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Peace is an inside job: How to reset without booking a flight

When life gets overwhelming, many of us fantasise about escape. A quiet cabin in the woods. A beach in Portugal. A one-way ticket anywhere but here.

But what if the reset you really need doesn’t require time off or a plane ticket? What if it’s already available — right where you are?

Finding calm in the chaos

Belgians flock to the coast for winter holidays and New Year’s dip

The tourism sector of the Belgian coast enjoyed a successful winter holiday period, with 1.7 million overnight stays recorded, about 3% more than last year. Provincial tourism agency Westtoer said the second week of holidays attracted many tourists, as did the weekends following Christmas and New...

Plant, compost, reuse: What to do with your Christmas tree

Brussels residents who opted for real Christmas trees this holiday season have a number of options when it comes to disposing of them. From 5 to 16 January, Bruxelles Propreté is organising a large-scale collection campaign for Christmas trees, at the same time as collecting regular green-bag...

Code orange weather warning: Snowfall across Belgium, major traffic disruption

The Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM) has issued an orange alert for nearly the whole of Belgium on Wednesday due to snowfall and slippery conditions, reports RTBF. Around 40 flights have been cancelled at Brussels National Airport in Zaventem because of the severe weather conditions that could...

Stib and SNCB keep stations open for homeless as temperatures plunge

Brussels public transport operator Stib and Belgian railway company SNCB are keeping spme stations open during freezing weather so that homeless people have somewhere warmer to spend the night. Both operators emphasised that stations are not equipped to accommodate people long-term - Stib stations...

Relatively calm New Year's Eve in Brussels with fewer arrests and injuries

New Year’s Eve in Brussels was relatively calm this year, with 684 police interventions and 72 administrative arrests, half the number compared to the previous year. Police described the evening as "busy but manageable", though they regretted that three officers and a paramedic were injured. A...
Brussels Muzieque concert at Full Circle on 23 January

Brussels Muzieque presents Oboe & Strings concert on 23 January

Chamber music organisation Brussels Muzieque continues its season with Mozartiade , an oboe and strings programme at Full Circle House on 23 January. The concert marks an important milestone for the ensemble: its very first concert featuring the oboe and English horn. The evening opens with Johann...

Brussels poverty levels on the rise

About 27% of the Brussels population lives in poverty, according to newly published figures by the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (BISA/IBSA) - and the principal areas where people suffer poverty are expanding. The capital’s statistics agency lists all figures on the economy,...

Rare copy of Napoleonic Code auctioned for €51,000

A rare copy of the Napoleonic Code, the basis for civil law in Belgium, France and other countries, has been sold by Brussels auction house Arenberg Auctions for €51,000. The buyer is still unknown, reports Bruzz. The edition, bound in parchment, and from a private Belgian collection, is one of...

Decathlon opens first small-scale 'City' store in Ixelles

Sports retailer Decathlon is testing out a new concept in Ixelles with the opening of its first compact city-centre store. Decathlon has been a feature of Belgium’s shopping scene since it entered the country in 1997, with 33 stores now across Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders. The first smaller-...

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