In connection with my goal of achieving C1/advanced level Dutch certification, I decided to try reading my first ‘proper’ book in Dutch. By ‘proper’ I mean not adapted for non-native readers and not a children’s book! A friend had recently recommended “King Leopold’s Ghost” by Adam Hochschild and so I decided to “kill two birds …
In the wake of the horrific murder of George Floyd, there have been a spate of demonstrations around the world including one in Antwerp yesterday. As I’ve previously mentioned I’m a fan of ‘The Brussels Times’ but I couldn’t help noticing that they let their standards slip with regard to grammar in the article I’ve …
Apparently when the shops reopened last week there was 42% less traffic in Brussels than before the lockdown. Does this herald the start of a cleaner and less stressful environment or will things quickly return to the “old normal?” Having just won the “European Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Award”, Brussels is planning to reduce the …
Today is VE (Victory in Europe) day as obviously most, if not all of you, will be aware. In some European countries it is always marked by a public holiday as for example in France. In the UK, which traditionally holds its public or “bank holidays” on a Monday, the holiday has been moved to …
Book Depository has wide ranging stock and a decent delivery service – in normal times anyway! While delivery is presently slower than usual, you can get some ideas for your next book and enjoy being read aloud to my some of the authors. For those of you with limited time, I particularly recommend Jeffrey Archer’s …