Stepping off the train, fresh from National Day celebrations in Luxembourg, my breath was taken away.
Finding serenity, in Bruges
Here, it was green, lush and spacious. And so peaceful. It’s the sort of place you walk through and immediately envisage being able to draw, paint and produce poetry at length.
Jersey shore, closer than you think
Within about an hour of my flight landing at Jersey airport, I was on the beach raking for cockles with Louis Jackson from the Fresh Fish Company.
Gastronomic Ghent: a rising star for food
Ghent on the map seemed full of cathedrals and museums. And it was. Out of the blue, it seemed, there was this food movement.
Celebrating National Day in Luxembourg
A day, I found, was just enough to walk around the historic Luxembourg city. In that time, you could leisurely explore everything from the fortresses and Petrusse Casemates to the palace and the Pfaffenthal.
Beirut – sharp contrasts to fall in love
The thing about Beirut – it gets pretty uncomfortable. When you walk along the streets of the old city, there are bullet marks in the buildings and disrepair following bombings.