Essential Eats in Brussels
Lots of visitors still think of Brussels as a place to stop for fries with mayo en route to other Euro destinations. But if the cultural heritage and architectural riches aren’t enough to keep you there, then perhaps the world-famous beer will do the trick. Or how about a couple of Belgian chocolates? Maybe some [...]
Brussels Sprouts a New Art Scene
Dis Huyghe and some of this year’s Zinneke Parade participants test their works-in-progress. I’d never get any work done if this were my office. I’m in Brussels, in the Grand-Place – no, I mean actually in the Grand-Place, in the 15th-century town hall whose… Source
Would You Walk 500 Miles?
The place has a gravitational pull all its own. Just passing Amenal some 10 kilometres east, walking through a light rain, before I even glimpse the tips of its famous cathedral spires, I feel Santiago de Compostela like a spinning vortex just over the green rim of the Galician horizon. It moves people. Santiago de [...]
The Rise
By Marian Botsford Fraser Photos: Flora Hanitijo In the first years of our marriage, John took me in the southern summer to the place of his childhood, the place of his family’s gatherings and unravellings, where they were all in and of the moment, detached from their real… Source
What the papers say… Wales in print
Gyrn Goch Hill at night The press has had plenty to say about Wales this last week and most of it good. VisitWales is not surprised. The Daily Telegraph leads the pack with a great selection of fancy places to spend Christmas and New Year for “The ultimate festive house party”. As is only sensible, [...]