Train travel is the ideal way to see Europe. We know. Why? Because that is exactly how we are exploring this corner of the world at the moment with our First Class Eurail Pass. Getting to Brussels Bus vs Train We’ve taken the bus from London, U.K. to Lille, France. Firstly – The bus company wouldn’t allow […]
Luxembourg and Germany for a day trip We have been staying in Belgium with friends and trying to see as much of this beautiful area as possible. So this day we decided on a road trip to Luxembourg, with a quick side trip to Germany – well across the border a short way anyway. It […]
Driving to Paris from Belgium via Laon We say goodbye to our lovely friends in Belgium (you can read about it here), and hop in our little car we called “Vegemite” and we are heading to Paris. We have booked an apartment on Airbnb. I’m driving. It is remarkably easy, but then I have driven […]
Staying in Belgium with friends Travel is amazing !!!!! You get to see amazing things; you experience amazing food; you immerse yourself in diverse cultures; you explore amazing places, and of course, you meet amazing people. Over a year ago, as part of our world trip, we met one amazing man — a lovely guy […]
Another day trip to The Netherlands We are headed back to the Netherlands. This is just Explorafriend and I as we have had a kind offer by the people we are staying with to look after Explorason so he can play with his grandkids and go to the movies, so we decided to go back to Holland. We […]
Brussels Belgium is a beautiful city On Sunday we were loaded into our friend’s car, and he became our tour guide and showed us around Brussels. First, we went to see the Atomium – this huge scientific atom symbol made in 1958 as part of the World Expo. We were so glad, as it started to […]
Gent Belgium is Gorgeous Gent, also known as Ghent, was on our way to our friends. See my blog http://exploramum.com/2014/06/quick-trip-netherlands.html so when we arrived we did not expect the GPS to take us into the center of town. You might think this sounds OK, but as soon as we see we are the only car amidst buses […]
A quick trip to France and Netherlands We have arrived in France from the Dover Ferry. Many cars, bikes, caravans and RV’s are lined up and many of us chat as we waited to board. We have purchased a vehicle and you can read about how we did that here: http://exploramum.com/2014/06/buying-car-England-uk.html It is an RHD and […]
Brugge Belgium is beautiful The first night we arrive in Belgium we head out to get some dinner. 90% of restaurants in Brugge are closed. Tourist prices reign for those that are open. I mean 15 Euro of about $25 for a Wrap. So the next morning we are not sure what to expect. We […]
