Visit the Enchanted Garden
Opening for three weeks every August, the Enchanted Garden in Jodoigne features an art exhibition in a natural garden
New cycling network is an (almost) great local resource in Brabant Wallon
Cycling enthusiast Kevin Mayne tries out the new cycling network in Brabant Wallon. It’s a welcome expansion of the Flemish system. However, some routes clearly need to be improved. And the interactive network map is not easy to use. Let’s hope these teething problems get solved, to encourage […]
GR 121 Stage 3: Nivelles to Braine-le-Comte
A lovely and varied walk and easily accessible by rail
GR 121 Stage 2: La Roche (Brabant) to Nivelles
A walk of two halves, but certainly worth walking
GR 121, Stage 1: Wavre to La Roche
The first stage of the GR 121 long-distance path from Wavre to La Roche is varied and interesting
Florival and the north-south divide
An enjoyable 20 km circular walk starting and ending at Florival railway station
Where tractors go to die
May they rust in peace
Grey day in Grez-Doiceau
A 7.5-km walk around Doiceau, with opportunities to harvest the fruits of the wild. No, it wasn’t the sunniest day. In fact it was grey and getting greyer by the minute. But I came back with a big bag of chestnuts to cook for supper. Oh dear, that didn’t work!
Lathuy: Blue no more
A 11-km historical and nature walk through the attractive village of Lathuy near Jodoigne
Bossut-Gottechain: Fields of green, gold … and blue?
Even on a short walk through farmland, a surprise could be waiting around the corner.
Archennes: Fields and fields of Belgian frites!
A gentle 7-km walk in the countryside south-east of Brussels
Nethen. Butterflies in November, and a virtual butcher
Follow the 6-km “Promenade des murs” around this sleepy Wallonian village
Memorials and watermills in Rebecq
Until May 29th, in the village of Rebecq, 25 km south-west of Brussels, the local museum is hosting an exhibition to commemorate the loss of an RAF Lancaster shot down over the village in the Second World War. During the night of 27/28 May 1944, the Lancaster was […]
Trail of the unexpected – Rixensart
For me, one enjoyable aspect of walking in the countryside is the possibility of the unexpected. This walk, which starts from the Château de Rixensart, certainly gave me a few surprises. With your back to the castle, turn left, walk up the road, take the first left into […]
Walking in the Forêt de Soignes
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