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Tips for families
As for keeping the children amused, what child wouldn't be happy exploring the castles that are scattered across the Benelux landscapes? Give your youngsters a head start with a short rundown on the people who constructed these fascinating st... Continue reading »
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Tips for gay and lesbian travelers
In Belgium, contact the gay and lesbian community centers Tels Quels, rue du Marché-au-Charbon 81 (tel. 02/512-45-87; Métro: Bourse), open Saturday to Thursday from 5pm to 2am, and Friday from 8am to 4am; and Maison Arc-en-Ciel, av. Winston C... Continue reading »
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Tips for senior travelers
Mention the fact that you're a senior when you make your travel reservations. Some sightseeing attractions may offer senior discounts, but only to local residents when they produce an appropriate ID. Be sure to ask when you buy your ticket.... Continue reading »
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Tips for single travelers
On package vacations, single travelers are often hit with a "single supplement" to the base price. To avoid it, you can agree to room with other single travelers or find a compatible roommate before you go, from one of the many roommate-locat... Continue reading »
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Tips for student travelers
If you're traveling internationally, you'd be wise to arm yourself with an International Student Identity Card (ISIC), which offers substantial savings on rail passes, plane tickets, and entrance fees. It also provides you with basic health a... Continue reading »
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Tips for travelers with disabilities
Most disabilities shouldn't stop anyone from traveling. There are more options and resources out there than ever before. Many hotels and restaurants now provide easy access for people with disabilities, and some display the international w... Continue reading »
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Tips for women travelers
Check out the award-winning website Journeywoman (www.journeywoman.com), a "real life" women's travel-information network where you can sign up for a free e-mail newsletter and get advice on everything from etiquette and dress to safety; or t... Continue reading »
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Suggested itineraries
The quintessential Benelux experience is a city one. Not many foreign visitors come for the Belgian beaches, even fewer for the Dutch mountains, and none at all for Luxembourg's vast empty spaces. On the other hand, Benelux cities -- big and... Continue reading »
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In one week
Few countries can boast of cities more justly celebrated than Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges. Not far behind are Ghent, Antwerp, The Hague, Maastricht, Delft, Leiden, and Luxembourg City, among others. Some of these stellar places can't fit... Continue reading »
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For nature lovers
The natural world exists in Benelux, and not only in the great landscape paintings by 17th-century Dutch Old Masters. This tour takes you to see some of the region's prettiest nature reserves, national parks, and scenic places. Day 1: Arri... Continue reading »
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For military buffs
I call this a "military buff's tour," but it may be more appropriate to think of it as a military memorial tour. Belgium and Luxembourg have long histories as battlefields, usually in other countries' quarrels. Belgium was particularly badly... Continue reading »
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In two weeks
If you have 2 weeks in the Benelux lands, you can breathe more easily. You can stroll where you might otherwise have needed to hop on a city tram or bus, and you'll have time to visit Luxembourg. Yes, there's a lot to be said for having 2 wee... Continue reading »
Wevelgem Travel Experiences
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The First Market
We dozed a little on the way to Lille and arrived in the middle of the afternoon, while it was still light. We were dropped outside a l... Continue reading »
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German Cemetery, Langemarck
Our first stop is the German war cemetery at Langemarck. Also called the Students’ Cemetery; 44,000 German soldiers or, to be more... Continue reading »
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Evening in Lille
This evening’s excursion was back into Lille. Some people from the bus went to a restaurant but Linda and I chose to wander around. We w... Continue reading »
