Tag: echternach
Mullerthal and Echternach
It’s what you do with it that counts: there’s plenty of countryside to cover in little Luxembourg.
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How green was their valley
When the map of Belgium was first drawn in 1830, Beauraing was left out and it remained French until the oversight was fixed.
- Originally published: 18 Apr 2010 in Walking
Cantillon Brewery
Many visitors to Belgium don’t like gueuze. But like the cobwebs down at Cantillon Brewery, given time it will grow on you.
- Originally published: 30 Jul 2008 in Europe
Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel 11°
3/5. Strong on alcohol but not obviously so. Licorice and rooty vegetable notes. Rather thinner than expected.
- Originally published: 10 Apr 2011 in Beer
Trust (like interest on savings) must be earned
In these times just how attractive are Belgian government bonds?
- Originally published: 24 Nov 2011 in Editorial
Back to books
After a spell reading work-related stuff and watching screens for entertainment, I recently returned to my beloved literature. Here’s my current list (and ignore the cheapo deals if you’re a latecomer): Natsuo Kirino “Out” Haruki Murakami “Kafka On The Shore” David Mitchell “Cloud Atlas” Kazuo Ishiguro “Never Let Me Go” At the time of writing, …
- Originally published: 19 Jul 2005 in Books
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.