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03/05/2012 What's on in Europe for May

Queen Elizabeth II at National Portrait Gallery This May, an Amsterdam concert is performed with child-sized boots, exorcism meets trance in Paris, Switzerland showcases its wines, and 60 Queen...

26/03/2012 Tim Burton's monster carousel comes to Paris, avoids London press

Peopled with lonely little monsters, dancing corpses and boggle-eyed creatures from the underworld, Tim Burton's cult universe comes to Paris...

17/03/2012 A wee bit o' history about St. Patrick's Day

Pat O'Connor, co-author of Rick Steves' Ireland, uses his own gift of gab to tell the tale of Saint Patrick, a man with a mission.

05/03/2012 Festivals in Belgium & The Netherlands: 2012

The Netherlands & Belgium Festivals Costumes and flowers on parade, firework extravaganzas and running around canals: this is only a taste of what you can expect from Belgium and the...

28/11/2011 Who's that with Santa?

St Nicholas or Sinterklaas The origins of St Nicholas/Sinterklaas and his helper in Dutch-speaking Belgium Zwarte Piet and in French-speaking Belgium, Père Fouettard, are...

11/11/2011 St Martin's night: '11 November is de dag!'

St Martin St Martin's day is celebrated in the evening of 11 November in Flanders, parts of the Netherlands, and most areas of Germany and Austria.

13/09/2011 Museums in Brussels

royalmuseumBEhead From the modern art museum to the Belgian Museums of Fine Arts, great museums are one of the many things to do in Brussels. Pick your museum in...

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Looking for work in Belgium

Looking for work in Belgium

This handy guide from Expertise in Labour Mobility includes how to write a CV, application procedure, interview dos and don'ts, Belgian management culture.

Practical, easy-to-use, free and... in English

Practical, easy-to-use, free and... in English

Belgium’s first alternative directory assistance services - available through the shortcode 14-14 - can now be accessed on the internet.

Finding a rental home in Belgium

Finding a rental home in Belgium

Moving to Belgium presents a host of challenges to expats, not least of all finding the right home.

Learning to cope with life abroad

Learning to cope with life abroad

The psychological effects of global mobility can be physically painful.