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Bruxelles Les Bains
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I stumbled upon the annual Bruxelles Les Bains festival today completely by accident. Wanting to procrastinate on writing my copy for as long as humanly possible, I took a walk down the street from the hostel and found Brussel's main canal (which is also... Read more
Grab your helmets...
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Le Tour de France is overdone nowadays, and what’s more the race is really quite…French (make of that what you will)! But just across the border in the Flanders region of Belgium the “Tour of Flanders”, known as Flander’s... Read more
The Final Countdown
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Well, this is it. My last weekend on the road. In 3 days time I'll be boarding a plane and waving goodbye to France and the continent to return home to England. And tomorrow I turn 19; what a way to spend it in the boiling hot south of France. As with any... Read more
Lust for...Lyon
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Bastille Day was a crazy one; The French know how to have a public holiday! Much like 4th July celebrations in the USA, July 14th sees the locals take to the streets and celebrate the great history of France and it's Revoultion. Even better, Iggy Pop was... Read more
A Room with a View
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Now I have left the Netherlands behind and returned to the country where my journey began what feels like an age ago - France! Pulling into the Train Station at Lyon, map in hand, I decided I would walk to my hostel as it didn't seem too far on the map... Read more
I'm on a Boat!
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Saturday is my boat day - I've taken a ride along the river Maas in the boiling sunshine to visit the mountains and caves of St Pieter - exploring the caves was great; what was even better was that they were SO cool compared to the sweltering heat... Read more
Hoi Hoi!
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I thought I'd landed on the Jolly Roger - the Dutch greet each other like pirates, and say goodbye. At the train station as a woman shouted "Hoi Hoi" (Which DOES sound like Ahoy Hoy), I had to stifle a laughter. Now I stifle a laughter all the time - it's... Read more
"Maria, I just met a guy name Maria"
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My Saturday night in Belgium was intended to be a quiet one; visit a couple of bars in the laid back center and then head back to the hostel for some sleep which I needed so badly. But with Let's Go, nothing is that simple, and as I wandered (wandered,... Read more
Sweet Like Chocolate
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I've been in Belgium for amost a month and have yet to write a blog about chocolate. That will change now. Here are my all time favourite chocolate creations I have discovered in Brussels and Bruges: 5. Chocolate Dragon in Bruges. A cool Chinese Dragon in... Read more
I Like to Ride my Bicycle
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When I left Brussels I said a little prayer---"Please let Bruges have less cars"---the drivers in Brussels were a little bit insane. My prayers were answered...and then replaced with my worst nightmare. Crazy cyclists. There are mor bikes than cars in... Read more

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