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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

23 November 2022

Things to do and see at the Brussels Winter Wonders 2022

The 21st edition of Brussels’ Winter Wonders (Plaisirs d’Hiver) will take place from November 25th, 2022 to January 1st, 2023. According to the publication “Best Christmas […]
10 November 2022

Mechelen’s Keeps You Warm season to dazzle visitors this winter

Mechelen’s Keeps You Warm event season is with us again and it’s a great time to discover this magnificent Flanders city that also knows how to […]
4 November 2022

Autumn in Brussels

Nature is always the perfect subject for photography, but it puts on its best coat during autumn. Trees display a vivid colour palette that can only […]
1 November 2022

4 budget-friendly destinations you need to visit

You can surely get that thrill of adventure and discover endless roads without breaking the bank. There are a lot of unique places around the world […]
25 October 2022

Experience winter’s glow in World Heritage City Bruges

This winter Bruges will be lighting up with the Winter Glow festival, commencing on 25 November and lasting into the New Year. This quintessential medieval European […]
21 October 2022

3 trending destinations to discover without breaking the bank

Traveling can be an expensive adventure, but fortunately, it does not need to be like that. There are many tips and tricks you can use in […]
21 October 2022

Why Tervuren Park is a perfect autumnal day out

Autumn is here, the trees are wearing their fall colours and footpaths are bedecked with drifts of leaves. Cosiness and comfort hold hands with poignant melancholy. […]
20 October 2022

Holidays for horselovers? Get to know Portugal’s Lusitano horses

The Lusitano horse is for many a symbol of Portugal. Strong and noble-looking, they can be of any solid colour, from palomino to black, but most […]
19 October 2022

Magic in the Underground

There is an impressive subterranean world in Spain. Truly magical underground places that amaze us with their strange formations. Inside, the art of nature translates into […]
19 October 2022

The world’s coolest neighbourhoods in 2022

Time Out magazine has released this year’s coolest neighbourhoods, with Guadalajara’s Colonia Americana, in Mexico, ranking in first. Every year, the magazine polls thousands of people […]
14 October 2022

5 most beautiful forests around Europe to discover this fall

Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that fall has begun. Temperatures have taken a dip, days are getting shorter and the colors have […]
13 October 2022

These are the 10 best students cities for 2023

Of our whole life, our student years might well be the most fun. Many of us get the chance to go and explore another city, far […]
13 October 2022

Top tips for time-saving on short trips

As micro-travel trends and tightening budgets see more and more of us taking short breaks, here are ten top tips to help you make the most […]
30 September 2022

8 destinations from a galaxy far, far away

It’s been almost half a century since the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977. Although it was received with a lot of scepticism before […]
30 September 2022

Anantara Layan Phuket Resort adds 400m zipline for thrill seeking guests

Taking adventure to new heights, Anantara Layan Phuket Resort has added a 400-metre long zipline to the cliffside of its Layan Active Zone. The zipline, suspended […]
27 September 2022

How to travel to Kazakhstan from Europe

Kazakhstan is the biggest country in Central Asia, stretching from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains. It is the largest landlocked country in the world […]