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Since you made it to this page, here is a few lines to introduce myself.
I was born quite some time ago in Tournai, a quiet Belgian town close to the French border. When I was a kid, holiday mainly means France. Thanks to my parents, I've discovered most of this beautiful country.

I have then spent five wonderful years in Mons for my studies. That's when I've learned to discover many customs from the province of Hainaut (Doudou, Ducasse d'Ath, Carnaval de Binche,...).
The province is actualy pretty poor: lots of coal mines and heavy industries have disappeared, just creating lots of low qualified unemployed. But don't fall into the trap, don't consider this area uninteresting! It has much to offer...

I have finally graduated and migrated to the capital !! I've slightly got used to Brussels. At the beginning, I would have felt much more confident in Mons or Tournai but this is no longer the case, on the contrary! I'm actually working for a big American company. If this is not always easy, it has some great advantages: I am travelling a lot, UK, Manila, San Francisco, Austin, Amman, just to name the first trips...

Now, enough about myself, let me introduce some of my main pages (check the travel page for the complete list).

Home Sweet Home

Tournai

Too often overlooked, this is an "off the beaten path" Belgian destination that is definitely worth a look!!

The States

San Francisco
Austin - Texas .

I'm particularly proud of the SF page, I've seen almost every classical must see... Too bad I've missed the Victorian houses, no big deal, it will be for the next time ;-)

Austin is not so known but is also worth a visit... More classical in Texas would be San Antonio, the Nasa Center in Houston or even Fredericksburg

The Snow

Avoriaz / Les portes du soleil
Les Trois Vallees
Risoul and Vars : La Foret Blanche
Valmorel
Les Deux Alpes

I learned to ski only a couple of years ago but quickly became addicted...
These few pages introduce the ski resorts I've visited so far!

The Sea

Greece
Turkey

A really great memory, we had rented two of those ships for two weeks to visit Rhodes , Kos, Kastellorizon and some other paradisiac places

History (and wine)

Hungary

Budapest would be for the cultural part while Tokaj is producing one of the most famous sweet wine in the world...

Far from Hungary, another great cultural trip I've done was in Jordan. No wine here, only the remaining of ancient civilizations : an absolute must see, in no specific order: Petra , Amman, Jerash and Wadi Rum

Misc

Manila
Mons
Belgian Beers ...
Cycling in the Netherlands
Hull
Milton Keynes

Finishing my Jordanian pages... Check them out !!

Latest Updates

* These are the latest 'complete page' I had the time to write:
- Petra : the 8th Marvel of the World
- Amman : the White Capital
- Jerash : an Ancient City
- Wadi Rum : the Red Desert

* skiing trip in Valmorel

Last trips

Quite some time I haven't written a "complete page"! In fact, I have moved to another job and I'm now traveling a lot for business. I simply can't keep up anymore with VT!
I however try to keep track of my different trips with a minimal page for each one and a description of the (quite often luxurious) hotel my employer is paying... ;-))

2005
San Jose, Ca (*2) - Las Vegas - Amsterdam - Barcelona

2006
Austin - l'Alpe d'Huez (ski) - Normandie - India - roadtrip to Agen (France) - Cannes - Strasbourg- Sofia

2007
Sofia - Val D'Isere (ski) - Dubai - Cannes - London (*x) - l'Alpe d'Huez (ski) - Vienna - Raleigh, North Carolina - Warsaw (*2) - Den Haag - Burgundy (rollerskate) - Berlin - Oman - Copenhagen - Edinburgh - Strasbourg

2008
Chamonix (ski) - London (*x) - Les Menuires (ski) - Strasbourg- Warsaw - Ironbridge/Telford (*2) - Koblenz - Vienna (*4) - Netherlands (rollerskate) - Geneva - Copenhagen - Munich - Napoli - Rudesheim - Burgundy (rollerskate) - Den Haag - Stockholm - Köln - Rome - Stockhom - Toledo

2009
London (*3) - Flaine (ski) - Barcelona - Munich - Nuremberg (*5) - Morzine (ski) - Napoli - Netherlands (rollerskate) - Geneva - Koblenz - Rudesheim (rollerskate) - South France (from Castelnaudary to Soulac, 500km rollerskating), Paris, Cologne, Ispra/Milano, Istanbul (*2), Copenhagen

2010
London (*x) - Argentiere (ski) - Nuremberg (*2) - La Rosiere (ski) - Frankfurt - Lago Maggiore - Helsinki - Manchester

Intro Updated May 13, 2010
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onlinerep Sep 17, 2011 at 3:23 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday! Greetings from England :)
takla73 Sep 17, 2011 at 12:55 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday Jean François and have a nice day Greeting from Alexandria Egypt TAKLA
Segolily Oct 16, 2009 at 6:28 PM Report Abuse

Hi, just stopping in to take a look since you were featured member when I signed on. Have a great day.
88Starflite Oct 16, 2009 at 6:27 PM Report Abuse

"Know where you come from before going anywhere!!" For me I had to go elsewhere to see where I was. I guess I had to escape to Greece so that I could open my eyes & see things more clearly.
a2lopes Sep 17, 2009 at 12:07 PM Report Abuse

Joyeux Anniversaire Jean-Francois and many happy returns of the day. Greetings from Lisbon which is waiting for your visit
Donna_in_India Sep 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM Report Abuse

Hi Jean-Francois - sending birthday greetings from India. Hope you have a great birthday! Love the photos on your hp.
kopwint Sep 17, 2009 at 2:34 AM Report Abuse

Happy and free in your days there, and get harmony and peaceful, and get success and strong, and get smart and attraction, and get healthy and wealthy, This is wishing you from Burma, Happy birthday....,
DAO Sep 17, 2008 at 11:36 AM Report Abuse

Joyeux Anniversaire !
WorldMeet2008 Jul 23, 2008 at 3:33 AM Report Abuse

Your next trip? Make it really unique! It's not too late to attend WM08 - Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Dead- Sea on 25- 28th Sept (+Petra 29-30th). We want to double the num of attendees to 100! Click to learn where, when, what, how, how much! Avi [FruitLover].
Dialing Jan 2, 2008 at 12:24 PM Report Abuse

Bonjour Jean-Francois! WISHING YOU SUPER-MEGA-HAPPY and AWESOME YEAR! S NOVYM GODOM! Sunshine & smiles!! ;) Dialing