A hair salon with a difference
“It’s the little details that make a difference” and Brecht Van Dam Salon is all about both these things. Attention to the smallest detail and making a difference to people’s lives. The way our hair looks impacts the way we feel and is a major part of our identity. No-one understands this more than co-owner Samantha Thomas. During a recent hair appointment I was fortunate to steal a bit of Samantha’s time to learn more about the...
Mechelen – a Belgian gem
Mechelen is a short train ride from Gare du Nord. So short in fact that in Australia we wouldn’t call Mechelen a town as much as we would call it a suburb. But such are the differences in scale between the countries. Sunday rates on the train means Mechelen costs only €11.60 for two people return. In under twenty minutes we were at Mechelen station. Mechelen has two stations, Mechelen and Mechelen Nekkerspoel. Nekkerspoel is slightly...
Pampas Rodizio
Pampas Rodizio has a single option. An all you can eat menu for €29.90. You can choose either all you can eat fish or all you can eat meat and fish. The meal starts with a small tapas plate, then a plate of salad, a choice of either chips or potatoes, and a small bowl of vegetables. Once you have all these on the table, the fun begins. From this point forward, until you waddle out of the restaurant with two notches on your belt...
Beer at a coffin table anyone?
Not for the fainthearted (or perhaps the recently bereaved), this quirky bar is dimly lit, full of skulls and slightly creepy stuff, its entry is down a fabulously dingy alleyway and it would probably be confronting if not for the warm welcome from the bar staff upon entering. Bar Le Cercueil in Brussels is a hidden away gem surprisingly right in the middle of the major tourist area, adjacent Grand Place. It could easily be missed,...
Beyond Klimt: New Horizons in Central Europe, 1914-1938
This fabulous and interesting art exhibition is currently on display at Bozar, Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. Extended by popular demand until 20 January 2019, this colourful and insightful array of artwork is well worth a visit.The Bozar website itself outlines the exhibition so well:”The end of WWI and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also meant the revival of major developments in the art world. Political and economic shifts...
Parc Josaphat
My partner and I live around the corner from one of the most wonderful public parks in Brussels, Parc Josaphat. Brussels has many great parks, each of course has its own particular charms. Parc du Cinquanteniare has the mighty triumphal arch, tennis courts and 5-a-side football courts. Parc de Bruxelles likewise is a wonderful public space, with fountains, pavilions, a bar and a plethora of events enticing people in. But for me,...