I dare say it has become a yearly tradition that the girlfriends and I are headed to a Belgian city to indulge in some serious shopping & food experiences. A couple of weeks ago the six of us (minus one) headed to Antwerp to do just that. As per usual we took the train (with…
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Today we attended the International Kites Festival in Ostend. Over 350 national and international kite-specialists showed us their kiting-skills. I actually came up with the idea to go there as a part of one of my assignments for my photography class, but I must admit I was pretty impressed with all the kites. Other than…
Read MoreWhile I also like the original version by Bon Iver, I preferred to share this version of Skinny Love by Birdy. Can you believe this girl is only 14 years old?
Read MoreAfter watching the final kilometers of today’s emotional Giro stage, I wanted to share the words of poet Willie Verhegghe, as cited by Sporza tv commentator Karl Vannieuwkerke. Renners Sterven Niet Renners sterven niet, ze verdwijnen alleen maar uit het zicht eens zij de laatste finish hebben overschreden en de snelheid van het leven hen…
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I choked back tears today because I can’t begin to say how much you’ve shaped this boy, these last ten years or more. My friends we’ve seen it all, triumphs to drunken falls and our bones are broken still, but our hearts are joined until, time slips its tired hand into our tired hands we’ve…
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First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in the world! In our family, we usually have a double celebration during the Mother’s Day weekend as my mom celebrates her birthday on May 9th. Yes, it happens now and then that her birthday and Mother’s Day are the same day. When picking a…
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Today I had my first Postagram delivered. Postagram, you say? Yes, that’s one of the new apps I recently discovered. I’m not really honest here, because the official app isn’t available in the Belgian iTunes store just yet. Thankfully you can also use the web-based client. This is the Postagram that was delivered to me…
Read MoreJoey (April 11th, 2011) from Kelly Steenlandt on Vimeo. I’ve had my Canon 5D MK II for quite a while now, but I never truly experimented with the video recording functionality that comes with it. Why? Well, I spent quite a few hard earned euros on it and since I am buying photography equipment, I’m…
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Last week, I visited Antwerp to attend the start of the 2011 edition of the Scheldeprijs. After some obligatory Starbucks (hi, my name is Kelly and I am slightly addicted to anything Starbucks), the start of the Scheldeprijs (obviously), a delicious lunch (courtesy of Brasserie Appelmans, Papenstraatje 1), we headed towards the shops in the…
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Last Sunday we attended the Ronde van Vlaanderen at 3 different places : the start in Bruges, the cobbles of Doorn (Oudenaarde area) and of course we were present when the riders climbed the famous Muur of Geraardsbergen. I’m not going to bore you with the events of the day (basically driving, getting out of…
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