Belgium Archives - Rachel's Ruminations https://rachelsruminations.com/category/travel/europe-travel/western-europe/belgium/ Taking the road less traveled Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:17:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Is Brussels in Belgium safe to visit in 2024? https://rachelsruminations.com/is-brussels-safe/ https://rachelsruminations.com/is-brussels-safe/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:49:12 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=82509 Considering a visit to Brussels? Here's the lowdown on safety in this beautiful and historic city, with plenty of tips to keep yourself safe.

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]]> https://rachelsruminations.com/is-brussels-safe/feed/ 1 The Liberation Route Europe: WWII battlefields and more https://rachelsruminations.com/liberation-route-europe/ https://rachelsruminations.com/liberation-route-europe/#comments Tue, 25 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=8638 The Liberation Route Europe, its WWII battlefields and museums: it's important to stop and acknowledge the world-changing events of WWII.

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]]> https://rachelsruminations.com/liberation-route-europe/feed/ 7 War graves in Belgium: Living among the dead https://rachelsruminations.com/belgium-war-graves/ https://rachelsruminations.com/belgium-war-graves/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 03:53:40 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=1284 With so many Belgium war graves, memorials, monuments, trenches and museums in the Ypres Salient, it's as if the locals live among the dead.

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]]> https://rachelsruminations.com/belgium-war-graves/feed/ 0 How NOT to design a bathroom! https://rachelsruminations.com/how-not-to-design-a-bathroom/ https://rachelsruminations.com/how-not-to-design-a-bathroom/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:09:53 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=1267 We ate lunch yesterday at a café in Gent. Afterwards, I went inside to use the toilet, followed the signs upstairs, came around a corner, and saw this.

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