Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this week's video all about Belgium :) As usual, feel free to add additional tips in the comments, and check out the written version here for more info: happytowander.com/belgium-travel-tips/

@gsit927

8 ай бұрын

Do you need to purchase train tickets in advance to get the discounts you mentioned (student, discovery, etc)?

@Ilsethomas

6 ай бұрын

@@gsit927 yes and you can buy them at the computer machines or at the counter.

@msibocharity4300

5 ай бұрын

Get for me a volunteer job so that I get a chance to visit.

@nurailidepaepe2783

Ай бұрын

as a belgian: flemish isn't a language! it's just dutch spoken in belgium. did irk me a little bit while watching this video hearing you say flemish over and over again haha, would be similar to saying 'american' instead of english

As a Belgian I have to say what you say is correct. You know a lot about my country

@HappytoWander

9 ай бұрын

Ah thanks so much for the kind words!

Just a little additional info: Brussels actually has 35 train stations/stops but North, Central and Midi are the main ones. The next largest ones are Luxemburg and Schuman (which are the stops for the European quarter) but the drop-off is quite large.

Just to let you tourists know: I'm a Belgian myself, and we also think that it's super ridiculous that you have to pay everywhere just to go to the restroom. About that cinema, they're probably talking about the bigger ones here called "Kinepolis". That's also true. You pay a lot of money on your ticket, then you pay too much on drinks/snacks, only to find out that you also have to pay EVERY time you want to use the restroom. So don't worry, even us Belgians think that it's very stupid. :)

@tichaelias823

3 ай бұрын

I'm planning a trip to Belgium, maybe you can be of help. You're contact address please.

@Robbedem

2 ай бұрын

If you can hold, go again later. Often they aren't manned all the time.

This was super helpful, thank you!

@HappytoWander

8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

Amazing guide. I was agonizing on where to go after Germany, and this made it an easy choice. So awesome that you covered such a wide range. 🥰

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Ahh awesome. Hope you enjoy Belgium! 🥰

We are going to Belgium in 90 days for a week and we found this video so interesting and informative. The best we have found on KZread. Also found that Belgium tourist site you showed in your screen shots that will help us plan. Thanks for this

I can't believe this video has so many less likes. This is by far the most researched video on this topic than any other I have seen from different channels.

You literally make the best travel videos!

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Omg stopppp! You just made my day 🥰 thank you so much!

Very informative! It is amazing how you remember all the details. 👌❤🙂

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Irene!!! I only came back from Belgium recently so all the info is still fresh haha :)

Thanks for nice review, will go to belgium next week. Hope can enjoy there all day.

Great video, helpful stuff. I visited Belgium back in 2019 and produced a video on many of the places you mentioned.

Fantastic! I went ti Brugges and really loved it, especially the food. Also, amazing how often you post with such high quality content!

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

YES Belgian food is so underrated!!! And ah that’s so kind of you to say 🥹 thank you!!

@majy1735

10 ай бұрын

@@HappytoWander That's totally right: Belgium is a hidden foodies' paradise. It's so unfair that most foreigners reduce the country to beer and sweet treats! Most Belgians are actually gourmets, just as much as the Italians or the French - but this is simply unknown abroad. And most Belgians are also very knowledgeable about wine: private individuals as well as restaurants often have impressive wine menus. Would you consider dedicating a video report specifically to Belgian cuisine? It would be a great idea.

Informative and enjoyable video. Thank you for talking about my country. 👍 Greetings from the Belgian Ardennes 😊

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! 🥰

As a Belgian, I don’t often watch videos about Belgium, I must say you’ve summed it up very well. Thanks for your video 🇧🇪 🍟

Thanks so much! I am looking forward to going to Belgium next summer with my bestie to research my novel set in Belgium.

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Oh wow that sounds like such a cool trip!!! Hope the video is helpful for all your planning 🫶

Very nice video. One other tip: Some cities have rental bikes like VELO in Antwerp for which you can buy a day pass. A lot of docking stations are available. It will help you to explorer the cities much faster and go to more stunning locations without walking a lot....

Hello ! You can be proud of you. Your description is accurate. Phil, Belgium, Liège. Peace.

That's a very well documented video, and this comes from a true Belgian dude :) Glad to hear someone not focussing on Antwerp and Brugges only ! Glad you enjoyed our weird sense of humour too. I would just have added a word about the citadels in Wallonia (Namur, Dinant, Huy) that are truly stunning (also, cycling from one to another along the Meuse river is a must do I'd say) and about our graphic novel culture (bandes dessinées), although I know from experience with my British and American friends that it's not appealing to anyone not Belgian or French.

cool video well done

Just found your channel and love these types of videos! Do you think you'd ever make a video about travel tips for Scotland?

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely!!! I’ll be spending a month there in August so a Scotland is a sure thing :) are you headed there anytime soon?

@drewmartin3689

10 ай бұрын

@@HappytoWander oh nice that'll be awesome! No I'm not but it's definitely at the top of my list to get to one day

Very nice 👍

Well nice summary... think it is pretty accurate. Of course there is more ... but this is a great intro.

As a Belgian, here is some more for you checkout -> Durbuy aswell the german speakin part in the east again very very different from the rest wort a visit tooo love to see people goin where i am commin from :D

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Ahh I really wanted to visit Durbuy on a recent trip but ran out of time!! Thank you for the tip - will definitely have to check those areas out next time 🥰

French in french fries is not capitalIzed as it refers to the cut, not the country of France.

Im in the minority, it seems, in that i appreciate that you speak quickly and clearly. This video could easily be too long, but you made it easy to hang it for a quick watch.

The best way in my opinion to get to see the best side of the cities is by talking to locals. Ive had a couple ask me in antwerp where to go for good food i ended up showing them around a little and i am still friends with them (online ofcourse) 7 years later

As a belgian, your perspective was interesting I even learned a thing or two

Thank you so much for some great information. We have planned to go to Belgium and Brugge but not I will stay one less day in Belgium and stay on day in Ghent and then two days in Brugge. We will be doing this in December so I will also get to see some Christmas markets and lovely decorations. Could you please tell me which train station I should take to go to Ghent and Brugge from Brussels? We so appreciate you !

@Gekkotome

7 ай бұрын

im not sure about brugge because i've never been there myself, but the central station of gent is Gent-St-Pieters

I went to Belgium in 1997. While I enjoyed Brugge, my main purpose was to visit the towns where my Grandfather was born, Staden. Had a wonderful time and even had coffee with the Mayor, who looked up the records of my family

Hello! I like the information you share, but could you slow down a bit? Some names are hard to understand when spoken so fast - particularly for someone whose never been and is researching for first time visit. Also a slower/more relaxed pace makes it easier to take notes. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

Thanks for the tips!! Speaking of transportation... what is the best (and cheap 😉) way to travel from Charleroi airport to the city center?

@gerryvdk1

7 ай бұрын

Do you mean the centre of Charleroi or Brussels? Charleroi Airport is so close to the city center that you can almost do it by foot, which may not be adviseable if you have luggage, but there are plenty of buses as well. If you want to go anywhere else in Belgium, which I would do - there's a reason why Charleroi never gets mentioned as a go to when visiting Belgium -, I would recommend taking the train (but first the bus to the train station).

@yuichiizucake5730

3 ай бұрын

TEC BUS + NMBS Train

chicon gratin, or in flemisch witloof hamrolletjes whit just mashed patatoes, is dilicious. but most eaten in winterseason!

The main thing I see is "paper cone with fries 😀" but what you would notice is if you leave the main part of belgium, you will usually get them in a paper / plastic container.

My tip for visitors of Belgium: travel on to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. It's a small country to the South-east of Belgium with a very nice capital city, also called Luxemburg (Luxembourg in French). Or why not visit Maastricht in the Netherlands; at the east border of Belgium, eventyally in combination to Aachen in Germany, only 30 miles away from Maastricht. Did you know that the grave of Charles the Great lies in the Dom (church) of Aachen?

Thanks!

@HappytoWander

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks so much 🫶

We're taking the Eurostar to the Midi station and staying the night before heading to Amsterdam. I was looking to stay close to the Midi station, but would you recommend we go more to central Brussels instead?

"The main attractions are the cities". That's your opinion, and some Flemish cities in particular are indeed beautiful, but it's a pity to visit Belgium for its cities only. For nature lovers the Ardenne region in Eastern/Southern Belgium offers plenty of nature, large forests and walking paths in a very hilly, semi-mountaneous landscape. And for those interested in history that's where the Battle of the Bulge took place in 1944-45. In the same region Ostbelgien (German speaking Belgium along the German border) is also worth a detour, different vibes.

@_adeptusxiao.

7 ай бұрын

She mentioned that it was her opinion :)

@skyvioletstrawberry

4 ай бұрын

Like Liege?

@jfrancobelge

4 ай бұрын

​@@skyvioletstrawberry There are indeed a few interesting cities to see in Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium) as well: Liège, Namur, Tournai...

@bradcallahan3546

3 ай бұрын

What cringe lord city did you come from to post something this stupid?

@rv3427

Ай бұрын

In all honesty, if you live in a big country like Germany or the US there's so much more nature back home. I love the Ardennes and it has it's own vibe, but let the tourists go to the cities and we Belgians can enjoy the Ardennes for ourselves :')

quick heads op from an antwerp native: the antwerp hand chocolates (you showed them in your clip as wel) are way more common than diamond shaped chocolates (which honestly I wouldn't even call common). Not sure where you got that info about the diamond chocolates but ye nah to my experience not that true.

Hello! I really like watching good videos about my country. And even more to shoot myself, although I’m a novice author, my channel is not even a year old. I'm very interested in watching and learning how other authors do it. Thank you for the interesting video. ❤

Your travel tips are so relatable and useful! Speaking of which, have you had a chance to explore the new V4 of the Bento Bag from Nomad Lane? It's designed to streamline your packing process and maximize space, which aligns perfectly with your expert advice.

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! No I haven’t tried that one yet!

Tip for those wanting her to slow down her speech: you can adjust the video speed!

If I’m interested in visiting Brussels, bruge, Ghent, and Antwerp, how many days do you think I need

J'aime mon pays

Try chaffles

Can you pay with credit card WC or lockers?

pretty much all accurate as a belgian, you have some tempo of speech i must say.

Nice thanks for sharing 🎶✅🇬🇧💐💐👍🎊🎊❤️🥰🥰🥰✅✅🎶

@HappytoWander

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

How can you claim that "Brussels has three train stations"?! It has no less than 44 of them. The Midi/Zuid, Central/Centraal and Nord/Noord are just the three main ones. Other than that, thanks for this great, well-thought, informative report.

@Toorek100

6 ай бұрын

But for the clear, you include metro stations as a train stations or not? Because metro is just in a city, not outside

What is that town 17 seconds looks amazing as

@flitsertheo

8 ай бұрын

Dinant. Where the inventor of the saxophone was born.

@kirkmack1992

8 ай бұрын

@@flitsertheo thank you so much

What about train discounts for the elderly???

nice spot in europe.

Paying to use the toilets… called ‘Euronating’😅😅😅

Nice to see, but please please slow down talking you’re on speed with your speaking

🇧🇪⌚

Belgium has three official languages. Dutch is spoken by 60% of the population, French 39%, and German 1%

Haryana no have rules for man

Seem you ’re in a hurry…try to talk/speak slowly.

Nice but you speak too fast!

Why do you speak at the speed of light?

I could not understand a word she said she talked to fast

Nice video but it was such a struggle to watch while you're speaking so fast!!!!!!! Please slow down. I missed half the information from the words going by too fast.

nice guide , but you speak to fast

I think it would be better if you could speak a bit slower. Thanks Warm regards

Speak little bit slowly so that everytime of audience can understand.

With the money in restrooms, you pay for the service. It will be clean in those, so there is a reason for it. ;)

Most of the time talking too fast to follow easily on top of loads of info However super useful your videos (after rewatching time after time of course) 8:) All good

Meneke Pis gibt es auch es Frauke piss

to be honest, I think every country 'sucks' to visit if you're not in a tourist area or around the 'hidden gems' or pitoresque rural villages but just in areas where people just ive their lives.Also in cities, take Amsterdam for example, which is oh so praised by tourists. I did a 45 minute walk from central station to my hotel and went to the suburbs outside of the tourist areas aswell and there were more than enough of your fair share of ugly grey streets with trash and weeds growing everywhere.

You talk too fast !!

Can you please slow down? You talk so fast it’s hard to understand you.

One piece of advice from a Belgian: don't be a tourist...

You talk must to fast....

Save your money and stay away,there are no mistakes to make in a good visit,vlanders is the good place,any french parts stink.