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Tag: Brussels

Are more planes the sign of a booming economy, or a burden for health?

There are a lot of items on the news recently, about airplanes and CO2 tax. One of the topics that … More

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Plane-free day in Belgium

There is one Sunday every year on which several Belgian major cities ban all the cars from their city centre … More

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Annoying passengers on the LOT Polish Airlines flight to Tallinn

No I did not make a picture this time – the plane featuring this post is from the free WordPress … More

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No microphone needed at BluePoint in Brussels

Wednesday afternoon, I represented one of my companies on stage. It was a small group of about fourty people in … More

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What’s flying out there?

Did you know you can track the planes above your head? It’s easy to track them, via flight trackers such … More

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Small streets of Brussels not beneficial for sound levels

I was trying to find that old train picture for the other blog post, just a minute ago. That’s when … More

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Craeybeckx-tunnel exhaust outlets produce a lot of background noise

The picture shows one of the exhaust outlets of the Craeybeckx-tunnel that connects the E19 between Brussels and Antwerp to … More

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My dad already tried to put sound on the political agenda in Antwerp in the late seventies

This evening, I have to pick up my daughters after I left my client’s office in the vicinity of Brussels. … More

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Idyllic yet noisy town

Tonight I had dinner in Kraainem. First time ever. I had heard the name many times before, and now I … More

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