Category Archives: Belgium

Ghent travel notes

Posted on 2019/03/15 by .

Ghent is one of the loveliest small- to mid-sized cities in Europe, perhaps lucky to have never received UNESCO World Heritage status, unlike Bruges. Ghent was one of the earliest seats of the continental Industrial Revolution, through textiles, and the … Continue reading →

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Ghent bleg

Posted on 2019/03/07 by .

What to do and where to eat? I thank you all in advance for your wisdom and counsel. Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – click to see comments and suggestions. Related Posts:Ghent travel notesMedellin blegDining out in KarachiKarachi, Pakistan blegWarsaw … Continue reading →

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Brussels bleg

Posted on 2016/06/17 by .

I’ll be there next week, in fact just in time for the Brexit vote. Above and beyond the obvious guidebook sights, what do you all recommend that I do? And where should I eat? Here is a good Ian Buruma … Continue reading →

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How to make beer a natural monopoly?

Posted on 2014/09/27 by .

Bruges is trying something different: The Belgian city of Bruges has approved plans to build a pipeline which will funnel beer underneath its famous cobbled streets. Locals and politicians were fed up with huge lorries clattering through the cobbled streets … Continue reading →

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