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Discovering Belgium

Helping you discover this wonderful country

Hiking in Picardy Wallonia

By on May 26, 2018 • ( 18 Comments )

The Sloping Lock of Ronquières

By Denzil on March 12, 2017 • ( 45 Comments )

Great website for Silly Walks

By Denzil on February 13, 2016 • ( 14 Comments )

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing: Vroom! with a view

By Denzil on July 25, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

Hiking around Frasnes-lez-Anvaing

By on July 25, 2015 • ( 7 Comments )

The rise and fall of the Belgian draft horse

By Denzil on January 1, 2015 • ( 15 Comments )

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The anti-tank ditch in Haacht

The anti-tank ditch in Haacht

By Denzil on November 3, 2017 • ( 23 Comments )

A 3-km walk along a defensive wall from the Second World War

The extraordinary Monsieur Hawarden

By Denzil on October 5, 2017 • ( 19 Comments )

Sometimes people are simply not who they seem to be. Take for example, Monsieur Hawarden …

Overijse

A day trip to Overijse

By Denzil on October 1, 2017 • ( 31 Comments )

All you need to know for a half- or full-day walking around Overijse

10 Woodland Walks

By Denzil on September 23, 2017 • ( 33 Comments )

Enjoy the autumn colours in Flanders by walking in these woods

La Forêt du Pays de Chimay

By Denzil on September 2, 2017 • ( 29 Comments )

For day three of my weekend in the Ardennes, my destination was the forest of the land of Chimay

Walking around a wet Virelles

By on August 26, 2017 • ( 37 Comments )

A rainy day hiking in Virelles, but with an unexpected and delightful observation

Walking around a very wet Virelles

By Denzil on August 26, 2017 • ( 37 Comments )

A rainy day hiking in Virelles, but with an unexpected and delightful observation

Walking around Viroinval

By Denzil on August 19, 2017 • ( 41 Comments )

A lovely and varied walk in Wallonia, with plenty to see and marvel at

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Visit the Enchanted Garden

By Denzil on August 9, 2017 • ( 39 Comments )

Opening for three weeks every August, the Enchanted Garden in Jodoigne features an art exhibition in a natural garden

Count the butterflies in your garden!

By Denzil on August 4, 2017 • ( 95 Comments )

Children might especially enjoy taking part in this weekend’s Garden Butterfly Count

New cycling network is an (almost) great local resource in Brabant Wallon

By Denzil on August 1, 2017 • ( 16 Comments )

Originally posted on I Do Not Despair:
A series of new signs has been catching my eye on the way home from work in recent weeks. Numbers in circles accompanied by arrows means that the long awaited spread of the Dutch-style node point cycle navigation system (Knooppunt) has…

Marking the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele

By Denzil on July 29, 2017 • ( 38 Comments )

100 years ago this weekend saw the start of the Battle of Passchendaele. Here are four ways to remember.

GR 121 Stage 3: Nivelles to Braine-le-Comte

By Denzil on July 22, 2017 • ( 40 Comments )

One of the loveliest and most varied walks I have ever done in Belgium

GR 121 Stage 2: La Roche (Brabant) to Nivelles

By Denzil on July 15, 2017 • ( 26 Comments )

A walk of two halves, but certainly worth walking

The Valley of the Hermeton

By Denzil on June 17, 2017 • ( 28 Comments )

An adventurous up-and-down hike through an Ardennes river valley

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10 Woodland Walks

Gravensteen Castle, Gent

Gent by boat

How to spend a day in Gent

10 Woodland Walks in Flanders, Belgium

Hiking in Belgium »

Fire safety while hiking

Four Walks Starting From Horst Castle

Walking and cycling in the Forêt de Soignes

Hiking in Picardy Wallonia

A walk around Leefdaal

Castles »

Walking around Westerlo: river, castles and an abbey!

Loppem Castle

Beauvoorde Castle: A story of true romance

The Castle of Lavaux-Sainte-Anne

Gaasbeek Castle

Limburg »

Walking around De Maten in Limburg

Biking amid the blossoms of the Haspengouw

Biking amid the blossoms of the Haspengauw

3 walks on Mechelse Heide

Hoge Kempen National Park

Antwerp »

The Museum Hof van Busleyden in Mechelen

5 Top Places to Discover in Antwerp

How to spend a day in Antwerp’s historic centre

Where to see Street Art in Antwerp

Cycling along the Schelde

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