Neighbourhoods
Ghent Is the European City Everybody Should Consider
Canals, cargo bikes and a vegetarian day of the week: an almost suspiciously liveable corner of Flanders.
Issue 214
Reading the week closely: culture, food, ideas and the wider world.
Contributing Writer
Marcus travels by rail wherever possible and writes about the small places in between the big ones.
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Canals, cargo bikes and a vegetarian day of the week: an almost suspiciously liveable corner of Flanders.
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City centres have lost some of their pull. Is it time we started taking the edge of town seriously?
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August's eclipse drew travellers to the far west. We stayed on to see what happens when they all go home.
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Two days, one cargo vessel and no itinerary at all. The river moves at precisely its own pace.
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