Sorting out your accommodations is
just one of your priorities. You will soon move
to a new country. The information links below will allow you to prepare properly:
 | How do I open a bank account? |
| How do I pay rent and utility bills, and how do I pay for goods in a shop? |
| Can I use my current mobile phone in Belgium? |
| What power voltage and plugs do they use in Belgium? |
| Never heard of Belgium? Here is a brief history. |
| Diamonds are forever in Antwerp, so read our brief guide to diamond shopping. |
| The world-renown Belgian chocolate: Where does it come from? What's so good about it? |
External links of interest:
How to get to and around Antwerp?
| Where on earth is Antwerp? |
| SN Brussels Airlines (the European Airline's official website for booking tickets, timetables and air fares for all flights throughout Europe, Africa and America) |
| Ryanair (cheap flights to Brussels (Charleroi) from UK, Ireland, Italy, etc.) |
| Brussels Airport (timetables, arrival/departure times, etc.) |
| Eurostar (travel by train from London to Brussels in less than 3 hours) |
| Thalys (travel by train to Antwerp from Paris, Amsterdam or Cologne) |
| Belgian train schedules |
More about Antwerp and Belgium
| Antwerp (official website of the City of Antwerp) |
| Antwerp Zoo (in Dutch) |
| Belgium Travel Network |
| Belgium Tourist Office |
Belgian food and beer
| Belgian fries |
| Belgian chocolate |
| The Multi Media Guide to Belgian Beer (learn more about Belgium's 450+ different beers) |
| Global Beer Network |
Entertainment, art, antiques
| Cinebel (information about all move theaters in Belgium; includes film reviews) |
| Royal Museum of Fine Arts |
| Antwerp Antiques |
Search engines
| AdValvas (lots of information about Belgium) |
| Golden Pages (search engine for telephone numbers in Belgium) |