Background: Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions between the Dutch-speaking Flemings of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy.
June 21st 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Bonjour tout le monde!
La deuxième étape de mon voyage se termine demain: je quitterai Anvers pour Bruges. Enfin! Je commence à m'ennuyer à Anvers qui est une jolie ville certes, mais qui n'offre ... [full story]
June 19th 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp We made our way from Ghent to Antwerp, Belgium which was a nice short 45 min drive. Found a great campsite on the opposite side of the Schelde river to the City. The weather was really nice and hot so ... 84 photos[full story]
June 6th 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Tijd voor een nieuwe update!
Gisteren ben ik naar de Amerikaanse ambassade in Brussel geweest om mijn visum aan te vragen. Ik moest er om half negen zijn, dus errrreug vroeg opgestaan (6u = gemeen! ... [full story]
June 4th 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Hi you all! :)
Still in Belgium! I took out my backpackersbackpack yesterday and I must say that I'm not quite sure how I'll manage to put all my lugage in it :D
but hey, still about 12 days to ... [full story]
May 24th 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Today is our last full day in Belgium. We are pretty much just relaxing and hanging out. We woke up late anyway after a night on the town last night.
Yesterday during the day, Ria, Noah, and I just ... 5 photos[full story]
May 23rd 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Greetings from Hoboken (town we've been in)!
Yesterday, was quite an interesting day as usual. Let me start by talking about something I haven't written much about... FOOD! Well, I've been trying a ... 9 photos[full story]
May 22nd 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Last night was pretty fun. We were doing shots of whisky and playing dice poker with Ludo before dinner. Then, once again I broke my 2.5 year vegetarianism. Ria and Ludo made this cheese, ham, and whi ... 2 photos[full story]
May 20th 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Europe is just awesome. I just think I'm so glad just to be out of the country.
After about 18 hours of traveling through 2 stopovers, we made it to my cousin Ria's in Antwerp, Belgium. Ria and her ... [full story]
January 12th 2005Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp The best way to meet extraordinary characters must be when traveling by train. Rarely do you encounter as many lost souls, in transit to wherever they think they need to go. Most people reach their de ... [full story]
April 22nd 2008Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province » Antwerp Actually, we went to Bruges, but it is not on the pick list. We took a train from Amsterdam to Antwerp and then changed trains to Bruges. Of course, Andrea knew people on our train car for the first ... 5 photos[full story]
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