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Where a small waterfall and a lot of trees damp the noise

Last Summer, I stayed in the Walloon Condroz area (Belgium, Europe) for the weekend. I had the time to take…

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Silent airco helped me get through the hot Summer

We had a hot Summer this year in Belgium. And I was lucky that my landlord wanted to install an…

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Miners Path for a relaxed biking trip

Some kilometers away from where I live, is an old railway track, that is now a biking and hiking path.…

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Amsterdam has its quiet corners

In July I was in Amsterdam. I often travel via Schiphol airport nowadays and I appreciate the Dutch pragmatic business-first…

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Ruhe means “quiet” in German and on the Estonian shores

What better image to round up the Summer holidays, than a sunset. I took the picture last July, after a…

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Mountains and hills block the valley noise

Have you ever been to Givet? It is a nice little French town close to the Belgian border in Europe.…

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You don’t see the gasoline smell and lawn mower sound on a picture, do you?

Cool picture at the end of the Summer, right? Relaxing dinner. Easy food. Great joy. Unless your neighbor is in…

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E-driving to the office reduces engine noise harassment

Recently I started to take the other company car to drive to the office. I also prefer to use this…

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Another colleague … from Belgium

I received a very nice mail today from Cathy Camertijn, who told me she has just started a project called…

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Some relaxing Sunday quiet

Little words are needed with this picture. A glass of wine on the terrace. Just enjoying the sunset and the…

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