Mechelen

Selfdrive - the way forward

September 9th, 2010 - Posted by: Tony

Eurotunnel broke its traffic record this summer, carrying a total of 14,975 passenger vehicles through the Channel Tunnel on 14 August.

The total, for combined services in both directions, comprised 14,825 cars and 150 coaches. This is higher than the previous daily record set in 1999, when traffic was buoyed by duty free sales.

A new daily record for Folkestone-Coquelles traffic was achieved on 23 July, when Eurotunnel carried 9,382 vehicles, including cars and coaches, while in the other direction a record of 8,869 was set on 29 August.

From 1 July-31 August, the company saw the number of cars carried on its passenger shuttles rise by 17% year-on-year to 533,238.

Eurotunnel attributed the growth to the ‘considerable flexibility’ of its operations, with departures every ten to fifteen minutes at peak times.

Le Shuttle’ is the perfect answer to customers’ expectations: it is value for money and respectful of the environment.

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Mechelen - Discover Flanders

November 24th, 2009 - Posted by: Tony

St Rumbold's Cathedral

Have you ever heard of the Flanders Region? Do you know how far it is? Did you know that one of the Flanders cities has a link with the famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven?

Well, I understand for many could sound surprising but the Flanders region is only just over 2 hrs from us and includes cities like Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven and many more. However, with this blog I would like to introduce Mechelen.
Mechelen may be small, but it is perfectly formed and ideal for a weekend break.

The capital of the Lowlands or Burgundian Netherlands Read more…

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