Day Trips From Gent: Hallerbos, The Blue Forest Day trips Seasonal by Guest author - 12 April, 201930 July, 2022 As beautiful as Gent is, do you ever want to escape the hard, gray stone of our city to see something different? What if I told you that with just a day trip, you can visit one of Europe’s most beautiful forests? Hallerbos, “The Blue Forest”, in Halle, Belgium has been
Explore the creative shops of Ghent Shopping by Guest author - 11 April, 201930 July, 2022 We all know the feeling: you’ve just moved abroad, the Atlantic storm is howling outside, you don’t have any friends yet and your new work is exhausting. All you want to do on a Friday night is sit down with a pile of wool and knit a comfort blanket for
Explore Ghent with the UitPAS card Exploring Ghent by Guest author - 5 April, 201930 July, 2022 It’s always a pleasure to enjoy many of the activities Ghent offers for adults and children: museums, theatre performances, sports, concerts and other exciting events. But did you know that with a special Out-in-Ghent card (UiTPAS) you can save points at each of them, and use the points to get
Finding and Registering for Basic Schools in Gent Families with kids by Guest author - 26 February, 201930 July, 2022 As mentioned in our previous post, About Basic Education (Basisonderwijs) in Gent, new residents in Belgium must enroll their school-aged children in school within sixty days of completing their national registration. This article describes how to find and enroll in Pre-Primary and Primary schools in Gent. Factors Expat Families Consider when
My Gent: Gardening in Ghent My Gent Seasonal by Guest author - 26 February, 201930 July, 2022 Meet Pia who came to Ghent to follow her Dutch partner and then brought a piece of Slovenian tradition to this northern country: a prolific vegetable garden! Like many Slovenians, Pia grew up surrounded by nature and people growing their own vegetables: her grandparents and her parents all tended their vegetable
Best Brewery Day Trips From Ghent Day trips Food & drink by Guest author - 26 February, 201930 July, 2022 In 2017, Belgian beer was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. So next time your friends and family come to visit, why not take them on a cultural day out. Here are our 10 favourite brewery day trips from Ghent. Each one has info on how to get there
Best indoor swimming pools in Ghent Sports by Guest author - 26 February, 201930 July, 2022 Do you find yourself in Ghent looking for a swimming pool to do a couple of lanes? Wondering which pool is just on your way to work to get energized first thing or relax after a hard day at the office? Do some pools offer bubble baths or a sauna
Talentree helps international talents find a job in Belgium Work & education by Guest author - 25 February, 201921 October, 2021 Three major factors sparked Hannelore Waterschoot to start the recruitment agency Talentree helping internationals find a job in Belgium. 61
Subsidies for renovating your home Life in Ghent Seasonal by Guest author - 24 February, 201930 July, 2022 Latest update: February 2019 When you decide you want to settle down in Ghent, you will probably start looking for a property to buy. With the housing prices in Ghent city growing steadily over the past few years, chances are you have to choose between two options: downsizing from your original
How to Find Volunteer Work in Gent Work & education by Guest author - 17 February, 201930 July, 2022 Why Volunteer in Gent? If you are reading this article, chances are you have already made the decision to look for volunteer work (vrijwilligerswerk) in Gent. In case you need further convincing, here are some of the reasons volunteering is a good idea for expats: Volunteering enables you to work for
