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Airport Transfers: Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)

February 16, 2010 By Helen Page 21 Comments

Ground Transportation from/to Brussels South Charleroi Airport is easy: If you’re travelling to Brussels on budget carriers like Ryanair, Wizz Air, Jetairfly, etc., you will land at Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Charleroi Airport is in Charleroi which is approximately 46 kilometres (29 miles) from the centre of Brussels. By Bus The local TEC buses (Bus […]

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Airport Transfers: Brussels Airport (BRU)

February 16, 2010 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Airport Transfers: Ground transportation at Brussels Airport: Brussels Airport is the gateway to Belgium for travellers arriving by air.  The airport is located approximately 13 km (8 miles) northeast of the city center.  Brussels’ other airport, the Brussels South Charleroi Airport, caters to charter flights only.  South Charleroi Airport is one hour from the city. […]

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Maasmechelen Village – Designer discount outlet

May 25, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Designer outlet for discerning shoppers: You don’t have to do an overland track to get to a Designer discount outlet in Belgium. Although Maasmechelen Village is set in the beautiful Belgium countryside it is is easily reached by road from across Belgium, northwest Germany and the Netherlands. The Village is only 20 minutes from Maastricht […]

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Belgian Chocolate Walking Tours

May 21, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Discover Belgium’s Heavenly Chocolates on a Chocolate Walking Tour: You don’t have to be a chocoholic to know that Belgian chocolates taste really good and in this country, you can’t escape chocolates! There are more than 2,000 chocolate shops throughout Belgium and this small country produces 172,000 tons of chocolate each year. If you’re interested […]

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Brussels attractions – Mini-Europe

May 21, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Mini-Europe – an invitation to travel: Where can you have a whistle-stop tour of Europe in a few hours, that costs only a few Euros per person and without boarding any planes, buses or trains?  The answer is – at Brussels’ Mini-Europe. Mini-Europe is a fun, family interactive attraction where the most famous monuments in […]

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Shopping on your Belgium holiday

April 18, 2009 By Helen Page 1 Comment

What to Buy in Belgium? Belgium has made a reputation for itself in a number of products and some of these you don’t even have to travel to Belgium to enjoy. Belgian chocolate for example is world famous, not to mention Belgian beers. Other famous products include: Artwork It’s an important center of the art […]

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Moules et Frites – Belgian’s national dish

April 17, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Moules et Frites

The Moules et Frites is One of Belgium’s Traditional Dishes: That Moules et Frites is the national dish of Belgium is enough to get me to this country.  Anyone who likes mussels and who has tried these large steaming pots of mussels in savory broth, accompanied by a bowl of Belgian frites and homemade mayonnaise, […]

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Eating out on your Belgium holiday

April 17, 2009 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Popular Belgian Dishes and What to Eat: To have a little understanding of what constitutes Belgian food, it’s necessary to firstly have some background knowledge of the country’s history. The Dutch, Spaniards, Franks, Romans, Austrians and French have all invaded Belgium at some point in time in history and their presence in the land have […]

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Travel to Bruges: A Stunning Medieval Town

April 17, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Bruges is the Venice of the North: Tranquillity, beauty, history, art, Bruges has it all.  With its maze of waterways, romantic bridges and low skyline, Bruges is also known as the ‘Venice of the North’. Bruges is slightly farther away from Brussels than Antwerp, but still conveniently placed for a day-trip. It takes about an […]

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