Monthly Archives: September 2006


Spotlight PREMIÈRE PERSONNE Erik Moyson supervise l’équipe de maintenance qui a procédé au relifting complet des appareils qui volent dans notre réseau africain. C’était une tâche annexe, confirme t-il, car la maintenance est un job de tous les instants… Combien de temps ce projet de modernisation des A330 a-t-il duré […]

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Belgian Browser: Best hotels, events and restaurants Belgium’s cities have plenty of attractions for travelers to take in. Here is our pick of hotels, exhibitions and restaurants Downtown-BXL 118 rue du Marché au Charbon, 1000 Brussels. Located in the trendy Quartier Saint-Jacques, close to the Grand Place in the heart […]

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Business browser Every month, we review businesses and products and meet the people behind key organisations across our network Business Traveler Must-Haves Dictation on the go Sanyo Speechtek has launched the ICR 1000, a digital dictation machine complete with a 256Mb removable memory card, which allows up to 35.5 hours […]

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City Browser The round-up of information from across our network to help you make the most of your trip Parcours des Villes Notre tour des villes pour que vous profi tiez au maximum de votre voyage Culture vultures…Tour culturel…Cultuuragenda Cameroon Cameroon may have plenty of nature and wildlife to admire, […]

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A life among legends Toots Thielemans has wooed the world with his harmonica playing. But, as Jed Novick discovers when he takes time out with the Belgian jazz legend, there’s more to Toots than his instrument Talking to Toots Thielemans is largely an exercise in self-control. The 84-year-old Belgian jazz […]

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4 festive cities: Brussels, Ghent, Bruges, and Antwerp If you want to experience a truly magical Christmas, then enjoy the traditional festivities on offer at one of the four Christmas markets held in cities across Belgium As Christmas approaches, thoughts turn to festive fun: eating, drinking and merrymaking but also […]

Four festive cities



The Business of Battling AIDS One of the 20th century’s most renowned diplomats, Richard Holbrooke, talks to Carolyn Heinze about how he is successfully uniting big businesses in the global fight against AIDS Richard Holbrooke’s CV is enough to make the most ambitious among us feel a little lazy. The […]

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Natural Investment Rich in diamonds, gold and a host of untapped mineral resources, Sierra Leone is experiencing an exploration boom led by foreign mining corporations A dusty red, potholed track carves through the dense jungle to an open pit where a dozen bare-chested diggers are hard at work with picks […]

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COSMOPOLITAN CHAUSSÉE Moroccan bakeries, Ukrainian delis, Italian bars and Turkish grocers… Brussels’ Chaussée d’Alsemberg is a celebration of cultures and cuisine. Join Lucy Mallows on a stroll along one of Belgium’s most cosmopolitan streets The art nouveau-tinged district of Saint-Gilles, in southern Brussels, has a buzzing, Mediterranean atmosphere. The vibrant […]

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