Daily Archives: 2008-05-22


Our pick of restaurants, hotels and events from the cities of Belgium BED DOWN The Pand Hotel16 Pandreijte, Bruges In this most romantic of Belgian cities it’s hard to find a more appropriate place to stay than the Pand Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in a renovated 18th-century carriage house. […]

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BELGIAN BROWSER Belgium’s cities have plenty of attractions for travellers to take in. Here’s our pick of hotels, restaurants and events TEXT GARY HILLS EATING OUT Brasserie de l’Alliance400 Rue Alphonse Allard, Braine l’Alleud L’Alliance has quickly built a reputation for its robust Belgian-French menu with healthy-sized portions of classic meat, […]

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The Essential Guide to Africa. Part 2. Updated 2020. IVORY COAST ABIDJAN Population (Ivory Coast): 17,655,000Currency: CFA francAverage temp. (May-Jun): 26.5ºC COUNTRY CODE FOR IVORY COAST +225 Abidjan’s skyscrapers and modern infrastructure used to be legendary in West Africa, and the city’s reputation for riches attracted thousands of immigrants from across the region. Today, […]

Essential Africa. Part 2