Belgium Travel Blog
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Travel Blog is a unique free Belgium online travel diary for travellers across the world.It also includes attractions, things to do in, places to visit and many more
Belgium Travel Blog
4M ago
In August and November 2022 and in April 2023 I had planned retreats and volunteering assignments in two retreat centres in the UK. Since I had a bit of time I decided to travel by train which was also the more environmentally friendly way of travelling ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
7M ago
Today was lovely day. We woke up to some delightful Fall weather. After breakfast Ray headed out to pick up our car which was parked on a nearby street. Not sure if I mentioned that the parking on the street was free from Saturday until Monday morning at 9 ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
7M ago
Our visit to Bruges was a day trip out from Brussels. The Globus tour bus let us off at the Bargeplein coach park. Unlike similar facilities to enable the touring of city centers this one is in a very attractive parklike setting and within walking distan ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
7M ago
Dawn found Monarch Empress waiting to transit the Nieuwe Sluis Terneuzen and then follow the GhentTerneuzen Canal twenty miles 32 km down to the city.Arrival in Gent was through its Dampoort. The long canal terminating at Achterdok was again lined w ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
8M ago
Monarch Empress spent the morning sailing through inland waterways in the Netherlands. Shortly after we crossed the Belgian border the Boudewijnsluis lock carried the vessel into the River Schledt just above Antwerp. At Boudewijnsluis the lock chamber ac ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
8M ago
Just a quick uodate on where I am now. Spent the last two nights in Marcheen Famenne. A lovely little village. I've finally caught up with the other bits and pieces I had to do so now I can concentrate on updating this blog again. Today is about ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
8M ago
My phone packed in a few days ago so I haven't been able to update for a while. I've got a new phone now so I'm gonna try and do a catchup over the weekend. Apart from the phone the trip is going well. I'm learning a lot as I travel. Cycle touring is ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
8M ago
The last few days. After Falcor it was clear nothing could really come close so we headed off from Munich all the way to Bonn on a driving day with very low expectations. We left at seven. AM.... This has literally never happened. It did mean though that ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
9M ago
The Dan Briel is a fairly new hotel and was a great stopover in Gent. All in all we think Gent to be the best city we've visited so far.Logistics We want to be in Cologne in 4 days. It's 264kms away on average 67kms per day.Antwerp is less than ..read more
Belgium Travel Blog
9M ago
We left Roubaix just after 8am. It's good to get away early in the cool morning air. It's only a short ride and we're on the canal that will take us most of the way to Gent in Belgium. The canal path is excellent mostly. It's a flat days riding althoug ..read more