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A political question: parties in Belgium

by crackedpleasures 21 May 2012

Sorry for this political topic. Since there are many slightly or mostly political ones elsewhere on the forum and since we are all mature…
RE: Budget for Belgium

by biebdab 08 May 2012

The 'railpass' fare mentioned by 'handwerpen' recently has increased to € 76 for 10 single rides within Belgium, regardless of the distanc…
RE: Places that shouldn't be where they are

by eti 14 April 2012

Erps-Kwerps should be in a bad children's book, not outside Brussels. Chèvremont should be in France, or at least Wallonia, not in the…
RE: 3, 4, or 7 days in Belgium?

by degoos 04 April 2012

As already said, when you come to Belgium, you should really visit Brugge("Venice of the North") and Brussel. Gent en Antwerp are also…
Re: Belgium Farmhouse

by handwerpen 19 March 2012

I've found this farm near Leuze-en-Hainaut. http://www.lafermedubuis.be/le-gite-a-la-ferme It seems Wallonia has its own site for farm…
RE: Most divided country in Europe

by A_Dark_Embrace 22 February 2012

Belgium is not as divided as the UK either. Although there is internal disputes between Flanders and Wallonia, outside of Belgium, they…
RE: Exploring Germany, Holland and Belgium

by ninel25 11 January 2012

Hello, You will have the chance to see a lot of places. I am sure you will enjoy your stay. Here, I would like to recommend you some…
RE: How to communicate in Flanders

by Lyapunov 04 January 2012

Thanks! Actually I found lots of people speaking French (maybe because I was next to Wallonia), German only helps to read signs.
RE: 11 nt. vacation in Benelux - itinerary advice needed

by Aribo 30 December 2011

Hi and welcome to Thorn Tree, Your basic plan sounds sensible to me, given the short distances in Belgium and the Netherlands I wouldn't…
RE: Your help needed on hilarious translation of restaurant review.

by artemis2 28 December 2011

+And I'm not that sure that it's really pejorative, as mentioned above in one of the answers.+ Hi bjd, it was me who wrote that +'bobo'…
RE: After 540 days but finally/eindelijk/finalement/schließlich

by crackedpleasures 24 December 2011

Some correction here: the last Francophone prime minister we had was in 1979 but he was from Brussels. The 1974 case you refer to was…
RE: winter daytrips from Brussels

by artemis2 11 December 2011

Another Belgian mentioned this interesting link which contains a lot to inspire you. http://www.365.be/ I would also invest in a decent…
RE: winter daytrips from Brussels

by MTL 10 December 2011

> Linguistically, Flemish is the distinct dialect of Dutch spoken in Belgium. Not quite. There is not a single distinct Flemish dialect.…
RE: winter daytrips from Brussels

by MTL 10 December 2011

> My French is fluent, and I can function in Flemish. Bizarre that as a resident of Brussels you don't know the language spoken in Flanders…
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…
RE: Western Europe FAQ thread

by anyone101 11 November 2011

Getting Around the Benelux
In this part of Europe train travel is the most efficient way to travel between major cities and…
Re: Accomodation Outskirts of Brussels

by handwerpen 17 October 2011

You could always decide to stay in other cities then Brussels. Brussels is very easy to reach by train from pretty much anywhere. Train…
Re: 3, 4, or 7 days in Belgium?

by Triqi 24 September 2011

Belgium may be very small, but it is also very dense and diverse. So yes, if you have seven days, use it. You'll still only be able to…
Re: Netherlands & Belgium Itinerary - Please comment

by handwerpen 30 August 2011

September is also the month the heritage days in both the Netherlands and Belgium. You can visit places which are normally not open for…
Re: Netherlands & Belgium Itinerary - Please comment

by Dji86 26 August 2011

Hey, For sure it will be a packed 2 weeks! I will mainly focus on Belgium, as i used to live there. As others have said, i think 2 days…
Re: Belgium in September

by handwerpen 11 August 2011

Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels organise heritage days Mid-September. Monuments that are normally in private hands can exceptionally be…
Re: Belgium in December

by Tolarjev 04 August 2011

I'd also recommand Liege (in Wallonia) as an off the beaten path destination. It's very different to the other cities you've mentioned.…
Re: A few summer days in the Ardennes...

by handwerpen 17 June 2011

I would rather stay in one place and explore from there. We explored the area last year from Rochefort which allowed us to visit Dinant…
Re: A few summer days in the Ardennes...

by handwerpen 16 June 2011

Most of the Ardennes is in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. The missing part which I didn't talk about so far is the Duchy of Luxembo…
Re: A few summer days in the Ardennes...

by handwerpen 16 June 2011

_Condroz_ Condroz is the region North of the Ardennes. It used to be the name for the Liège territory between the Lesse and the Meuse…