I’m very pleased to introduce a second guest poster to CheeseWeb, Gilbert West, owner of Blueclock Web Design Services and the man behind Kunstart.be. Kunstart is a fantastic resource for gallery, art and artist listings in Belgium. I hope I can convince Gilbert to be a regular here so please extend your warmest CheeseWeb welcome!...
I skipped ahead a bit in our Euro Trip photos. I actually should have posted the Costa Brava photos next but I’m still working on those. So for now you’ll have to make do with Barcelona – It’s a hardship, I know. I love the architecture of Barcelona, Spain. Everywhere you turn you seen another unusual sight....
Since 2004, Alison has been the lone voice in the ether documenting the ups and downs of our life as expats, the challenges of a trailing spouse, and the benefits of living in Europe. She’s shared bits of my experiences with all of you in her blog, but I thought it was time that maybe...
When your door buzzer shrills loudly at 8 o’clock on a Sunday morning, it can never be good news. As I rolled over groggily I realised the bell-buzzer could only be one of two people – a drunk or a cop. I was hoping for the drunk. Andrew sleepily staggered to the intercom. It was...
I’ve just spent the past hour watching videos about Nova Scotia and I am feeling utterly homesick. Lately I’ve been a ‘love the place you live’ sort of gal, but these videos are making it hard not to be at home this summer. The videos are part of a contest sponsored by Nova Scotia.com, the...
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Aug 10, 2009 • Comments Closed Art lovers are spoiled for choice in Brussels. With a wealth of major galleries in the city, it’s easy to overlook some of the smaller venues. Saturday, I was surprised to find one gallery I had so far over-looked was not so small. The Musée d’Ixelles (or Ixelles Museum) is truly a hidden Gem. What...
You may have noticed that things have changed here on CheeseWeb, and no I’m not just talking about the new look (although I hope you like it as much as I do.) Over the past 5 years (!?!), CheeseWeb has been on-line, it has evolved and changed dramatically. It’s hard to believe that this all...
Like most North Americans, I knew next to nothing about Belgium before I moved here. I knew they had beer, chocolate and were the home of the EU, but I certainly couldn’t name many famous Belgians or recite interesting events in Belgium’s history. To this day I am still learning interesting facts about this little...
