Gent Travel Blogs

Walking the people filled streets is always a treasure; your eyes get treats everywhere. The old market was q cacophony of different sounds from gypsy bands to the local circus, radio cars and the suicidal roller coaster. Some rain was unfortunately taking to top of the joy but still most of the pe…

Well, it was time to keep on moving. Holland was waiting for me.  Last year I did the Inca Trail and met really nice Dutch people. Once I met them online and commented about my plans of going to Europe. Maike told me: "Great! You have to stay with us, when you are in Holland!" We have been in …

Ghent  (Dutch : Gent; French: Gand; Formerly in English: Gaunt) is the fourth largest city of Belgium with about 250.000 inhabitants. It is not as big as Antwerp but bigger than Bruges. It is also less famous among tourists than the often praised Bruges. However, for some people Ghe…

this is the city where I'm studying. It is really worth a visit, whit lots of medieval building, and an amazing nightlife, with clubs, bars, and many more...

After a short train journey from Brugge to the town of Gent, it was time to meet TravBuddy member LauraVE. We decided to meet up at the train station and after a short walk (25 minutes or so), we landed up in the centre of Gent. Gent is a lot larger town than Brugge, but when it comes to the main c…

Gent has become one of my favourite cities in Belgium and I have been there now a numerous of times and I still try to bring my friends who are visiting me some happy memories from there too. This time I brought my friend Gert there; it was his first time in this city. Gert is one of my oldest fr…

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It didn't take me too long to get to Gent, my new Romanian friends left me just at the tram stop and I walked into the centre of Gent to meet up with Bas. Quite clearly Bas is one of the coolest Belgians around, a great friend I've had the pleasure of meeting through Hospitality Club.He took me to …

I had to go to Gent University for a meeting, so afterwards Lydia and I took the opportunity to visit the Saint Bavo Cathedral. The Cathedral was consecrated in 942, expanded in 1038 in Romanesque style and again in 1569 in Gothic style. The Cathedral is impressive in its stunning size, it is stagg…

Since it was a Monday I went to Gent for the day. From Friday to Monday the train tickets are half the price so a return ticket Brugge - Gent only costs about 6 Euro on these days. The train station in Gent is a bit away from the centre, so it´s either a half an hour walk or you can take a tram. …

I like this place a lot. People are friendly and it's a pretty city. Stayed in an old monastery -( http://www.monasterium.be ) Off to Amsterdam next.There was some kind of music festival on when I was there, which would explain why all the hostels were taken up. Though this turned out to be a g…

Oh my god! I am in Gents. Why, get me home. Belgium is sodding boring! Why come to Belgium in the first place. If it is for his Olga, then he is one crazy man that Danik! Danik met up with this girl on this website they both usually use, I don't know what it is called - LoveBuddy's, FriendsBuddys, …

Because every year I take at least one week off to enjoy the Ghentfest, I thaught I might as well create a travel blog about it with some random pictures I shot at this years edition.

I was born and raised in Belgium and at age 22 moved to the USA. It took me 5 1/2 years to go back but over this past 17 years I am going quite often. I has to do with my parents getting older and I also want my kids to be close to my part of the family, which they are since they have been over the…

bueno fue un dia muy chevere porque estuve dentro del castillo que todos los dias lo miraba desde afuera... me parecio muy interesante y mistico....