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Photo diary: Malta through my phone

A few days ago I hopped on the plane from Brussels to Malta with the intention of spending some good old offline time. Truth be told, I'm...

Photo diary: Chasing bluebells in Hallerbos

It's just about the start of bluebell season here in Belgium and the one place which everyone flocks towards to see these tiny periwinkle...

Three years on ...

It was the 28 March 2016 when I landed in Brussels to start a new life. I knew more or less what I was in for in terms of work - it was...

Photo diary: Early spring in Brussels

While my motherland was battling the most apocalyptic of storms a few days ago, here in supposedly grey and rainy Brussels, we found...

Photo diary: Feast of St Paul's Shipwreck - Valletta, Malta

The 10th of February is a rather important day in Malta - it is reckoned as the day St Paul shipwrecked on our island some 2000 years ago...

Photo diary: Christmas & New Year in Malta

I must say that 2018 closed off beautifully and 2019 started off with fresh fond memories in the making! I feel like I really managed to...

Photo diary: Flemish Favourites

There's a couple of day trips that everyone visiting Brussels seems to include in their schedule - and with good reason too. Just about...

#bruxellesmabelle

This is one of the hashtags which I use quite profusely on instagram, together with #welovebrussels, every time I share a photo of the...

Belgunique at the BELvue Museum

One thing that always fascinates me here in Brussels is the celebration of Belgium and what it means to be Belgian. One way of...