Dwn
Senior Member
This time last year, I was starting to worry that my first ever multi-day tour (Calais to Brussels) in May 2020 might be derailed by COVID-19. Of course, it was.
However, it looks as if the possibility of a summer 2021 trip might be emerging, since the EU are making (non-specific) noises about vaccine passports, and my wife and I will be fully vaccinated by late June. So, I’ve started to think about potentially travelling in early July, along with my wife (who took up cycling during the first lockdown) and wondering about routes.
I’m a big fan of Belgian cities, and had thought of doing a sedate trip from Dunkirk to Brussels, with overnights in Bruges, Ghent, and Antwerp, and Brussels (return via Eurostar). My enthusiasm for Belgian cities doesn’t quite extend to Brussels, a place I often visited for work and leisure but have grown rather jaded about.
An alternative trip would be to take the ferry to Dieppe instead and then head for Paris (a place I love) over the course of a few days. This route looks a bit dull, but it’s hard to tell from the maps and some of the journals I’ve read.
Mrs DWN isn’t bothered either way, but I wondered what anyone who has done both routes thought of them.
Very aware that this may not happen, but it’s good to have something to plan,
However, it looks as if the possibility of a summer 2021 trip might be emerging, since the EU are making (non-specific) noises about vaccine passports, and my wife and I will be fully vaccinated by late June. So, I’ve started to think about potentially travelling in early July, along with my wife (who took up cycling during the first lockdown) and wondering about routes.
I’m a big fan of Belgian cities, and had thought of doing a sedate trip from Dunkirk to Brussels, with overnights in Bruges, Ghent, and Antwerp, and Brussels (return via Eurostar). My enthusiasm for Belgian cities doesn’t quite extend to Brussels, a place I often visited for work and leisure but have grown rather jaded about.
An alternative trip would be to take the ferry to Dieppe instead and then head for Paris (a place I love) over the course of a few days. This route looks a bit dull, but it’s hard to tell from the maps and some of the journals I’ve read.
Mrs DWN isn’t bothered either way, but I wondered what anyone who has done both routes thought of them.
Very aware that this may not happen, but it’s good to have something to plan,