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When the soils get sandy, I know I’m on home turf. De Kempense Heide, the heath of Taxandria, home, sweet home. I’m from a town called Mol. By all objective standards, it’s nothing special. There is nothing you can do or see in Mol that you can’t elsewhere, often much

Belgium is more than Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. Wherever we go, our travel philosophy remains the same: to take our time to discover less obvious places. This also applies to Tom’s home country, Belgium. Hence, we present five lesser-known, off the beaten track places in Flanders, Belgium, one per

Waking up in a beach hut under a palm tree. Swimming under waterfalls. Trekking through lush rainforests. Feasting on spicy stir-fries, expertly prepared by toothless grannies in shabby street food shacks. Yes, travelling through Southeast Asia as a backpacker is a dream. You also bump into backpackers. Most of them

Some people are born on a motorbike, little baby fists firmly around the handlebar. For others, it’s a late calling. As for me, I’d sooner look for earplugs than for a helmet when I hear screeching tires. At least until recently. Since I climbed on a moped in Asia, I

The Transardennaise leads the hiker straight through the thickest forests of Belgium. These dark woods are perhaps the only ones in the country where you can wander for hours without meeting anyone. A seven-day crossing of the Ardennes is adventurous and rough, but on a human scale. Allons-y! Au pays