Jem with Earl Okin on Eurostar

Our first fellow traveller.

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June 21st 2014
On the train to Antwerp 3pm June 21 2014 Are there omens when you start your trip? We may of had one when Eurostar placed us opposite 'Earl' Roger Okin on the train. Earl is a Jazz performer and songwriter and was on his way to doing a couple of gigs in Belgium. We had never heard of Earl either and we had an amusing 2 hours hearing about his world. Where else we we have met a jobbing perf ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Antwerp Province

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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 bet... ... read more