Blogs from West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

This morning had a spritely start! I was back in my room for about 10:30pm last night…I think! I had the time to totally reorganise my bag, ready for the homeward journey. Also prepared my clothes and handbag too! I definitely sleep better when organised. If I’m not, it puts me on a mental back foot! Consequently, I slept like a baby!Hence being spritely today!! This morning we are heading for Belgium, so far so good. I’ve been watching a series of Cake Squad on my iPad to amuse myself! It’s a great tip for anyone travelling. Download programmes, series and films to your tablet or iPad before travelling. You can then view at your pleasure with no need for internet. Also, add a hdmi to iPad adapter to enable you to watch it on the ... read more

SUN, 17 JUL 2022 TRANSFER TO BRUGES, BELGIUM: The train ride itself was uneventful, as expected. I had a 24-minute layover in Brussels, Belgium to make my connection for Bruges, Belgium. No problem. Plenty of time. After all, this isn’t O’Hare. After I disembarked the first train, I looked at the tote board and found nothing going to Bruges. The line at the information/ticket counter was long enough to take me well past my departure time, and there were no apparent service representatives within sight, so I pursued the next logical option and went to the platform with trains departing at 1652. When I arrived, I showed an attendant my electronic ticket. While he was fumbling about, another customer service person approached and informed me that I was at the International Annex. That made sense as ... read more

Bruges Belgium December 2021, all booked up and ready for a train journey from Newcastle upon Tyne UK to Bruges Belgium. Three nights away in beautiful old city. Omicron hits and plans are delayed until.......... March 2022, our changed arrangements go ahead. On a train leaving a little later in the morning from Newcastle than we would like, but all in hand. The trip to London is on a new Azuma train. All is on time despite stops in Durham, Darlington, Northallerton, York, Doncaster, Newark, Peterborough before our arrival at Kings Cross. The Eurostar welcomes us, takes us under la Manche and treats us well, arriving at Brussels Midi at 6pm. The final leg. I’d cancelled our tickets from Brussels to Bruges because the previously made timings were out of kilter with our change arrangements, but ... read more

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Un petit tour et tourne en rond… Nous aurons tout de même déjà fait le Benelux… Nous avons essayé de nous aventurer plus au Nord des Pays-Bas… inutile, tous les campings sont complets ! Pour rejoindre nos Pays Baltes il nous faudrait passer par une zone encore confinée…(l'Allemagne se trouve encore en orange...) on ne se complique pas la vie et on oublie… L’idée est de tout de même passer quelques jours de bon temps… On se décide donc de retourner en Belgique pour continuer vers les Hauts de France… On se dit qu’il serait bien possible que là beaucoup de campings seront complets… mais non… belle surprise, c’est comme si on nous y attendait… Côté Belgique, nous retrouvons notre place habituelle au Polder Valley à Westende… il n’y a en effet pas grand monde ici… ... read more