Meet Véronique de Clercq, a Belgian friend who span the globe and has been to all continents. She’s revealing her secrets to the page.
Q: Hi, Can you present yourself in a few words?
VC: Hi! My name is Véronique. I am from Belgium. I am 55 and an amazing traveler.
Q: How many countries and independent territories have you visited?
VC: I visited almost 70 independent countries.
Q: What is the first country you have visited?
VC: The first country I have visited is Spain. I was 2 years old and I just remember the sea. I went to USA when I was 17 and found NYC such an amazing and interesting city that I fell in love with it and returned about 30 times. As an adult, my first country was Portugal.
Q: What is the last country you have visited?
VC: Last country I visited was La Réunion (French depending Territory in Indian Ocean)
Q: What is your next destination?
VC: New Zealand
Q: What was the most amazing travel experience you have lived?
VC: I traveled by train between Delhi and Varanasi. On my ticket it was written ‘Time of travel 12 hours’. It turned out to be 17.
Q: Can you tell us about the most dangerous travel experience you have experienced?
VC: I was in Paraguay during a massive walk for human rights in 1988. It turned wrong and I had to run. I was saved by a cook who pushed me inside his restaurant and told me to run back to my hotel. What I did. Paraguay remains a nice and interesting experience though.
Q: If you have to pack only one thing in your luggage, what would it be?
VC: When I was young, my travel book “Le guide du routard”. Nowadays, my IPad.
Q: What are the first three things you do when you arrive in a new place?
VC:
- Taking a walk in the city
- Buying a map of the city
- Looking the way to go to the places to visit.
Q: What ultimate advice can you tell people that are crazy about travelling?
VC: Go for it, we are people of the world. Do not hesitate to meet each other. Life is a journey…
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