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Beer Tour

by mlobo 28 April 2012

Hello all! I am visiting Belgium this coming May and would be glad if someone could help me with some questions about doing a nice beer…
RE: Beer Tour

by lilyramone 24 April 2012

The good news is that you can drink the Westvleteren in Café De Vrede opposite the abbey: http://www.indevrede.be/languagee/index.htm…
Beer Tour

by nogueiralobo 24 April 2012

Hi! I am planning a trip to Belgium this May and wonder what's the best way to go from Ypres to St. Sixtus Abbey, in Westvleteren? …
Rail Travel in Europe for Family of four

by lily22 15 April 2012

I will be travelling to Europe with my husband and two children aged 9 and 5 in July. I have been trying to look at the differences between…
RE: Great War Battlefield sites - Ypres, the Somme or both.

by Mrs_Trellis 14 April 2012

I haven't done a specific Somme tour but have had several weekends in the area. I also enjoyed Ypres/Ieper where as well as tours you…
RE: Great War Battlefield sites - Ypres, the Somme or both.

by gawkabout 14 April 2012

I missed out on a tour of the Somme in English. It went from Brugge. 50 Euro.
Great War Battlefield sites - Ypres, the Somme or both.

by the_unfrocked_vicar 14 April 2012

I'll be driving north from Paris to the Netherlands and would like to visit at least one of the battlefields where Australians fought…
RE: Does Belgium count as tr*vel?

by Leanut 12 April 2012

There is a really good museum about the first world war in Ieper, the Flanders Fields museum. It's between Calais and Ghent and very good…
RE: Accommodation in Paris (prefer not Qld or Texas)

by Groo 12 April 2012

+Safety in numbers, eh!!+ Alas, numbers seems no longer to be with us, WW. Finally found a place that seems to dot the i s and cross…
RE: WWI monuments and dug relics in Belgium

by artemis2 27 March 2012

+I will be driving from Aachen to Westmalle to go to the Café Trappisten for an early lunch then to Westvleteren to be there at 14:30…
RE: WWI monuments and dug relics in Belgium

by Aaronmsl 26 March 2012

It's a little unclear from your post if you know this or not, so forgive me if this isn't helpful, but... Ypres and Ieper are the same…
RE: Australian WW1 war graves / battlefields in Northern France.

by fowler9 25 March 2012

The Menin gate in Ypres is worth having a look at if you are in the area. They play the last post there at 8pm every day. Very moving.…
RE: Australian WW1 war graves / battlefields in Northern France.

by RayCCroc 25 March 2012

Groo, I suggest you get to Ypres in Belgium if you can. Close by is Paaschendale. I went there a couple of years ago to see where my grandf…
Battlefield tours in Belgium

by LeahMaria 14 March 2012

Hello All, I'm going to be in Belgium (staying in Bruges) June 1 - 5 this year and would like to go on a flanders battlefield tour. I…
RE: Belgium planning ,How does this sound.

by artemis2 11 March 2012

+Bruges, Ypres maybe Leuven, Is it realistic?+ In a week? Of course and you even would have time to visit some more towns. What is it…
Re: Belgium planning ,How does this sound.

by kittyhiggleton 10 March 2012

Hi Planning a first time trip to Belgium in the summer incorporating Luxembourg if possible. Travelling as a family with 10 and 14 year…
RE: Advice on 2 week car euro adventure

by martiniman 14 February 2012

Regarding your itinerary my main tip is to skip Germany as this will take you way off route and you would need to make 3000kms without…
RE: Professional photography MP.

by IncaKola 08 February 2012

Hi Carsonking, I saw many surfing pictures made with a 10,5 mm fisheye and really like them but it's true that I won't use it much more…
RE: Moving To Belgium

by Helenna 16 January 2012

Artemis2, Thankyou for telling me that. I've always heard of it as being referred to as Flemish, but the term has never been explained.…
RE: Places to see AFTER THEY die

by RoadWarrior 11 January 2012

I went to Morrison's grave. In the process, I think that I also saw Moliere's, Edith Piaf's, and Oscar Wilde's plots, although I wasn't…
RE: 11 nt. vacation in Benelux - itinerary advice needed

by goldfinger 31 December 2011

I'd rather base myself in Bruges and do daytrips from there. You can do a nice cycle ride from Bruges to nearby Damme (all flat and pretty.…
Re: WWI battlefields with static displays around Ypres

by inindo 24 December 2011

Thanks for the website. Hill 60 seems like what I'm looking for, 3 miles isn't too bad from Ypres.
RE: WWI battlefields with static displays around Ypres

by Liberat 23 December 2011

As far as I know, Ghent was not in the frontline during world war I, so the presence of trenches around that town seems to be remote.…
RE: WWI battlefields with static displays around Ypres

by arizona 23 December 2011

Well, find your info here: http://www.greatwar.co.uk/places/ypres-salient-museums.htm
WWI battlefields with static displays around Ypres

by inindo 23 December 2011

I will be in Ghent a few days, and I wanted to take part of a day and visit Ypres. Cloth Hall (which will reopen when I visit) and Menin…