cocktail Championship in Rome from 28 November to 2 December. During the contest, 64 bartenders representing the…
Fancy discovering a resto with a difference? Well, if so, we can suggest one such place in one of the chicest parts of Brussels. It is called “Relais de Paris” and one of the differences here is that, in effect, there is really one “star of the show” – steak. It isn’t any common or…
This year’s Relay for Life event, an annual fund raiser for cancer patients, will take place next month at St. John’s International School in Waterloo. It is held on 24/5 June and is organised by the International Community and by Waterloo under the umbrella of the Foundation against Cancer. Relay for Life is a festive…
Football is littered with tales of woe – clubs whose hopes and ambitions rise but then fall just as suddenly. One minute a club can seem to be moving in the right direction but, next, it is heading the opposite way. Such has been the fate of one of English football’s most respected institutions, Leeds…
Spring has sprung and so few have the new arrivals at Planckendael ZOO, on the outskirts of Brussels. In fact, there has been something of a baby boom at the animal park in recent weeks with the arrival of lots of “little ones”. The park, for example, just welcomed an anteater, the first baby anteater…
Photo by Pradnyal Gandhi on Unsplash To beer or not to beer – that is no longer the question with the arrival of an inventive new attraction in Belgium. The idea is that you combine arguably the country’s best-known export – beer – with the current craze for wellness and well-being. The result? Well, it is a beer…
