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Brussels Airport has dubious honor as setting for massive runway diamond heist
TransportRobbers dressed as police and armed with machine guns have stolen 120 parcels of diamonds worth millions of dollars from the runway of Brussels Airport in one of the biggest heists the industry has seen. Two vehicles carrying eight men drove up to a van belonging to security firm Brinks, which had just finished loading [...]
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Will this man find the best frites in Belgium?
DestinationsI am on the gourmet “Tram Experience”, a restaurant that trundles around the south-eastern suburbs of Brussels serving exquisite menus devised by a selection of Belgium’s top chefs – at €75 (£60) a head. But the discussion with my new-found Belgian companions on the table beside me, and our waiter, has turned to frites (chips). [...]
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The world’s 10 best destinations for street food
SkiftXSummer holidays are definitely on by now and wherever you go there will be street food. In many countries that doesn’t mean a hot dog on a bun, but a delicious celebration of culinary heritage. In honor of those mouth-watering meals abroad, the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com have compiled a list of [...]