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Winter Festival Light Show at the Hotel de Ville – Brussels Town Hall
Blog: Landlopers - 1 May 2012
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Retro Chic – What the Hell is the Atomium?
Blog: Landlopers - 5 April 2012
It’s the world of fast cars, polka dots and Mad Men. Thoughts of the nuclear age and space consumed the public and everyone had emerged from World War II looking forward to the future with promises of technological advances and better lives for everyone. It...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Looking Up – The Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
Blog: Landlopers - 21 March 2012
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SNACK ATTACK! 4 things that will make you fat in Brussels
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 19 March 2012
Only a town that is so perpetually gray could offer such great snacks. How else are people to cheer themselves up here? To make up for its gloomy disposition, the "Brusselois" have come up with some fantastic ideas: snacks in cones, snacks in trucks, snacks available all over the city.
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42 Things I Love About Brussels
Blog: Landlopers - 9 March 2012
I’m still a little surprised that it took me 35 years to first visit Brussels. I love Western Europe and have spent a significant portion of my life learning more about the people and culture that make the region so much fun to visit and...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Winter Morning at the Beguinage in Bruges, Belgium
Blog: Landlopers - 28 February 2012
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Comparing Bruges and Ghent – Flemish Travel Showdown
Blog: Landlopers - 23 February 2012
When I was planning our trip to Belgium, I solicited the advice of friends and experts who had visited the low country before. Almost immediately, I sensed a strange division amongst the respondents and it all revolved around two seemingly innocent towns near Brussels, Bruges...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Exploring the Quirky Brussels Comic Strip Museum
Blog: Landlopers - 16 February 2012
Belgium has an obsession. No, it’s not with waffles, french fries or beer; ok, it is, but that’s not what I want to talk about. Their appreciation of and respect for the 9th Art known as the cartoon is the real obsession and although it’s...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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The Cartoon Walk – Looking for the 9th Art in Brussels
Blog: Landlopers - 8 February 2012
I couldn’t help but notice that her clothes were pretty small for what was a well formed physique. What was even more strange was that she was a cat. Cartoon cat actually and just one of the many ways in which Brussels pays homage to...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Why Bother with Manneken Pis in Brussels
Blog: Landlopers - 31 January 2012
He’s 400 years old and only two-feet tall, but he’s the most recognizable resident of Europe’s central city, Brussels. He’s Manneken Pis, the little boy peeing, and countless travel articles and blog posts have been written about him, usually accompanied by the exact same photo....Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Capturing Waffle Love in Belgium
Blog: Landlopers - 24 January 2012
Chocolate or Nutella. A seemingly simple choice, especially since they’re so similar to one other, but with dozens of eyeballs boring into my back and the server at the waffle stand smiling not-so-patiently, it was suddenly impossible to decide. I hastily went with the Nutella,...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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In Honor of the Fry: Exploring the Frietmuseum in Brugge
Blog: Landlopers - 19 January 2012
The Belgians are awesome. Unlike some other countries I won’t mention, they don’t care if everyone knows they like the best things in life. My best I mean the worst for them physically. To spend any time in Belgium is to learn to love beer,...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Surprising Divisions in Belgium – A Schooling in the Meaning of Flanders
Blog: Landlopers - 11 January 2012
I would consider myself well educated in the ways of international relations and politics (wait, don’t fall asleep, yet). I have a couple degrees in the subject, back in the day I even specialized in Western Europe, spoke some languages – all in all...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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New Year's Traditions Across Europe
Blog: Travel With Julie - 29 December 2011
Photo courtesy of France Tourism.
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Travelling Like a Local with Wimdu at Brussels Le Lys d’ Or Guest House
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 30 November 2011
For our next leg of our honeymoon trip in Brussels, Belgium, we were hosted by Wimdu at the Le Lys d’ Or Guest House – a charming, beautiful apartment in Wimdu’s inventory of houses for short-term rental in Brussels.
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Sphere Fine Dining at Brussels Atomium Belgium Taste Restaurant
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 24 November 2011
Just as iconic as Paris’ Eiffel Tower, the Atomium is one of Brussels’ most famous attraction. It shares a similar history as the Eiffel Tower as it was originally built for Expo ’58, the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair and planned to stand there for just 6 months.
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Beer, Fries and Too Much Mayo in Belgium
Blog: Pommie Travels - 23 November 2011
Don’t ever say ‘French Fries’ in Belgium. The Belgians are very defensive about their fries because they were invented in [...]
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Housesitting in Europe
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 7 November 2011
We have saved over $6,000 by housesitting our way around Europe!
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The Best of Bruges
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 27 October 2011
This is a guest post Bruges is one of Belgium’s most delightful places – a lovely medieval town of cobbled streets and canals. And… chocolate! Bruges is ridiculously romantic, its film star looks jealously preserved by a town council that bans street signs and keeps most traffic out of the centre. So if you take [...]
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Brussels – In Photos
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 30 September 2011
A collection of our favorite photographs from Brussels, Belgium
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Ghent Instead Of Bruges
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 26 September 2011
Instead of touring popular Bruges, we got off the train in Ghent.
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A Week In The Life – Day 7 – Work And Play
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 24 September 2011
Dalene works while Pete goes out to play!
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A Week In The Life – Day 6 – Taken For A Ride
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 23 September 2011
It's a birthday do-over, with an adventurous bus ride that takes us clearly in the wrong direction.
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A Week In The Life – Day 5 – Happy Birthday Pete!
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 22 September 2011
Pete had a very gloomy birthday thanks to constant rain.
