Tag Archives: Belgium

Belgium : The Last Horse Fishermen

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Oosterduinkerke, on the coast of Flanders, is the last place in Europe to see the 500 year-old tradition of commercial fishing by horseback.

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The End of An Era

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Nicky Gardner for this story. When Tobias Smollett left England for France in 1763 he was in no particular rush to get anywhere. The famously ill-tempered Smollett made his way to Dover, complaining about the cold and comfortless … Continue reading →

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Book Town Favorites : Redu, Belgium

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

This post was suggested by Joanne Allen. The first Book Town established on the “Continent”, Redu Village du Livre was founded in 1984. Today there are twenty-four bookshops, offering antiquarian and secondhand titles, in the little, thousand year-old village of … Continue reading →

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