Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen Travel and Tourism Guide

Gent is to me one of the best cities in Belgium and therefore I keep on coming back.   Ghent (in Dutch: Gent) 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 me Ghent is the real diamond of Flanders and Belgium. In a unique way, Ghent has managed to preserve its medieval power while keeping up with the times. The city centre al...

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 touch through emails while I was backpacking, but this time I just called her to let her know I was in my way. She gave me some directions to go to the town she lives and that was it. I had a plan ;...

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...

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 a park where we sat and talked about anything and everything and as the sun was going down we spotted a juggler. Steve Irwin style we snuck up on him, crikey, he's a beauty! Well he had some pretty ...