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Ask Tom: your travel questions answered

Source: The Guardian

Nov 08, 2009

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Tom Hall of Lonely Planet answers your questions about worldwide travel

Q: My daughter and her husband like booking mystery short breaks for one another; it's now her turn to book a four- or five-day break starting on 26 December. So far so good, but the complicating factors are: finding anywhere between Christmas and New Year for less than a week; they've visited most of the obvious European capitals; and she will be almost seven months pregnant and would therefore like to go by rail or not fly for very long. It could be anywhere in the EU (including the UK). Is this impossible?

Jo Creamer, Reading

A: Given your daughter's pregnancy, it seems pointless to go too far or indeed to fly. Eurostar offers several choices which involve one change from St Pancras. I'd recommend two underrated cities in Belgium – Ghent and Antwerp. In Ghent the modern arts museum SMAK (smak.be) and the Museum of Fine Arts (mskgent.be) deliver a compelling double dose of culture, while Antwerp offers excellent shopping if you can tear yourself away from the dramatic railway station. Bot

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