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Bruges with kids

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges Bruges is mainly visited for its medieval architecture, the art of the Flemish primitives, its great and rich history, its museums and palaces, and of course also beer and chocolates. Mainly adult interests! So often I get the question, what to do or visit with children, … Lees verder →

List of events in Bruges 2023

Visit:Walk in Bruges – Your private guide in Bruges As a tourist it can be very gratifying to take part in cultural or other events in the city you visit. Bruges has many great cultural events throughout the year, that are primarily organised for locals but can also accommodate or interest visiting tourists. Theatre … Lees verder →

A road trip along the Romanesque churches of the Brionnais and Saône et Loire, South-Burgundy

This is a blog post that was a a long time coming. For a period of twenty years we had a house here, where we spent most of our holidays. We have now sold our French ‘pied-a-terre’, so I have to finally write about those beautiful Romanesque churches that have had such a strong pull … Lees verder →

11 day roadtrip through Andalucia with a camper – Part 3 – Antequera, Ronda and Sierra Grazalema

The next morning we drove to Antequera. Do not take the road coming from the West to go round Antequera, you end up in pretty small streets , so we turned back and took the North and Eastern route around Antequera, to drive to El Torcal. The upper parking lot was already full when we … Lees verder →

11 day roadtrip through Andalucia with a camper – Part 2 – Cazorla, Ubeda, Baeza and Cordoba

From Granada we again arrived just a few minutes before 8 PM, closing time, at the reception of the ecological camping Cortijo San Isicio near Cazorla. It is a small camping, where tents are placed on beautiful terraces and on top campers can find a spot. It is a very quiet camping, with very good … Lees verder →

11 day roadtrip through Andalucia with a camper – Part 1 – Granada

This year we decided to try a road trip with a camper for the first time, to see if this way of travel suited us, or not. We flew from Brussels to Malaga where we had booked a Fiat Carado T132 camper with Ibero Camper. Frank picked us up at the airport and drove us … Lees verder →

‘The Bruges promise’ also known as the ‘Procession of the Blind’

Visit: Walk in Bruges – your private guide in Bruges Every year on the morning of August 15th, the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the procession ‘The Promise of Bruges’ (Brugse Belofte) also known as the ‘Procession of the Blind’ (Blindekensprocessie), goes out in the streets of Bruges. The procession honours the promise the … Lees verder →

Self drive trip through Uganda – part 5 – Lake Mburo and Kampala

We made a 16 day trip to Uganda in June 2022, a trip we had planned for the fall of 2021, but some virus decided otherwise. We chose to self drive and stay multiple days in each national park. I organised and planned the whole trip myself, read up a lot in guide books and … Lees verder →