7 Things To Know Before Visiting Belgium

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These 7 things to know before visiting Belgium are what I wish I knew before visiting Bruges and Brussels, Belgium.
Hopefully these travel tips will help you from making some of my mistakes when traveling through Belgium! These travel tips are for Bruges and Brussels but should be helpful for any trip to Belgium :)
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@camdendavid 7 месяцев назад

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@RamatulaiKamara-wk5dw 6 месяцев назад

Hi can we talk more please likely going to leave my country to Belgium and stay

@BamBamGT1 Месяц назад

There are so many railways in Belgium, that you actually have options. My train story is: I'm from a city called Roeselare. Back in the days when they started laying the railways, the priests in Roeselare didn't want the "bad influences" of the capital in Roeselare, the consequence was that they laid the direct line to Brussels in a backwater village 10 km north of Roeselare called Lichtervelde. Here's where I come in: I went to university in Ghent. There's a direct train from Ghent to Roeselare, but the path of that train is an almost L shape via Kortrijk. The fastest way to get home from me, wasn't to take that train which had 'Roeselare' as a stop. It was to take Lichtervelde. Once you hopped off in Lichtervelde, a few minutes later you could take the train from Bruges to Kortrijk which also stopped in Roeselare. And that train always waited for the Ghent one to arrive before departing in case of (minor) delays. It happened a few times that I arrived in Lichtervelde, saw that the train to Roeselare was already there, and then people started racing to the stairs to the corridor below the tracks to race back up the next stairs to hop on the train.

@riccardoattilia8219 Год назад

Correction. Every national train that passes through central also goes through midi and north. Only international trains don't stop in central and you can easily take a 6 minutes train from central to midi.

@camdendavid Год назад

Ah good to know. Thanks for the clarification!

@flitsertheo Год назад

@@camdendavid Also note that the 3 stations are one "zone" . Your ticket will mostly be valid for the 3 stations.

@Louiscare 11 месяцев назад

@@flitsertheo All train stations in brussels are "brussels zone" except for the zaventem airport, so yes its valid all throughout

@johnkilcullen1051 10 месяцев назад

Many years ago I was travelling from Dublin to Geneva via Amsterdam. Due to some snow in Dublin I missed my connection in Amsterdam. I was rerouted via Brussels with a 90 minute stopover. I thought I'd use the time to sample some Belgian beer. But it was 9 pm and everything in Brussels Airport was closed!

@provokedfob 8 месяцев назад

About the zone's. This is true for most cities. Zone gent, zone brussel, zone antwerpen, ...

@RenataMahmud 8 месяцев назад

I'm going tomorrow. For one day. Booked it yesterday. This is by far the most spontaneous thing I have ever done!!

@camdendavid 8 месяцев назад

Love that! Hope you have a great time!!

@samt.1369 7 месяцев назад

How was it? I love Belgium. I am from Canada

@Solarballsfan-pk2jf 4 месяца назад

Oh! I live in Belgium!!

@kimberiysmarketstrategy Месяц назад

Going this week!

@lodehaegemans6374 11 месяцев назад

+1 to add Leuven to the list. Some nice historical buildings and a great bar and Restaurant scene. Also the Ardennes as a region is very worthwhile of a visit for the nature lover.

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Added!

@benu_bird 5 месяцев назад

Great Grote Markt! The shopping street from the train station to the grote markt is great, too. Also has a lot of students-so watch out for the bikes 🚴 Have a drink by the guid halls and people watch!

@SkywalkFPV Год назад

The nightlife in Belgium is actually enormous and active if you know where to look, as for most things in Belgium.. While Brugge indeed closes at around 6 pm is because that is more like a Belgium experience 'amusement park' mostly to attract tourism, not so much a true fully functional city like, Antwerpen, Ghent or Brussel for example..

@camdendavid Год назад

Ahhhh I see. Thanks for this!

@thomartin 11 месяцев назад

Brugge does not close at 6pm. There's hundreds of restaurants, bars, cafés,... Smaller than the big cities, yes, but fully functional as much as any other.

@Louiscare 11 месяцев назад

Bruges is definitely a fully functional city lmao, bad opinion. Its just not as big as those other cities thats all

@ariesgirl4ever 10 месяцев назад

What are some bars/ clubs that you’d recommend? I’m going in January :)

@Louiscare 10 месяцев назад

@@ariesgirl4ever which city will you be in and what's your age ?

@azmiboonmalert3724 Год назад

I'm an international student here in Belgium. I watched half of your video and had to subscribe right away. Very straight to the point and informative.

@camdendavid Год назад

Appreciate that Azmi! Lots of new content coming soon Where are you from and how are you enjoying Belgium?

@istoppedcaring6209 Год назад

Hey, i'm an ESN volunteer, what town do you study in?

@LG-te4vh Год назад

Perhaps consider adding Leuven to your list for this summer. You could spend half a day in the city itself (some beautiful buildings) and you could perhaps spend the rest of the day in the beautiful forest near Leuven. It's not very touristy at all and a great place to cool down on a hot summer afternoon (it is called Heverleebos by the way). If you are interested, feel free to ask for more information.

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for the tip! I'll be sure to check it out and may have some questions for you as we get closer to summer :)

@cbcarter0 Год назад

Wait I’m going to Belgium in October! I must know more about Leuven 😅

@LG-te4vh Год назад

@@cbcarter0 What would you like to know about Leuven? Are you going there as a student or as a tourist?

@tienenaar2295 Год назад

I’m from Tienen, just on the linguistic boarder between flinders and Wallonia. As you mention, you could spend weeks here visiting great things. Just try asking locals so you don’t find yourself stuck in Tourist-trap hotspots that will charge you way over what locals will pay. You forgot the great foods, beers, seaside, Ardennens, countryside, history, our crazy politics and governments situation, art history, music scene and I do probably forget lots still ;) And a small tip when travelling to Belgium, try finding a hotel outside of a touristy city like Brussels. Look for one in Leuven, Mechelen maybe even Oostend as you will probably be paying half of what you are paying in Brussels. Might save you a lot of money you could spend on a hires car to get you even to less touristy places.

@Snowshowslow 5 месяцев назад

I have wanted to go to Leuven for years, but somehow the people I travel with always pick other places. But next year I'm insisting 😉 Could I just ask you: would Leuven work as a stop in a longer cycling tour? I was thinking of maybe starting around Roermond and then going South to Maastricht and across to Leuven, but I'm not sure what around Leuven would be nice to go by (scenery and/or other stops to make). If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear from you :) I have been to Brussels, Gent and Antwerpen before so those aren't "must visit" to me (although I'm certainly not opposed to seeing them again :))

@matthiasbeyen7209 Год назад

As a belgian you made a great video! Btw I don't even know why tourist would assume piere marcolini is popular under locals😂. We are the most proud of our beers and fries with side dishes

@camdendavid Год назад

Any local beers you’d recommend?Thanks for watching!!

@matthiasbeyen7209 Год назад

Filou, gulden draak (classic and brewmaster), westmalle tripel, tripel d'anvers, ter dolen tripel, tripel de garre, troubadour magma, affligem (tripel and blond)... just to name a few. If you coun't all different beers seperately belgium has above 10k different beers so just to much choice😅

@camdendavid Год назад

@@matthiasbeyen7209 Thanks for these! Sounds like it'd take a lifetime to get through all the choices haha

@tienenaar2295 Год назад

Well Matthias mentioned, there are over 10K beers probably. And each month new come to the market and several disappear. Just walk into any bar/cafe outside local hotspots and you can find a great selection. And every Belgium mostly has their favourites, mine are Geusse beers. Very sour but you got to like them. We do have great trappist beers also. But be careful are most beers are WAY more alcohol than most tourists suspect and a heavy head the next day may always be on the menu :D

@rickydg1988 Год назад

@@camdendavid Duvel, Hoegaarden and frites with "stoofvleessaus" beefstewsauce!

@barts4072 11 месяцев назад

One should visit Bruges and Ghent as much as possible. They love that.

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful places

@myrtlebeachsara Год назад

Subscribed. Thanks for getting right down to the point and sharing what you skip. We want to take our kids, and this will be the fussy time in Europe for us. We are excited!

@camdendavid Год назад

Welcome to the channel! Hope you all have a great trip!

@Amanda1304pol Год назад

I did my erasmus exchange in Belgium and I'm so happy I did. The country is wonderful and as you said, it's so easy to get around the country by train. I personally love Brussels but if I came as a tourist I would focus on Ghent and Brugge (Bruges) as those are the most beautiful cities in the country. For a day trip and a nice beer out in the sun, try visiting my home away from home, Leuven ❤

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll make sure to hit Leuven on my next trip :)

@yagi3925 Год назад

You're right to undescore that most tourists plan waaay too little time in Belgium - simply because they often hardly know anything about the country. Belgium is an underrated gem and tourists should certainly plan much more time to visit it. N.B.: make sure to travel to less popular places such as Mons, Dinant, Mechlin (Mechelen), Louvain (Leuven) and, in terms of greenery, the vast open sceneries of the Namur, Liège and Luxemburg provinces, in the East and South of the country.

@camdendavid Год назад

Agreed! And thanks for the list. Can't wait to get back and explore some of those places!

@dennisengelen2517 Год назад

People always forget that Limburg exists and that it has the only natural reservate and a big history of the coal mines that played a huge part in making the country rich (asides from the Congo which was a less nice way to get rich).

@Sarah-uv6wb Год назад

This was really helpful. I'm planning a trip to Europe and had only scheduled 2 days in Brussels. Now I know I should plan for a couple more.

@camdendavid Год назад

Glad it was helpful! Hope you have a great trip :)

@TheKristofdv 8 месяцев назад

You should visit Leuven! It contains nice old buildings/architecture, like Gent, as well as the biggest and oldest university in Belgium (one of the oldest in whole Europe), namely KU Leuven. The city is not that big, but because it is a real student town (half of the inhabitants are actually students), it has a very active night life ;-)

@camdendavid 8 месяцев назад

I'll add it to my list! Thanks for the suggestion :)

@flitsertheo 2 месяца назад

One to add : if you want a typical Belgian day-at-the-seaside on a sunny day take a train to Blankenberge. Exiting the station the main (shopping) street leading to the "Dijk" (dyke), beach and sea is straight in front of you. Watch out for the nearly silent trams though. The old pre-1980 trams used to be so loud you could hear them coming for miles but the new er ones are so silent they have to use a blaring claxon instead.

@camdendavid 2 месяца назад

Thanks for this!

@flitsertheo Год назад

A few more places : Bouillon castle : large medieval castle in the very south of the country. Beers to try : Rochefort and Orval brands. Gaasbeek castle : about 15 km southwest of Brussels, can be reached by bus. Refurbished in the 19th -20th century by the last private owner. Rich collection inside. Beers to try : Geuze and Kriek type beers for which this region (Pajottenland) is renowned. Beersel castle : about 15 km southeast of Brussels, still in its medieval configuration. Can be reached by train. Beers to try : Geuze and Kriek type beers. There is a brewery nearby. Bokrijk : theme park in the province of Limburg with vintage buildings taken down elsewhere in the country and reconstructed here.

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for these! Adding them to my list :)

@jfrancobelge 2 месяца назад

Belgium is indeed much more than two cities...

@rawdog7881 Год назад

Skipping around Europe for 10 days soon. Spending 3 days in Belgium will definitely be day tripping to some of the outside towns. Thank you.

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for watching! Hope you have a great time on your trip!

@flitsertheo Год назад

You can buy a decent Cote d'Or chocolate bar (many varieties) in about any shop or supermarket. Unlike those fancy shops they won't cost you a fortune.

@camdendavid Год назад

Pro tip right there! Thanks for this :)

@Elv1012avdal 3 месяца назад

Number 8 is that you never may say there “French Fries” because we don’t like that in Belgium. Because Fries are invented in Belgium in Brugge

@arnaudgeline6263 29 дней назад

it's false, a Belgian historian said that it comes from Paris. the other legend speaks of the banks of the Meuse near Namur. Never Brugge.

@ralphzechendorf1644 Год назад

Like one already said, Brussels Central offers trains to pretty much all of Belgium and even to the Netherlands. Only the high speed trains don't stop there. What one may want to know is that while trains between cities are pretty fast, they are very slow to cross Brussels because they usually stop 3 times (Midi, Central, North). So, if you're targeting West and South Belgium (Ghent, Brugge, coast / Tournai, Mons, Charleroi) you better take the train in Midi. If you're targeting North and East Belgium (Antwerpen, Mechelen, Leuven, Liège) better take the train at North station. And if you're targeting South-East Belgium (Namur, Dinant, Arlon) take the train at Luxemburg station. While you can catch every train at Midi or Central, it'll save you some time :)

@camdendavid Год назад

Awesome tips here! Thanks Ralph!!!

@playerfoofafie6171 10 месяцев назад

If your homebase is Brussels. And you want to visit Belgium by train get get the NMBS standard multi ticket. It has 10 journeys for 9,60 each journey. If you're older than 65 get a senoir ticket. Only €7,80 go and back. Younger than 26 than you get the Youth multi (10 journeys). Only 5,90 euro each journey. And remember you can change trains in 1 journey. Why walk from central to midi?

@camdendavid 10 месяцев назад

Ahhhhh this makes sense. I enjoyed the walk but great to know for the future. Thanks!

@quintenmalfait9853 Год назад

Actually Pierre Marcolini is considered as one of the finest chocolatier. It is indeed pricy, but the quality of the cacao is very high, giving it its bitter-sweet taste (as belgians love their food and beers)

@camdendavid Год назад

So I've heard! As a chocolate novice (at best), I'm certain I wasn't able to identify and appreciate the complexity of Marcoloni cacao. I'll give them another try in my next visit :)

@elianevdb 2 месяца назад

Exactly. It is definitely not mainstream. You definitely take your time to savor one. Not like a Neuhaus, Léonidas, Mary where you'd eat a few. Don't get me wrong, those are delicious too.

@kragonstudio9442 8 месяцев назад

Hey Camden, I don't comment often, but I wanted to let you know that you earned a new subscriber, I love your style, informative and nice to listen to! Continue your good work!

@camdendavid 8 месяцев назад

Aw, thanks so much for the support! Happy to have you in our little community :) Let me know if you ever have any suggestions or want to see something different!

@HarmonyGraceElohim Месяц назад

I looooove Belgique. So magical.

@MrPygargueBxXL Год назад

Pro Tip from Belgian here : try to avoid Bruxelles Midi station if you can, literally a warzone

@camdendavid Год назад

Good to know haha

@wardvandecotte9253 10 месяцев назад

Please do not exaggerate. It isn't the most attractive train hub but I've seen much worse in Europe than Bxl Midi, believe me.

@MrPygargueBxXL 10 месяцев назад

Can you give me examples? So I can avoid them 😂

@wardvandecotte9253 10 месяцев назад

@@MrPygargueBxXL Paris Nord, Roma Termini, ...

@seanlukecorroon 24 дня назад

Why? Is that where Belgian people go to hurt tourists and each other ?

@BidoofChaos Год назад

Planning on visiting Belgium, specifically Brussels and Brugges, later this year. This video is awesome. Thanks!

@camdendavid Год назад

Hope you have a great trip! And thanks for the support!

@wardvandecotte9253 10 месяцев назад

Do not skip Ghent, one of the most beautiful and interesting cities of the continent.

@Solarballsfan-pk2jf 4 месяца назад

I hope you enjoy! I live in there

@TheEevje 10 месяцев назад

If you visit belgium, please don't get the touristic and expensive waffles and chocolate in the main street in big cities like Brussels 😅. They are usually not even that tasty, just there to bring money in from tourists. Find a nice brasserie or restaurant in a less touristic place and take your time to enjoy some food. Also be aware of your belongings in big cities like brussels, antwerp etc. best to keep your phone, passport and bank passes in your hand. There are a lot of beatiful places worth a visit. I like Leuven and Hasselt to. But there are also nice places in walonie and de vlaamse ardennen for people who like nature.

@camdendavid 10 месяцев назад

Great tips in here - thanks!

@SheySheyFrans 10 месяцев назад

Planning to visit belgium soon. Thanks for the tips.

@camdendavid 10 месяцев назад

Glad they were helpful! Hope you have a great trip :)

@xybzscripts Год назад

I am from Belgium, and can confirm Marys chocolate is very nice! 👍

@camdendavid Год назад

Glad to hear I'm not the only one!

@thefrenchgardener1865 2 месяца назад

Very surprised you did not mentionthe magnificent City of Liege in the Frecnh-speaking Walloonian region......the people are such a treasure and the history is phenomenal!

@camdendavid 2 месяца назад

Thanks for mentioning this! Looking forward to spending more time in those regions :)

@pamelagoodson9034 Год назад

Ghent is wonderful. I like it best.

@camdendavid Год назад

Great spot to be :)

@MetDaan2912 Год назад

Wow, I really liked this video. The tips are actually useful and I like your enthusiasm. You've got yourself a new subscriber!

@camdendavid Год назад

Glad you found it useful and really appreciate the kind words and support!

@thomasducheyne6636 18 дней назад

You can take the same trains in brussels midi and brussels central to Bruges.

@brunovanhove1832 7 месяцев назад

So much to see and taste or drink in Belgium,the coastal areas, the center or the Arden's, the Flanders region we lost to the french, with small villages,and so much is easily looked or past over,in this great little country,there are many more medieval towns in west flanders besides, Brugge that tourist " rarely" visit,with their traditional square markets , places like Veurne or Ieper, or places like " Sy" in the Arden's if you like climbing? It all depends what your looking for, it has the most diverse and best collection of farm and factory cheeses in the world! And the same can be said about Beers, from little breweries to factory's,to ancient "pater" Beers ! Pale ale, double trippel, you will never find better beers than here! If beer is your fancy do visit " west Vleteren" and its trappist beer!!! simply unique in the world.i grew up in a fairground family, and there is little that I haven't seen, drunk and tasted, between ' Amsterdam ' ( Holland) and 'saint Quintin' ( North France) and the regions here and it's dialects are so divers an different that you can call them a region in itself! A hidden gem !

@camdendavid 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing this! Looking forward to checking out some of those spots :)

@steveamuz5122 Месяц назад

Appreciate this Big Dawg!

@pjkr123 Год назад

When you talk about chocolate, remember to thank the countries that supplies them, Ghana, Nigeria, Ecuador etc

@camdendavid Год назад

THANK YOU :)

@louisveerapen4589 Год назад

The 3 Railways stations are link in Bruxelles Bruxelles Midi/Zuid, Bruxelles Centrale/Centraale, Bruxelles Nord/Noord!

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks!

@Tempuslight 2 месяца назад

Ghent appreciation gang!

@anndevries8267 Год назад

Actually for dat trips it does not make a blind bit of difference which station in Brussels you go to. The trains to Antwerp and Ghent and Bruges etc.go through all three. Just in a different order. For international trains it does make a difference. They leave from the Gare du Midi.

@camdendavid Год назад

Ahhh, thanks for the clarification!

@bertrandnkurunziza Месяц назад

There are also quite a few things to see in the southern part of Belgium.

@camdendavid Месяц назад

Looking forward to exploring during my next visit :)

@diannewi 4 месяца назад

I visited Brussels a few years ago and loved it. So much that on my next European trip, I returned and added Bruges for several days. Next trip I'll add Ghent. This video is short, to the point, and informative. Next time maybe add foods of Belgium: moules, waffles, frites, etc.

@camdendavid 4 месяца назад

I appreciate the support. I'll try to add those next time :) Happy travels!

@cookiemonster-20 Месяц назад

I was in Belgium last July. Plesant discovery. Based in Brussels for 3 nights and Ghent for 3 nights with day trips to Brugges and Antwerp.

@johnt6022 5 месяцев назад

You are so much fun to watch and I will definitely take your advice on board when I visit next month.

@camdendavid 5 месяцев назад

Much appreciated -- Hope you have a great time!

@marvinfrankel9019 2 месяца назад

I would make one modification. Make Antwerp the base instead of Brussels. Antwerp is in between Gent and Brussels but large enough so you can also get to Amsterdam and other international destinations.

@aquilamxp6267 Год назад

absolutely, Gent is by far the best city and you probably did not see half of it. Did you know it was the largest city except for Paris north of the Alps in medieval times. Also in Gent, things are really open late, both in the unversity's quarters (Overpoort) as in the city's center. By the way, also in Brussels if you know where to go. Bruges, on the other hand, is dead at night. So you kinda got the wrong image based on Bruges. Btw Gent also has a mean hot chocolate bar in the University's quarters.

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for the tips! What's the hot chocolate bar called? Might have to go try some in July

@Maarten85 19 дней назад

Ghent was indeed the Manhattan of the middle ages, however that is not necessarily that relevant anymore today. Antwerp took that same honor in the 16th century and is until today the most vibrant city of Flanders. Antwerp and Brussels are the only two metropolitan / cosmopolitan cities in Belgium

@Mauriceverbeke Год назад

please go to the iron tower in Diksmuide, its really wonderful you got a whole museum about the first war and a lot more.

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for this! I'll add it to my list :)

@Mauriceverbeke Год назад

@@camdendavid thank you

@vincentglibert7282 Год назад

Great video! Small remark though: all domestic trains travel through Brussels Central station too 😉

@camdendavid Год назад

Good to know! Thanks for watching Vincent!!!

@Julesinthehouse 4 месяца назад

I LOVE GENT!!!!!!!

@Julesinthehouse 4 месяца назад

❤

@wanneske1969 11 месяцев назад

Wallonie and Mechelen (Malines) are great too.

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip!

@flitsertheo 2 месяца назад

One more to add : Villers-La-Ville impressive abbey ruins. South of Brussels.

@dirkwaerenborgh2223 11 месяцев назад

You are one of many, you also overlooked Antwerp, Belgium is no. 1 Antwerp, no. 2 Bruges, and then the other cities (Mechelen, Hasselt, Brussels, Gent…).

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I'll add those to my list :)

@EtaCarinae-h1z 8 месяцев назад

A must see city everyone (except the british) ignores is Ypres.

@DirkGrosemans 11 месяцев назад

Why always Bruges and Ghent. The most beautiful places are in the south of my country. You didn't mentioned cities like Liège, Dinant, Namur or even Eupen.

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

I'll add them to my list!

@wztrtzr5016 6 месяцев назад

When you Visiting Belgium you can visit Netherlands and even German Cities like aachen

@camdendavid 5 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@hubertl75 Год назад

Oh dear....EVERY national train that stops in Central station in Brussels also stops in Midi (South Station). There are one or two international trains that only stop in South Station. The Eurostar train to London is a good example.

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for the clarification :)

@julesdemaeyer3194 4 месяца назад

I am a Belgian and I can confirm that this guy is legit, everything he said is spot on :)

@camdendavid 4 месяца назад

Glad to hear that! Thanks so much for the support 😄

@birgerbaert6175 Год назад

If I hear you talk, I actually would recommend making Ghent the homebase. It is in the middle of train networks easily connecting to Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp, Courtrai, etc. Also you should've tried the Chocolate Line in Bruges!

@mariusdufour9186 Год назад

Nope. Brussels is very much the central hub of the railway network, even the most cursory look at a network map makes this abundantly clear. Basing in Ghent is only good advice if you intend on visiting just the North-Western part of the country, maybe up to Antwerp and Brussels, but not really beyond. If you want to go to Hasselt, Arlon, Liege, Namur that will be much more efficient from Brussels than from Ghent. Also if you want to maybe go further afield and take a high speed train for a daytrip to Lille (40 minutes), Rotterdam (1h10), Paris (1h20), or Cologne (1h50), this is possible from Bruxelles-Midi, but not so much from Ghent, unless you add about an hour each way to go to/from Brussels and make the transfer.

@birgerbaert6175 Год назад

@@mariusdufour9186 My answer was also based on the assumption that primarily Flanders is visited. Otherwise you are right.

@camdendavid Год назад

I'll add Chocolate Line to my trip this summer. Thanks for the tip!

@PeterWillems-s5q 11 месяцев назад

@@mariusdufour9186 Why te hell would you send a tourist to other country's, oh its not far ok. the time they have is gold worth, you can not visit a land in a week, unless its only for beer, chocolat and fries, our culture heritage is enooormus, a daytrip to paris? what they gonne do there ? visit the louvre? this place by itself takes more than a day.

@jme104 3 месяца назад

I think the Belgium you visited is called Flanders . I must admit they have more preserved cities as they haven't been exposed to war like the southern cities . You need to visit Tournai, Mons , Namur and even Liège and Charleroi and the Arden region .

@camdendavid 3 месяца назад

Added all those to my list :)

@panda5237 27 дней назад

So glad to see Tournai in a comment :o Usually, even belgians forget about us :')

@paprikakris642 Год назад

antwerp is the best citty maybe not for tourists but overall its by far the most funn

@camdendavid Год назад

I can’t wait to spend some quality time there. Planning on it this summer. Thanks for watching!

@risacooper Год назад

My home town, we have lots of musea, nice bars and restaurants, shops...

@pingrowland7012 Год назад

We're going to Antwerp this August for short visit. I'm beyond excited ❤

@wardvandecotte9253 10 месяцев назад

I prefered Ghent in Belgium, it has that specific bohemian flair. For shopping Antwerp was cool.

@raydunn8262 3 месяца назад

Thank you. 1. Also note, in Flaunders, many people don't speak English. In school, the kids need to learn both French and Flemish/Dutch, so English would be too much. 2. This was true in Antwerp. 3. I think the Flemish do not call their language, Dutch, is because they hate the Dutch more than the Waloons (Frech speaking). The Flemish were invaded many times by the Dutch. 4. I think Belguim has the best chance to divide in the next 20 years.

@EstebanValenciaDuque 18 дней назад

I'm considering going to Belgium next month, but still have my doubts hahaha, greetings from Colombia.

@camdendavid 17 дней назад

Greetings! What's your hesitation?

@rickydg1988 Год назад

Our stores close very early but the bars & restaurants are open late.

@camdendavid Год назад

Seems like a fair tradeoff

@christiand70 11 месяцев назад

why only the flemish part of Belgium. The french speaking part is also full of nicethings to do. The nighlife in Liège is something to experience. Dubuy the smallest city in the world, Pairi Daisa the n°1 zoo in Europe, lots of nature to spend quality time.....

@camdendavid 10 месяцев назад

I haven't spent enough time in Belgium to see all regions. The other areas are high on my list and I appreciate the tips!

@wanneske1969 10 дней назад

Imho Bruges and Ghent are overrated. I'd recommend Brussels, Antwerp (I live there, I'm biased) and Mechelen in Flanders. In the south of the country (Wallony) distances between the cities are greater but you have a lot of nature there. I wouldn't recommend Liege or Charleroi, but Namur, Dinant and Huy are great !

@wesleydhanis3304 2 месяца назад

It is ironic that you say Gent is often overlooked while you didn't even mention Antwerp (largest city population wise, second largest area wise, Brussels city proper has less population fyi, it's the Brussels region that has more people living in it). Not to mention you've skipped the entirety of Wallonia. The train stations is so wrong. Most big cities have several (big) train stations. The Chocolate Line is something you should've tried. You went to Bruges, so you should have visit the shop over there. It has in my humble opinion, the best (and most sustainable and fairtraded) chocolate. Also, I don't know where you stayed in Brussels, but in most bigger cities like Brussels, Antwerp or Gent, there's a huge nightlife.

@camdendavid 2 месяца назад

I appreciate all this! Definitely some fair critiques haha. Looking forward to exploring more during my next visit :)

@istoppedcaring6209 Год назад

why base yourself in brussels, take a town two or three train stops out and it should be way cheaper and not much more difficult, also likely more relaxed

@camdendavid Год назад

Fair point. Brussel was just the most convienet option for us at the time :)

@karentjeuuuh 11 месяцев назад

I been Born and raised in belgium and i still haven seen everything to see here ive been here 31 years

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Love to hear that!

@PeterWillems-s5q 11 месяцев назад

Tip, go out more

@ma712 3 месяца назад

very very helpful. Thank you

@camdendavid 3 месяца назад

Glad to hear it :)

@SuperAnimeking100 8 месяцев назад

I mean, ofc it is easy to get around. Flanders, the Dutch parts of Belgium, is smaller than New Jersey

@camdendavid 8 месяцев назад

Small but filled with great places and wonderful people :)

@Andrew-cg2zl 5 месяцев назад

GREAT WORK!..is there other youtubers similar towards your videos you like or youtubers who do itenary/guides for different cities

@camdendavid 5 месяцев назад

Appreciate the support! Lots of great folks out there but Wolters World is one of my favorites. Great source of knowledge, awesome guy, always giving honest/authentic tips, and he has videos on soooo many destinations. Hope that helps :)

@coolpeuple 3 месяца назад

i am from belgum and i am from Overijse its so pretty there

@camdendavid 3 месяца назад

I'll add it to my list :)

@coolpeuple 3 месяца назад

@@camdendavid thanks

@JohnResalb 8 месяцев назад

The single huge mistake that nearly all overseas tourists make, is that because they think European countries are small, they can see everything in a couple of days. Well, I have a shock for them - I HAVE seen pretty well everything in my country. It took me FOUR YEARS (off and on, during the seven months of summer time hours).

@camdendavid 8 месяцев назад

Completely agree. Us Americans have an especially skewed perspective and Belgium often gets overlooked (definitely shouldn't though). Looking forward to spending more time exploring the country :) Got any recommendations?

@user-pf8cu1oc2c 2 месяца назад

Mary are chocolates for tourists (idem Hot chocolate house in Bruges), Pierre Marcolini is the best (Belgians love dark chocolate, tourists love sugar). for the rest ; Neuhaus, Godiva, Leonidas, are all industrial multinational brands; please try some local and authentic chocolate makers, there is plenty of them (avoid shops and brands on cities centers and touristic places). 2024 best chocolat Award: Yasushi Sasaki, Bruxelles

@camdendavid 2 месяца назад

Thanks for this!

@isomochyn1 11 месяцев назад

The 2 main things I learned from my trip through Belgium was 1. Brussels is probably the worst city to visit in Belgium 2. Forget the waffles you should experience broodjescultuur

@camdendavid 10 месяцев назад

Hahah thanks for this!

@Solarballsfan-pk2jf 4 месяца назад

I live in Belgium and I love it lol

@camdendavid 4 месяца назад

Love to hear it!

@westcountryexplorer 6 месяцев назад

I didn't know about the Comic strip trails till I watched your video. My wife and I are off to Brussels for a week next week; I'm gonna try and fit at least one one of them in :)

@camdendavid 6 месяцев назад

Hope you have a great time!

@westcountryexplorer 6 месяцев назад

@camdendavid We certainly will enjoy it 😁 Brussels is quite a lovely place I think

@wanneske1969 9 месяцев назад

Not a lot of late night entertainment ? Belgium has the most pubs and concertvenues per capita in the whole of Europe. There are even pubs which never close ! And in Brussels you can go and see a great rock concert every day if you wish !

@camdendavid 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for this! Any venues you'd recommend for the concerts?

@wanneske1969 9 месяцев назад

AB, Botanique, Madeleine, Bozar, Cirque Royal, Passage 44 ... @@camdendavid

@camdendavid 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! @@wanneske1969

@Yarrow_official 3 месяца назад

In gent they can’t say the letter G and pronounce it as H. Gent= “hent” Goed= “hoed” what also means hat in Dutch. There more words with G but I don’t want to get my dictionary in this. How do I know this? I visited it once and I live in Belgium.

@ShahinProdhan-yc5vj 27 дней назад

beautiful

@erikramaekers63 Год назад

Limburg is the green province of Belgium.Tourists from the Netherlands and Germany stay either in campsites, B&B or hotels.Even wolves have returned to Limburg

@camdendavid Год назад

Thanks for this!

@plebonhomme6982 Год назад

Luxembourg is the green province of Belgium, way more than Limburg.

@khatana0000 9 месяцев назад

Informative 👍🏼

@camdendavid 8 месяцев назад

Appreciate the support!

@BabyRubyIsReal Год назад

Thanks for letting us know! I'm surprised that we need to skip chocolates haha! Also needed this for my school project so thanks again!

@camdendavid Год назад

You got it! Hope the project goes well :)

@istoppedcaring6209 Год назад

what was the project about?

@BabyRubyIsReal Год назад

@@istoppedcaring6209 Each student was selected either a french region, or a mostly french speaking country. And my teacher selected Belgium for me, therefore I was reasearching to learn about belgiums architecture and its main cities. Thank you for this info!

@BabyRubyIsReal Год назад

@@camdendavid Thank you very much!! It went amazing, and I was surprised how exciting it was to present it to my class, I was super nervous! Thanks again!

@camdendavid Год назад

@@BabyRubyIsReal So glad to hear that!!!

@ScrappersMax 6 месяцев назад

one thing youre gona like to go to ostend if you go again

@camdendavid 6 месяцев назад

I'll add it to my list - thanks!

@greenamos8458 6 месяцев назад

I’m going next two weeks for 5 days, hoping to meet some travel buddies there we tour the cities together

@camdendavid 6 месяцев назад

Hope you have a great time!

@shibamdas915 6 месяцев назад

Hi, could you please help me find some sites to book affordable hostels, ghent is preferred. I checked into some famous sites but didn't find them.

@malthuswasright 6 месяцев назад

Your comments about nightlife are completely wrong. I've never had a problem finding a restaurant later in the evening, and bars regularly open till midnight and beyond. Top tip would be to avoid Bruges as it's basically a chocolate box tourist place. For me, Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels are better, and don't forget Wallonia!

@camdendavid 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing this! Great to get the different perspectives :)

@samt.1369 7 месяцев назад

Hey! Great places! You forgot to mention the beers! :D Belgium is the best place for beers lovers...lolll :)

@camdendavid 7 месяцев назад

Hahah do you have any favorites you'd recommend?

@samt.1369 7 месяцев назад

@@camdendavid Belgium is well known for their trappist beers. They are brewed in monasteries by monks. My favorite one is the Orval. There are other ones like Rochefort, Westmalle, Chimay. They also have ones that are created in the Trappist style but not made by monks. They are called "abbey beer". Averbode is a very good one and it's available here in Canada where I live. If you ever go back to Belgium, I highly suggest you go visit the Bier Central pub which has a fantastic catalog of 300 beers. There are locations in Ghent, Antwerpen and Brussels. Everything you said in the video is on point. I really miss Belgium. :)

@camdendavid 7 месяцев назад

@@samt.1369 Awesome tips! I'll definitely check those out during my next visit. Much appreciated! Hope you get back to Belgium soon :)

@cedriclloyd5571 6 месяцев назад

Great video. Very interesting because I was looking at spending just like 3 days there. Guess I should look into some of the other places you named. Doing the day trips there do the trains run late?

@camdendavid 6 месяцев назад

There should be options running until about 11:30 PM each night. Hope you have a great time :)

@cedriclloyd5571 6 месяцев назад

@@camdendavid Thank you

@dodgermartin4895 Месяц назад

What about Wallonia!!! Bastogne, Waterloo, The Ardenne.... you spent your entire time in Flanders!!! You missed a lot. Sad for YOU.

@camdendavid Месяц назад

All on my list for the next visit :)

@robertpayne9009 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@camdendavid 7 месяцев назад

Thank YOU! Really appreciate the support!!!

@WodiesDad Год назад

Watch yourself around the Midi station. Sketchy ppl there.

@camdendavid Год назад

Appreciate the heads up

@oceanman6915 3 месяца назад

how did you mannage to have sunny pictures ??

@camdendavid 3 месяца назад

Got lucky I guess haha

@hotcoffeeamericano Год назад

i like this video. i like your style. more power to your youtube channel.

@camdendavid Год назад

Much appreciated. Let me know if there's ever anything different you'd like to see

@apdaniel3735 Год назад

🫶🏾Great video!

@camdendavid Год назад

I appreciate the support!

@insafboussoufi-fy8yx 2 месяца назад

why wont you go to hasselt its so beuatiful btw i know i spelt the wrong word at the last word

@camdendavid 2 месяца назад

I'll add it to my list!

@wanneske1969 11 месяцев назад

Why would you stay only one day in Brussels or Antwerp ? You could spend an entire week there

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Agreed! I had a boat to catch in Amsterdam so I just didn't have the time. Can't wait to get back and spend more time in Belgium

@wanneske1969 11 месяцев назад

In Brussels and Antwerp you could go to fancy restaurants, clubs, pubs, musea, beautiful parks, concerts, festivals etc, never boring there @@camdendavid

@stijn_2pen 6 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@camdendavid 6 месяцев назад

😄😄😄😄😄

@stijn_2pen 6 месяцев назад

@@camdendavid nice

@cisseilegems2323 5 месяцев назад

belgium has three official languages. Dutch is spoken by 60% of the population, French 39%, and German 1%

@johnt6022 5 месяцев назад

I'm actually in Brussels now and craving some authentic mussels. Can you recommend a great local spot, away from the tourist traps?"

@camdendavid 4 месяца назад

I don’t but maybe a local will see this and help out 😃

@BertFlanders 11 месяцев назад

You didn't visit Belgium, you were in Flanders ...

@camdendavid 11 месяцев назад

Isn't Flanders a region in Belgium? But fair - I need to venture into the other regions :)

@LG-te4vh 5 месяцев назад

@@camdendavid Well, technically you already visited two out of three regions, as Brussels is a separate region! But yes, Wallonia is also totally worth a visit.

@priscilabee583 Год назад

What do you mean Gent is 20 min away from Brugge? By Concorde? :D

@camdendavid Год назад

You're right (I was rounding down from the 26 minutes on the fastest train). But now all I can think about is traveling that route by Concorde and I've gone down quite the rabbit hole here... If my math is right (not likely), I think that trip would be under a minute and a half if we were maintaining the 1300 MPH cruising speed. But there's only one way to test that... Any interest in taking a VERY expensive 2-minute flight haha? I'll bring my camera gear!

@adupeter3827 Год назад

You said you move to different country in the space of a month ... Can you help me to relocate to Canada/Belgium/ Australia or any European country... Need your reply ple

@camdendavid Год назад

Hey hey! I'm doing all of this on tourist visas but am happy to share anything I've learned :) Where are you from?

@asiancooking5297 5 месяцев назад

Lovely video David. Could you please let me know how to buy all day travel tickets (tram, buses & metro) from Midi and how much the actual price. Kind Regards

@camdendavid 5 месяцев назад

Best place for train tickets is the SNCB official website: www.belgiantrain.be/en And STIB official website should have you covered for the rest: www.stib-mivb.be/abon_tickets.html?l=en Hope this helps :)

@asiancooking5297 5 месяцев назад

@@camdendavid Thanks David