How to get there

As the chosen route shows the tour can start directly by bike from Northrhine-Westfalia. Its recommended, because the nice lower rhine area will be crossed.

Instead a train to Wesel can be used.

Beaufort

The exhibition Beaufort 2003 took from April the 5th to September the 28 of 2003 at the coast of Belgium place.

The exhibition Marines in confrontatie at the PMMK - museum voor moderne kunst in Oostende was extended to November the 16th 2003!

Language

In Belgium three communities can be found:
   The flemish (≈ dutch speaking),
   the wallonish (= french speaking) and
   the german speaking community
   (Area: Eupen / St. Vith).

The country is divided in three districts:
   Flander, Wallonie und Brussels.

Maps

Fietsplatform
Landelijke Fietsroutes - netwerk noord / deel 1
   (ISBN: 90 5881 039 9 = NL)
Landelijke Fietsroutes - netwerk zuid / deel 2
   (ISBN: 90 5881 041 0 = NL)

De 75 mooiste fiets- & wandelroutes van België
   (ISBN: 90 583 7044 5 = NL)

Travel guides

Lonely Planet
Netherlands. Pedal past the tulips - special cycling section.
   (Ryan Ver Berkmoes / Jeremy Gray /
    ISBN: 0864427050 = GB)
Belgium and Luxembourg.
Enough to keep you grinning from beer to beer.
   (Leanne Logan / Geert Cole / ISBN: 1864502452 = GB)

2003 Beaufort - Triënnale voor hedendaagse kunst aan zee
   (Katalog in NL / F / GB / D - Ordering?)

Stichting Kunstboek
Wandelgids / 2003 Beaufort - Triënnale voor hedendaagse kunst aan zee
   (Hiking guide in NL / F / D
    ISBN: 90 5856 096 1 = NL | 90 5856 101 1 = D)

Money

Everywhere in Belgium and the Netherland ATM's can be found...
But in Belgium there is a mayor difference: National and internationalen ATM's! The international ATM are not so widely spread as the national ones. A little extra emergency cash as usual avoids searches for compatible ATM's in the evening!

Accommodation

Classical
Youth hostels in Belgium and in the Netherlands.

Alternative
The huts for hikers in Belgium and in the Netherlands (up to 3 nights).

Tourist informations at the coast

Nobody should stand at a closed door!

De Panne eMail  /  Koksijde eMail  /  Nieuwpoort eMail  /  Middelkerke eMail  /  Oostende eMail  /  De Haan eMail  /  Blankenberge eMail  /  Zeebrugge eMail  /  Knokke-Heist eMail

Insider tip

Bistro D'Uniebrugghe

Latitude
  N051°07'37''85
Longitude
  E002°48'08''61

Psion database

Following database (for a Psion 5mx or any PDA's with EPOC Release 5) were made for this trip

General: Beaufort 2003 - Info's about the exhibition
Youth hostels: Belgium & Netherlands