Travel wonders

Today we said goodbye to Québec and set course for Mont-Tremblant. But first, there was one experience we'd been looking forward to for months: Cirque du Soleil's ECHO.Getting the tickets almost felt like a bigger challenge than getting to the show itself. Month after month, I checked the schedule and found nothing. Then, out of nowhere, ECHO appea

Sometimes the best experiences start with a bad feeling. After a painfully long drive, our driver made a stop at what can only be described as a giant tourist trap. Twenty buses, crowds everywhere, overpriced souvenirs, noise... not exactly the dream start to what we hoped would be one of the highlights of our Vietnam adventure. The arrival termina

We had exactly one hour. When we checked into our hotel, we unexpectedly found out that we could already enter Europa-Park that evening, on top of our tickets for the next two days. YAY. There was just one question: what do you do when you only have one hour? For us, the answer was simple.Wodan and Arthur.Wodan is a seriously wild wooden roller coa

Sometimes you arrive at a place and instantly know: this is going to be special.After a freezing 3°C morning in Johannesburg, we drive towards Welgevonden Game Reserve. At the Main Gate, we leave our car behind. No self-driving here. Stephen, our guide for the next two days, loads our bags into his safari jeep.Tintswalo lies about an hour inside th

Belgian National Day? This year, we’re celebrating it a little differently: kayaking between Canada’s magnificent fjords.And believe me, I’d probably checked the weather for this day more often than the cycling results. For weeks back home in Belgium, I’d been following the forecast for Saguenay. Rain? Wind? Clouds? Completely pointless, as it turn

We’re still feeling the effects of jet lag. By 6 a.m., everyone is wide awake, so we decide to just get up and start the day. We make some pancakes and have a relaxed breakfast. Outside, things aren’t looking particularly promising. It rained for most of the night, with the occasional loud clap of thunder thrown in for good measure.Preparing the hi

Even before breakfast, everyone is a little nervous. Excitement is already running through our veins. Canada is famous for its bear population, but so far those bears seem more like a myth. During our first hikes, we did not see any sign of them. The Canadian forests are so dense that you can often barely see ten metres ahead. Or perhaps we make fa

I’ll make no secret of it: I think whales are extraordinary animals.Not just extraordinary. The kind of extraordinary that makes it hard to believe such creatures actually exist. Animals larger than a house, moving almost silently through the water, sometimes surfacing right beside a boat. When we started planning our trip to Canada, a whale-watchi

We usually plan our outings around good weather. We compare weather apps, hope for that little yellow sun icon, and sigh when clouds appear on the forecast. As if a successful hike depends entirely on a few extra degrees or a clear blue sky.During an Easter weekend in the Ardennes, I discovered just how wrong that way of thinking can be. We headed

When you're planning a safari, something dangerous happens. You watch videos. Lots of videos. On YouTube, lions chase buffalo across the savannah. On Instagram, leopards stroll past safari vehicles as if they have appointments to keep. Travel brochures feature elephants perfectly positioned against glowing African sunsets.After a few months of prep