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French cities close to Belgian border

December 31, 2022 PinayonClogs

France and Belgium are two bordering countries in the middle of Europe. Because of their strategic closeness to each other, it is not a surprise that some of the places in Belgium and in France are culturally intertwined. The lower part of Belgium speaks French while the upper part of France has Belgian influence as can be seen for instance in the architecture. Nevertheless, these two countries are both culturally and historically rich and are beautiful in their own ways….

Dutch cities close to German border

November 16, 2019 PinayonClogs Comments 0 Comment

Germany and Netherlands are neighboring countries, thus it is very easy to cross the border between these two countries. However, if you travel from Germany to Netherlands you should take into account the similarities and differences between Germany and Netherlands. I outlined the differences in driving style, roads and cultural differences in my blog the Differences between Netherlands and Germany for road trip travels. When you prepare your cross border trip, the next step to decide is which cities in…

Netherlands and Germany road trip travels

October 25, 2019 PinayonClogs

Eight months had passed since I obtained my driving license and bought a car to drive around Europe. To my own surprise, I have already driven the car for almost 12,000 kilometers by going to four countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France. Most of the places I visited, together with my family, were around Netherlands and Germany. The main reason is the close proximity of our home to the German border. In fact, from our home in the Netherlands, we…

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