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This is just a quick note to let you all know that CheeseWeb is going to be a bit quieter than normal over the next little while.
Tomorrow, I am off to Sardinia with a photographer …
In today’s post by our resident ‘Web Guy’ we look at the options for shopping for computer hardware in Belgium.
When moving to a new place, it’s often difficult to find services similar to what you …
I unintentionally made my own contribution to World Water Day this week with the purchase of my new Soda Club machine.
Andrew and I stopped drinking soda (pop for my Canadian readers) quite a few years ago. We …
Aside from a trip to Helskini, Finland a few years ago, the majority of my travels in Europe have taken me south. However, today’s guest post by Ben of offtoeurope.com has me dreaming of …
In another couple of weeks, it will be April, 2010. This will mark the fifth anniversary of our expat life in Europe. I can’t help but feel introspective about this milestone.
In fact, I never really …
The expat community in Belgium never ceases to amaze me with its creativity. Today I am pleased to present one such creative endeavour. American expat, Kimberley Lovato, has just launched her first book, Walnut Wine …
Today I’d like to draw a bit of your attention away from CheeseWeb and point it towards my ever growing blogroll. After stagnating for a year or so, I’ve recently discovered a whole batch of …
Every good chocoholic knows Belgian chocolate is the best in the world. But while tourists flock to the shops selling chocolate Manneken Pis statues around Grand Place, locals and in-the-know travelers head to Brussels’ chocolate …
Remember last summer when Andrew and I made that whirlwind trip to Berlin, Germany? Yeah, I almost didn’t either. Sure enough though, as I caught up on my photo editing, there were the photos from …
The Bozar art gallery in Brussels is currently featuring art and artists from Mexico. Until the 18th of April you can see the star attraction – 26 works by Frida Kahlo.
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón …
I just have two quick bits of news for you this morning.
First of all, I am very honoured to have a guest post on one of my favourite blogs, Almost Fearless. I’ve been following Christine’s …
People ask me all the time why I don’t live in Canada – the implication being I can’t be patriotic if I live elsewhere. The thing is I AM Canadian. That doesn’t change if I …
As I start to pack my over-stuffed suitcases for my summer marathon journey across North America, I’m giddy with the thought of being surrounded by friends, family, food and feelings of home. Despite my current …
Last weekend I had a break from photographing gardens and instead spent my time photographing a little slice of heaven. I just never would have expected heaven to be so close to Wales.
Darren Rowse over at Problogger has presented his readers with an interesting challenge – Establish 7 links to your blog to posts in the following categories:
Your first post
A post you enjoyed writing the most
A post …
Ask any international food-lover what cuisine is missing from the endless offerings in Brussels and you’ll get the same answer – Mexican food. Andrew and I have been on a mission to find good Mexican …
In my last post, I wrote about Alison’s new phone, the HTC Desire. After bringing it home and setting it up, the next question was: which mobile operator should we use?
We hadn’t researched mobile operators …
