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24 Hours of Beer Festival
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Today Newsletter, 4th Edition.
24
Hours of Beer Festival: Sat/Sun Nov. 3/4 -- details
at http://www.24-uur.be/en/index.htm
92 days to First Sip!
NOTE
As we all know, nothing's important or K3WL unless it
has a website, so.....
Check out TravelPete.com and click on the Belgium Tour
2001 logo to get your jollies! Feel free to email this
link to potential associates in our Weekend Of Krime!
TIP
O' THE WEEK & MONEY SECTION
(combined for this edition)
Splurging on your honeys: Buy them loads of high-quality
Belgian chocolates.
You've heard of Belgian Choc, no? If you haven't heard
of Belgian chocolates, than you can only hope your hunny
hasn't heard that Antwerp is the diamond-buying capitol
of the world! (Yikes!)
SAFETY
No, I'm not talking about abstinence or condoms, I'm
talking Financial Health, baBEEEEE!!!!!
The
#1 safety tip offered by most great travelers (and me)
is to wear a money belt. If you don't have one, get
one. Don't bring your wallet unless you want it ripped
off. You can get a money belt online at the Rick
Steves' store or elsewhere (see our website menu-bar
for info).
AIRLINE
UPDATES
FYI -- Some airline sites may let you put in "NYC" as
the airport code for a New York airport and they will
try all airports in the vicinity. I know Expedia.com
works this way. The other main airport code to know
is BRU -- for Brussels, Belgium. Don't bother flying
into Amsterdam or Frankfurt, it's about the same price
and takes a lot longer to get to Antwerp.
Check
the menu at left for lists of websites to check for
low fares! You can also try your luck at PriceLine if
you want to, but scheduling can get wacky and you don't
get FF miles. Further, you get extra frequent flier
miles when you book online at most airline sites, such
as united.com and continental.com
BELGIUM
- WERD UP
Did you know? Jean-Claude Van Damme, the "Muscles from
Brussels" was born Jean-Claude Van Varenberg. Not as
k3wl, I guess. Interesting because, of course, mussels
are a prime dish best served steaming hot across Belgium,
something I'm really looking forward to!
No
mussels dish would be complete without a pile of frites
in a bowl on the side, and a refreshing Belgium Beer
(Not 'Belgian-Style' - it's the real thing!) After a
filling meal and night on the piss, it's time for Jenever
- Belgian Gin. Yep, it's pretty wild stuff. Ask Jaser
or Steve Urban from hours of testing during our previous
Flemish stay, it's also got a unique and varied taste,
not to mention a kick!
ATTENDEE
(Commitment) / LENGTH OF STAY (LOS) / SNORE QUOTIENT
Listed in more detail on the Who's
Going Page!
BilFish
(Definite) - Nov 1-11, Snores like a Mack Truck fucking
a snow plow
Erich Beckmann (Definite)- Probably one week, Sez he
don't snore
John Jaser (Definite) - LOS unknown, Snores like an
Amtrak freight train bearing down on children
Steve Urban (Definite) - Probably a week (Steve is no
longer MIA), doesn't snore, very cuddly
Dan Rowley (Definite) - Probably 10 days, snoring quotient
unknown
Chad Wright (A Shoe In) - Friend of Dan's, snoring quotient
unknown
Ian Wilson (Highly Probable) - Probably a week, snoring
quotient unknown
Tom Collins (Chump if he don't) - (Another programmer
buddy of mine from Phoenix), doesn't snore
Jason Baer (Sounds Extremely Compelling) - LOS unknown,
snoring quotient unknown
Russ Mohr (We'll know in October) - LOS unknown, like
a drunken whore on a Texas barstool
REMEMBER
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Cheers,
BilFish
Editor, Belgium Today!
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