Tag: wallonia
The plains of Brabant
A hot early summer day in Flemish and Walloon Brabant, walking on cobbled roads that stretch to the horizon and beyond.
Cake in the Condroz
After a week of very warm weather, there were finally hints of spring: buds on the trees, early bees and even a red squirrel.
On the Prussian front
Napoleon’s return to prominence in 1815 was an ugly surprise to other Western European powers. The Battle of Waterloo decided the rest.
La Molignée
Walking through the fields and lanes of a shallow river valley near the famous abbey of Maredsous.
Vallée du Samson
Non-stop rain and a long diversion due to hunting: it’s everything an autumn hike in Wallonie can offer!
Legend on the prowl
A mysterious black panther spotted near Arlon last week has precedents in other European cultures.
Don’t let me be misunderstood
Warning: linguistic variety can damage the quality of your own native language.
Elsewhere on MikePadgett.com …
Maisons de maître (and other buildings)
Whilst in between jobs after moving to Brussels, I took time to learn the communes and enjoy the architecture.
- Originally published: 16 Jun 2008 in Relocation
A tale of two woods
Almost all of this walk in Flemish Brabant is under tree cover. Perfect for a hot or rainy day!
- Originally published: 2 May 2010 in Walking
Rushmore
Poignant and painful coming of age comedy by a director on the road to greatness.
- Originally published: 5 Feb 2007 in Film
Groundhog Day
Only Bill Murray could make misery, misanthropy and rejection this funny.
- Originally published: 25 Mar 2007 in Film
Winter holiday in Egypt
The first time we visited Egypt, we discovered the extraordinary beauty of the Red Sea.
- Originally published: 25 Jan 2006 in Middle East
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.