Hiking for Street Nurses 2020: Ecomusée de Viroin in Treignes
Flash visit to Ecomusée de Viroin 16 Aug: Just half an hour before closing time, I paid a flash visit to the Ecomusée de Viroin in Treignes. On the ground floor, a full overview of the history of clogmaking, from artisanal to machine production methods. More info Ecomusée On the upper floor is an overview of old crafts, all exhibited [...]
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Mesch (NL) - Sourbrodt
All Photos Mesch - Sourbrodt 21 June: Mesch - Aubel (20.48 km) The longest day was preceded by the wettest second-shortest night. Sunday evening around 9pm it started pouring and it did not stop until Monday 12am. Packing up your tent in the rain, this is something no camper looks forward to. By [...]
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Sourbrodt - Bastogne: End of walking tour around Belgium
Plagued by sore ankle/shin from Butgenbach, foot massages in the Ourthe and navigating between torrential rain. Reunion with Julien & fam. in Bastogne.
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Crisp asparagus - 's Gravenvoeren
How do you keep asparagus crisp, even after freezing?
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: 2 km through pitch-dark tunnel in Eben-Emael
In this old army tunnel, you will experience absolute silence and darkness
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Irish Cross - Lafelt
How the Irish ended up in the village of Lafelt
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Knee pain? Tip for backpackers
June 16: Pay attention to your foot landing with knee pain! After about two weeks of walking, I started feeling an impeding, sometimes stabbing pain in my right knee. After resting, it was slightly better each time, but the pain reappeared more and more quickly. In the hilly heath near Maasmechelen, I noticed that the pain disappeared at [...]
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Opoeteren - Mesch (NL)
Through Limburg without knee pain, BMW Z1 show in Alden Biesen, old brown cafe and gift from strawberry pickers. And 2km of absolute darkness.
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Bergeijk (NL) - Opoeteren
Through Belgian and Dutch Limburg: past beautiful but hot moorland landscapes, many sites reminiscent of the two World Wars, a Walloon village in the Netherlands and a shitty campsite near Maaseik.
Hiking for Street Nurses 2021: Antwerp - Bergeijk (NL)
Balancing on the border between the Antwerp and Dutch Kempen.
