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That is on the must do list. Camp site close by as well what is a bonusKungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:42 pm I did this...
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The place Ducale in Charleville-Mézières is a nice place to sit and people watch with a beer.
That is what I am working on at the moment.Bustaspoke wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:06 pm The Ardennes region is on my radar for next year.Where's recommended as a base for a few days?
Spent some time in Dinant and Namur. Chimay is in the vicinity too and is quite pleasant. You may want to stand on the highest point in Belgium - Signal de Botrange (there's a caféMr Moofo wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:29 pmThat is what I am working on at the moment.Bustaspoke wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:06 pm The Ardennes region is on my radar for next year.Where's recommended as a base for a few days?
Malmedy
Verviers
Bastogne
Eupen
Spa
@Count Steer you're nearly a Belge, where would you suggest?
). TBH I often found it tricky sorting accommodation at short notice which meant a bit of planning. If we were just pottering about which was usually the case, a couple of times I headed across the border and explored a bit of France instead.We are probably looking for pommes and (gluten free) beer - in somewhere where with facilities / safe for bikes.Count Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 7:43 amSpent some time in Dinant and Namur. Chimay is in the vicinity too and is quite pleasant. You may want to stand on the highest point in Belgium - Signal de Botrange (there's a caféMr Moofo wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:29 pmThat is what I am working on at the moment.Bustaspoke wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:06 pm The Ardennes region is on my radar for next year.Where's recommended as a base for a few days?
Malmedy
Verviers
Bastogne
Eupen
Spa
@Count Steer you're nearly a Belge, where would you suggest?
(Hmmm...your @Count Steer didn't seem to work....I'll investigate.)
Hell no! Do I look like I camp?Count Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:05 am Are you camping? Never done any camping at all in Belgium.
It's quite odd really, the Belgians have/had a very different bike culture cf their neighbours (Germans, Dutch, French) all I seemed to see were the occasional very sedate Belgian groups doing the 'faire une balade de moto' thing.
Soz. I misread up there ^^^ it was Felix that mentioned camping near Namur, not you.Mr Moofo wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:05 amHell no! Do I look like I camp?Count Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:05 am Are you camping? Never done any camping at all in Belgium.
It's quite odd really, the Belgians have/had a very different bike culture cf their neighbours (Germans, Dutch, French) all I seemed to see were the occasional very sedate Belgian groups doing the 'faire une balade de moto' thing.
We will probably be airBnBing ...the last two years we have pushed the boat out and had really good accommodation. That puts the pressure on for this year!
For it to be AirBnB it probably has to be a little more than a one horse town ( which is challenge for Belgium)
@Count SteerCount Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:16 amSoz. I misread up there ^^^ it was Felix that mentioned camping near Namur, not you.Mr Moofo wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:05 amHell no! Do I look like I camp?Count Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:05 am Are you camping? Never done any camping at all in Belgium.
It's quite odd really, the Belgians have/had a very different bike culture cf their neighbours (Germans, Dutch, French) all I seemed to see were the occasional very sedate Belgian groups doing the 'faire une balade de moto' thing.
We will probably be airBnBing ...the last two years we have pushed the boat out and had really good accommodation. That puts the pressure on for this year!
For it to be AirBnB it probably has to be a little more than a one horse town ( which is challenge for Belgium)
For AirBnB I'd have a look at Namur and Dinant personally. Chimay is a bit of a two horse town - with beer tourists.
Malmedy is quite nice in honesty. We stayed there when we were at Spa once (maybe twice)Mr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:28 pm@Count SteerCount Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:16 amSoz. I misread up there ^^^ it was Felix that mentioned camping near Namur, not you.Mr Moofo wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:05 am
Hell no! Do I look like I camp?
We will probably be airBnBing ...the last two years we have pushed the boat out and had really good accommodation. That puts the pressure on for this year!
For it to be AirBnB it probably has to be a little more than a one horse town ( which is challenge for Belgium)
For AirBnB I'd have a look at Namur and Dinant personally. Chimay is a bit of a two horse town - with beer tourists.
I am slowly beginning to look at this - and focusing in on Dinant, Namur and Bastogne
What are Eupen and Malmedy like?
Thanks
Dunno about Eupen and Malmedy. Only did business trips out that direction to places like Liege or swerved south on car/bike trips and stayed in Luxembourg/headed down through Alsace on the way to Switzerland. Not spent much time around Spa at all.Mr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:28 pm@Count SteerCount Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:16 amSoz. I misread up there ^^^ it was Felix that mentioned camping near Namur, not you.Mr Moofo wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:05 am
Hell no! Do I look like I camp?
We will probably be airBnBing ...the last two years we have pushed the boat out and had really good accommodation. That puts the pressure on for this year!
For it to be AirBnB it probably has to be a little more than a one horse town ( which is challenge for Belgium)
For AirBnB I'd have a look at Namur and Dinant personally. Chimay is a bit of a two horse town - with beer tourists.
I am slowly beginning to look at this - and focusing in on Dinant, Namur and Bastogne
What are Eupen and Malmedy like?
Thanks
But we are going in May ...Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:59 pm Go in June https://www.fimewc.com/event/8h-spa-ewc-motos-2024
Change your plans, stay longerMr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:37 pmBut we are going in May ...Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:59 pm Go in June https://www.fimewc.com/event/8h-spa-ewc-motos-2024
I thought you were as good as being a Belge!Count Steer wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:42 pmDunno about Eupen and Malmedy. Only did business trips out that direction to places like Liege or swerved south on car/bike trips and stayed in Luxembourg/headed down through Alsace on the way to Switzerland. Not spent much time around Spa at all.Mr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:28 pm@Count SteerCount Steer wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:16 am
Soz. I misread up there ^^^ it was Felix that mentioned camping near Namur, not you.
For AirBnB I'd have a look at Namur and Dinant personally. Chimay is a bit of a two horse town - with beer tourists.
I am slowly beginning to look at this - and focusing in on Dinant, Namur and Bastogne
What are Eupen and Malmedy like?
Thanks
I probably saw as much of the country as most Brussels or Antwerp folk did.Mr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:23 pmI thought you were as good as being a Belge!Count Steer wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:42 pmDunno about Eupen and Malmedy. Only did business trips out that direction to places like Liege or swerved south on car/bike trips and stayed in Luxembourg/headed down through Alsace on the way to Switzerland. Not spent much time around Spa at all.Mr Moofo wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:28 pm
@Count Steer
I am slowly beginning to look at this - and focusing in on Dinant, Namur and Bastogne
What are Eupen and Malmedy like?
Thanks
