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Belgium

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September 2nd 2013
Fri Aug 30th 2013 Arrived in Dunkirk after an uneventful drive from Bristol. It was a Friday afternoon and we were (needlessly!!) a little concerned about the traffic, but apart from a bit of heavy traffic on the M25 the traffic was fine. Had a couple of stops and the whole journey to Dover took about 5 1/2hrs. We were hoping we may have got on the earlier 4.00pm ferry but ended up o ... read more

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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