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My lotion, bagged in a see-through and resealable bag, just like the security people like. Yes, I REALLY do carry lotion with me and I REALLY am a girly-man. So I have been asked by a few people - why Belgium? First, it's convenient and cheap to get there from London. But most importantly, it's the home of many of my heroes. What famous Belgians could possibly be my heroes, you ask? Maybe Bruegel, the painter? Liz Claiborne, the fashion designer? Perhaps Kim Clijsters or Justine Henin-Hardenne, both top-ranked women's tennis players? Audrey Hepburn, actor and special ambassador to UNICEF? Gerardus Mercator, creator of the Mercator map projection? Or the ultimate humanitarian, Father Damien, missionary on the leper island of Molokai, Hawaii? While all these people are heroes in their own rights, I like to think my personal Belgian heroes have had more of an impact on human history.