River and snow covered mountain

Some thoughts about travel for Earth Day 2012

by John

Today is Earth Day. My personal wish for Earth Day is for transparent, understandable sustainability metrics introduced for the travel industry. It would allow me, or any other like minded consumer to assess the full ecological, cultural and socio-economic impact of our travel plans before we commit to buying. I am [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

St Dwynwen's Celtic Cross

A Welsh Day Trip in February

by John

This is a short photo essay of part of a day trip to Llandudno and Anglesey on a Sunday in February. The first part of the day was spent walking around the Great Orme at Llandudno, but this post will concentrate on the afternoon spent in Anglesey. Crossing the Menai [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

Mont Blanc from Mont Joux

Discovering Evasion Mont Blanc and evasive buses

by John

One of the added bonuses of a Chamonix Season Lift Pass, is the chance to discover three other winter resorts in Haute-Savoie, so decided I’d like to explore Evasion Mont Blanc, a series of linked resorts including St Gervais, Megeve, Combloux and La Giettaz. In all 445 km of pistes. [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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Comparing Travel Carbon Footprints

by John

There are a lot of widely held views  built on hearsay and misinformation. The deeper I look, the more  complicated the story seems to get. One of my aims is to educate myself on travel environmental issues. Then to share my findings on this site and hopefully start a discussion [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

Archive for Tag : brussels

Street art, Prague

Free to view art: Part 1 – Street Art

by John
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Published on: May 25, 2011

On Friday 20 May the theme for #FriFotos, the photo sharing day on Twitter was ‘Art’. A subject that is actually bigger than photography itself. I enjoy visiting museums and art galleries but thought I’d concentrate on my budget travel remit and cover art that is viewable without payment of admission fees.

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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Monuments

by John
Categories: #FriFotos:
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Published on: April 8, 2011

The theme for today’s #FriFotos on Twitter is ‘Monuments’. So here are some of my photos with the story behind them. Stonehenge is the oldest of my monuments for today. Certainly enigmatic, the blue stones originated in the Pembrokeshire, Wales. Massively popular with visitors to the UK. I would advise [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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OXFAM Fair Trade Breakfast

by John
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Published on: November 22, 2010

Each November, in Wallonia and Brussels OXFAM Magasins du Monde host breakfasts at school canteens and cafeterias. Last Saturday and Sunday the 20th and 21st November, we were among the 39,200 diners. The event has been run for the last nineteen years now, but this was only my second OXFAM [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

St Boniface Braderie

Car free Sunday in Brussels

Between the hours of 9am and 7pm, for one Sunday, each September, cars are banished from within the Brussels Outer Ring Road. All of the buses, trams and metro are free. The only cars allowed are those belonging to the Emergency Services and taxis. A number of events are staged [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

Eurolines coach

Brussels to Chamonix via Eurolines

by John
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Published on: December 2, 2009

It was just getting light as we entered the Chamonix valley. It looked magnificent with its new covering of fresh snow. The coach had difficulty with the build up of snow on the streets of Chamonix, but managed to get to the bus stop outside the railway station

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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Enjoying the local scene

by John
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Published on: June 30, 2009

Currently, I am spending a lot of time in Brussels. You could say I am on permanent vacation here. You do not need to travel far to gain a rewarding travel experience. To illustrate my point, this last weekend, there was two Street parties within 200 metres of my apartment [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

Restaurants during Earth Hour

Earth Hour in Brussels

by John
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Published on: March 30, 2009

On Saturday evening I made my way to Poelaert, by the Palais du Justice in Brussels. I waited until 8:30 pm and watched as the lights of Grand Place in the near distance and the Atomium on the horizon, were extinguished for Earth Hour. I was in a position to [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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Making a public transport video in Brussels

by John
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Published on: March 19, 2009

I went out this afternoon to make an instructional video on using the Brussels Metro system. Unfortunately I forgot my STIB ticket so had to go and film something else. I decided to look at the Cyclocity bicycle hire scheme that I covered in an earlier post. I was shocked [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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Organic shopping at Place Flagey Market, Brussels

by John
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Published on: March 18, 2009

Place Flagey, here in Brussels has had an extensive makeover. The square was repaved and a new covered tram stop erected. It was reopened in July 2008. Now there is a good market held here every Saturday and Sunday morning. There is a choice of stalls offering locally produced organic [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

Welcome , today is Saturday, May 19, 2012