Posts Tagged ‘ brussels ’

bmtv57 Racism and Xenophobia, Brussels.

bmtv57 Racism and Xenophobia, Brussels.

September 15, 2007

During my most recent trip to Brussels, there was a demonstration against Islam. (!) The event was organized by one of the far right parties that recently became a very significant force in government. This video comes from no-comment, the video-podcast from euronews.net. Click To Play

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Don’t Praise the Kids

Don’t Praise the Kids

February 25, 2007

Arrived some hours ago from Brussels, after a very enjoyable weekend exploring neighborhoods I hadn't gone to in years with my cousin and meeting up with my buddy Tim. At some point the topic of child care came up, probably because of my imaginary children that you know,...

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Unexpected Brussels Encounters

Unexpected Brussels Encounters

February 24, 2007

As you can read below, I chose to blog from my mobile that I was on my way to Brussels. I very self-absorbed thing to do, admittedly.. then again so is blogging so ha. But talk about practical; just as I'm crossing the NL-BE invisible border, Tim calls and...

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Travelin South Is Good for the Sole

Travelin South Is Good for the Sole

April 17, 2006

On the Amsterdam to Brussels snail-rail train this morning, I couldn't avoid hearing an American couple across the isle. Nice little couple, in their 50's, presumably travelling around Europe for the first time. They talked during the whole ride, it was exhausting. I put the volume...

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