Belgium’s Top Ten Spring Sights for Garden and Nature Lovers | Update
Spring has sprung in Belgium and flowers and gardens are on the to-do list for many visitors in Belgium. This is one of our most popular posts each year so I thought it was about time I updated it. You can find my new comments written in red below. Millions of tourists flock to the...
Beautiful Belgium Books, and New Notebooks and Agendas
I have some big news to share today, concerning my photography books. Last night I received two great big boxes full of goodies that I can’t wait to share with you. The first box contained more copies of Beautiful Belgium. The second box contained my brand new Agendas and Journals. Let me tell you, I am absolutely...
Exploring Bitche in Lorraine, France
While looking at a map, did you ever decide to go somewhere just because it had a funny name? It’s something Andrew and I love to do while on road-trips. So while planning the route for our weekend in Strasbourg, I couldn’t resist heading towards Bitche, simply so I could take my photo beside the...
Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, Ireland
When I was in university, I had a poster on my wall of a beautiful castle. It was built of pale grey stone and had turrets and arched windows. It was perched on the edge of a lake and was surrounded by forest. I didn’t know what it was called or where it was located...
Terrace Composting – Yes We Can!
This spring, my terrace garden is looking perky and vibrant and it’s all thanks to my kitchen garbage and some hungry worms. When we moved into the city three years ago, I was disappointed there was no composting option, like the green-bin that was picked up bi-weekly in Everberg. Despite trying to use some of...
The National Botanical Garden of Belgium | A Photo Story
Not long after I posted about waiting for the Amorphophallus titanum to bloom in Belgium, it did. The rotting meat smelling flower was open and I was not about to miss it. Yesterday, I rushed out to the National Botanical Garden of Belgium to photograph it. While there, I also took the time to photograph...
What’s All The Stink About?
While many flower lovers in Belgium are eagerly awaiting forests full of beautiful bluebells and gardens awash with rainbow displays of tulips, I’m checking daily Facebook updates on a flower that smells like rotting meat. The titan arum or Amorphophallus titanum (the giant deformed penis, I kid you not) is one of the world’s largest...
Abbey Villers in Wallonia Belgium
Andrew and I are always on the look-out for beautiful day-trips from Brussels. For Andrew, highlights must include winding roads and ruins to explore. For me, the criteria are picturesque scenes to photograph and a garden to stroll through. At Villers Abbey (abbaye de Villers in French), in Villers-la-Ville, we found everything we were both...