Other Destinations in Belgium

It is probably only in Belgium that one of the favourite children's characters can be called without the slightest trace of irony "Plop", but such is his success here that there are three theme parks for children, under the brand Plopsaland. The one we v...  Read review

Twenty-five minutes drive south-east of Brussels, and just south of the French-Brussels language border is the town of Wavre, on the outskirts of which is a theme park, Walibi Belgium. Originally opened in 1975 by Eric Meeus (there is a plaque in his hon...  Read review

The Klooster Hotel is a stylish, peaceful upmarket hotel in the heart of the old city centre of the University town of Leuven, filling a needed role in a town which was lacking such a venue for business travellers and the discerning visitor. The hotel is...  Read review

Leuven (Lovaine in French), is Europe's oldest Catholic university city. It attracts some 40,000 students, along with it's indigenous population. Not to be confused with Lovaine a Nauf, the Walloon 'equivalent' university town, it is situated just outs...  Read review

I used to smoke a great deal of tobacco, most weeks smoking five ounces of tobacco. One day an old friend of mine asked if I fancied doing a tobacco run with him. With the thought of getting cheap tobacco, I jumped at the opportunity and the following wee...  Read review

We have just returned from another extremely successful long weekend in Belgium. This time we were staying in a different region of Belgium and had the opportunity to experience the French rather than Dutch influenced region of Hainaut (previous trips ha...  Read review