Kortrijk Travel Blogs

Kortrijk lies in the Belgian Province of West Flanders, on the river Leie. Kortrijk dates from Roman times, when it was called Cortoriacum. The city was destroyed by the Normans, and it was rebuilt in the 10th century by Baldwin III, count of Flanders. The town became an important centre of trade a…

A couple of months ago, I started this blog with two posts (one and two) about my home town of Kortrijk. I was actually planning on writing three, but my usual laziness kicked in and I never actually wrote it. But since I don't have much to do for the moment. I've pretty much covered the culture &a…

Well.. I'm starting a 3-4 month Euro trip starting in Madrid, Spain on September 3, 2009. Starting as far west as Lisbon and ending up as far east as Kiev, Ukraine, and as far north as Helsinki, Finland! You can see my general intinery on my page and if you have any tips let me know! Blog will be updated every 3-4 days. Nick

Today I bought the guidebook for my Italy trip. There were tons of Italy guides in my local book shop and after some initial selection I ended up having to choose between Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Eye Witness and the Michelin Green Guide. After looking through all of them for about 10 minutes eac…

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