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  1. MagneticSharpe avatar

    RE: Travelling from Brussels to Werchter?

    by MagneticSharpe 13 May 2012

    I think you can only use your free trainticket once (to werchter and back). If you stay at a hostel, just ask if they would like to store…

  2. biebdab avatar

    RE: Train travel from Brussels Airport (International) to Amsterdam

    by biebdab 08 May 2012

    and finally : to # 11, to +artemis2+ : > there were rumours that the 'Airport Express' bus service would be discontinued once the rail…

  3. rocker6346 avatar

    RE: Travelling from Brussels to Werchter?

    by rocker6346 02 May 2012

    Brussels Airport has lockers for luggage and a direct train to Leuven. That might be a cheaper and more efficient option than paying a…

  4. qablo avatar

    RE: Budget for Belgium

    by qablo 23 April 2012

    Hello If you can, while in Namur, try to go to Dinant, is not far and quite nice place, to me more beutiful than Namur. Also, I don´t…

  5. qablo avatar

    RE: Rental Car/parking/driving; Belguim, Lux, Germany, Amsterdam

    by qablo 17 April 2012

    Hello You can do it, and if you´re planning to be around a month or so, probably is a good idea to rent a car. In Belgium you probably…

  6. efour avatar

    RE: Travelling from Brussels to Werchter?

    by efour 08 April 2012

    You probably want to camp. Put your big bag in storage of the hostel. The bus connection with Leuven is good, Brussels is more of a…

  7. artemis2 avatar

    RE: Travelling from Brussels to Werchter?

    by artemis2 03 April 2012

    You find all information here http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/info/category/how_to_get_there +The De Lijn bus company is running a continuo…

  8. jodi89 avatar

    Travelling from Brussels to Werchter?

    by jodi89 03 April 2012

    Hello! Myself and a friend are travelling from Australia to Europe this summer and will be stopping at Rock Werchter on our travels. We…

  9. artemis2 avatar

    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…

  10. kittyhiggleton avatar

    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…

  11. arizona avatar

    RE: A general question...regarding handles/usernames

    by arizona 26 February 2012

    Anyhow it's good to alert us sometimes Nautiker, I'm aware to be a sinner sometimes, crossing the bottomline between irony and sarcasm.…

  12. sfgirl42 avatar

    RE: ROAD TRIP!!!!!

    by sfgirl42 24 February 2012

    OK! Go to: http://www.viamichelin.com On the first page on the left side you'll have the option to input the origin and destination.…

  13. chrisglover84 avatar

    Re: ROAD TRIP!!!!!

    by chrisglover84 23 February 2012

    thank you for your response...yes it is Leuven in Belgium

  14. sfgirl42 avatar

    RE: ROAD TRIP!!!!!

    by sfgirl42 22 February 2012

    Hi chrisglover, I have some suggestions but to do a good job of it I need to have you confirm the route: London-Leaven-Amsterdam. I can'…

  15. handwerpen avatar

    RE: Benelux 2 weeks

    by handwerpen 11 February 2012

    All temperatures below -5°C are considered extreme weather in Belgium or Netherlands. The average winter temperature is normally positive.…

  16. spampants_ avatar

    RE: Amsterdam

    by spampants_ 03 February 2012

    Antwerp is much prettier. So are Ghent and Brugge and Leuven. They aren't that much different from the Netherlands though, and I prefer…

  17. le_crique avatar

    Re: Setting up bike at Brussels airport

    by le_crique 29 January 2012

    You don't need a special area to do that job! do you? i don't thing there is one (i'm pretty sure there is none) but last time i bring…

  18. acbr avatar

    RE: Belgian Cities

    by acbr 08 January 2012

    Thanks everybody for all your fantastic replies. After much discussion and thought we've decided to go to Brussels, Antwerp and Brugge.…

  19. crackedpleasures avatar

    RE: Belgian Cities

    by crackedpleasures 24 December 2011

    If you had only a few days more, you could have added Oostende, Durbuy and Louvain La Neuve to the itinary. All nice cities too with a…

  20. ncoma avatar

    RE: 7 days in europe, amsterdam & belguim, how to allocate days?

    by ncoma 20 December 2011

    Amsterdam is cool, and has a lot of art & architecture to offer. For modern architecture, go to Rotterdam. Haarlem & Utrecht are cool,…

  21. spampants_ avatar

    RE: I've had shit day so far

    by spampants_ 16 December 2011

    Yes. It's weekend tonight, isn't it? Maybe I'll find some juicy student action in Leuven. Back to work tomorrow, and then I have a…

  22. spampants_ avatar

    RE: I've had shit day so far

    by spampants_ 16 December 2011

    I had a pili-pili chicken baguette for lunch. I never eat bread in the states, but could live on good baguettes like they have here.…

  23. spampants_ avatar

    winter daytrips from Brussels

    by spampants_ 10 December 2011

    I'm living in Brussels (near Gare Centrale) for the next couple of months, and looking at daytrips in Belgium or elsewhere. I've already…

  24. HansDeKeulenaer avatar

    Re: 2 weeks in The Netherlands + Belgium

    by HansDeKeulenaer 07 December 2011

    Interesting but difficult question. I estimate that Belgium has about 4,000 sightseeing spots. So in any portion of 2 weeks, you'll be…

  25. HansDeKeulenaer avatar

    RE: Belgian Cities

    by HansDeKeulenaer 04 December 2011

    Thanks for being specific in your question. I guess the list of cities to choose from is Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, Liège,…

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