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Belgium, Culture, Europe, Outside India

Binche Carnival: Belgium’s Wildest Festival — Through the Lens of Tintin and the Picaros

I am a big fan of Tintin, and I came to know about the Binche Carnival in Tintin and the […]

January 5, 2026 By maverickbird
Ghent street art
Belgium, Europe, Outside India, Street Art, Travel Extras

Writings on the walls in Ghent

Ghent street art is one of the best things about the city. Don’t get me wrong, this old Belgian city […]

April 22, 2022
Belgium, Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

The Hallerbos blue forest of Belgium

Spring was cold last year and sunny days seemed heaven sent. That was when we were living in Cologne, Germany […]

April 6, 2022
Belgium, Europe, Outside India

Brussels spring days and some thoughts during COVID 19 lockdown

It is officially spring in Cairo. The weather is moody swiftly changing from sunshine to clouds to horrible sandstorms. Cold […]

March 9, 2020
Brugge lace seen at Kantcentrum
Belgium, Culture Peeps, Europe, Handicrafts, Outside India, Travel Extras

Trailing the Brugge lace

Brugge with its dreamlike network of canals, markets, and squares is a magical place and thus, it is only befitting […]

September 10, 2016
#Brusselstravelblog #Travelbloggerindia #Brusselstravelblog #Belgiumtourism
Belgium, Europe, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

28 photos that may tempt you to visit Bruges

“Somewhere within the dingy casing lay the ancient city,” wrote Graham Greene of BRUGES, “like a notorious jewel, too stared […]

September 7, 2016

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