Find the golden stripe, win two free bags of Chokotoffs
An all-but-forgotten practice was brought back to life last month as 100 people sent special Chokotoff wrappers to the company for free bags of the chocolate toffee While they’re no […]
Expat holiday shopping? DONE!
Looks like a fantastic gift for yourself or the Belgaphile in your life is about to be released: 100 Belgian Icons is a new book about the place many of […]
Feeling horny? Get yourself to the Musical Instrument Museum
One of the sexiest sax (saxiest?) exhibits in the world can be found in Brussels at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). With the inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax, having […]
Brussels bans prostitution again in bid to curb Covid-19 infection rate
[An International education takes many forms. As an 8th grade transplant, one of the multitude of differences I discovered between my hometown in the States vs my new life in […]
Belgian team wins European solar car championship
Anyone else see the irony here? Belgium’s Team Agoria Solar took gold in the European solar car championship in Heusden-Zolder on Sunday afternoon, completing 352 laps in 24 hours in […]
Mini-Europe to close its doors at the end of 2020
Say it ain’t so! Mini-Europe’s management has announced that the tourist park will close on December 31st of this year. The company cites the impact of the corona crisis and […]
Brussels to Barcelona in eight hours: Proposal to relaunch Trans-Europe Express
For many of us, our Belgian youth seemed to be awash in acronyms and initialisms. One that stands out was TEE. This just in from The Bulletin: German federal transport […]
A Taste of Belgium – Gaufre liègeoise
An ISB alumni poll revealed that frites are the most longed-for Belgian delicacy. I beg to differ. For me, nothing soothes the soul like a fresh, piping hot gaufre liègoise. […]
Meet the only person who can dress the Manneken Pis
It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday morning at the corner of Rue de l’Étuve and Rue de Chêne where the legendary statue of the Manneken Pis stands. While the rest […]
Abbey Ruins Get Better With Age
If you’ve never been or, if it’s been awhile, you really need to make Villers-la-Ville a priority. Sure, everyone you have ever met in your life that has visited Belgium […]
Beyond the Château 