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Brewery in Antwerp - and a hearty meat meal

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Now we have rolled on from Ghent with the motorhome and had time to visit a brewery in Antwerp, in Belgium. At the brewery De Koninck we also had dinner, and it was a hearty meat meal to say the least.

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Things to do in Ghent – 16 attractions, experiences and best tips

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: September 2026 | Ghent really surprised us. I had been here once before and was already hooked on the city, but when Peter and I came back together we really got to experience Ghent. We paddled through the canals, cycled between the sights and ate our way through a city that turned out to be much more fun than we had expected. Here are our best tips for Ghent!

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Flanders in Belgium has pleasantly surprised us

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Flanders in Belgium has really surprised us positively. The beautiful towns in this region are close together and offer everything from a medieval feel and history to good food, shopping and outdoor activities. We've been so busy with all the things we want to do here that we've had a hard time blogging. Here's a quick greeting from Flanders!

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Restaurants in Ghent - and local specialities in Belgium

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Writer: Helena Bergström

There are plenty of restaurants in Ghent, and today we can tell you about local specialities in Belgium. We went on a guided tour focusing on local food and local treats. We have also visited two good restaurants, one of which offered a journey through a dozen well-composed tasting dishes. Belgium for foodies simply!

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14 things to see and do in Bruges, Belgium

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: June 2026 | Today we can recommend 14 things to see and do in Bruges in Belgium. Bruges is an incredibly charming city in Flanders, with medieval buildings and cozy canals where you can go around by boat. There is also a local brewery, lots of shops selling Belgian chocolate and a lot of interesting museums.

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Brewery in Bruges - Belgian beer at De Halve Maan

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Writer: Helena Bergström

We are now in Flanders in Belgium, where we took the opportunity to visit a brewery in Bruges. We have taken a guided tour of the brewery De Halve Maan. This brewery is located in the middle of charming Bruges, but leads all beer out of the city through a several kilometres long (!) pipeline. We also did a lot of other things, from a boat ride in the canals to a diamond museum.

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Hohenzollern Castle in Germany – fairytale castle on top of a mountain

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Updated: August 2026 | Burg Hohenzollern is one of those castles that almost looks too perfect to be real. High up on the Zollerberg mountain in southern Germany, towers, walls and battlements rise above the landscape. To get in, you have to go through gates, tunnels and a spiral-shaped defense system – and once at the top, both magnificent halls and a fantastic view await.

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Appenzell in Switzerland - delicacies and direct democracy

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Writer: Helena Bergström

Appenzell in Switzerland is really not much more than a rural village with amazingly good cheese. Or is it? Appenzell and Appenzellerland wowed us with the imaginatively decorated houses, the countless restaurants with local specialities, the rolling green landscape, the dramatic Hoher Kasten mountain and - not least - the ancient traditions of direct democracy in the town square instead of regular municipal elections.

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The Rhine case in Switzerland - and a journey along the Grand Tour

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Writer: Helena Bergström

We have now visited the Rhine Falls in Switzerland, or Rheinfall as it is called in German. This waterfall is Europe's largest and second widest, and here you can see impressive amounts of water flowing. To get here, we drove along the Grand Tour of Switzerland, that is, the beautiful road through Switzerland.

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Lucerne, Switzerland - train to the top of Mount Pilatus

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Writer: Helena Bergström

We have now visited Lucerne in Switzerland, and this is a city we really fell in love with! Besides being characterised by its beautiful old wooden bridges, the city is surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes. We made our way to the top of Mount Pilatus, using the world's steepest rack-and-pinion railway.

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