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BELGIUM Five beautiful SUP tours through the Little Kingdom
Words : Véronique Musumeci & Sascha Baltes Photos : Véronique Musumeci
Véronique Musumeci is a true water woman . She lives in the countryside near Brussels , the Belgian capital , just 30 minute ’ s drive to most of the Belgian rivers and canals . She loves outdoor sports , discoveries , photography and being in nature . Since 2018 , SUP is her sport of choice and in this short story , she shares with us , her five favourite Belgian spots for SUP ’ ing .
During the summer of 2017 , Véronique experienced SUP for the first time during a road trip , leading to Macedonia . She saw a SUP board on the edge of the lake and wanted to try it by herself . There , she paddled in the middle of the breathtaking Matka Canyon . As a sports lover , Véronique learned it fast .
One year later , Véronique travelled to the Philippines , where she rented SUP equipment . On this holiday , she did a more extended session and fell in love with the sport of SUP .
Back in Belgium , she bought her first inflatable board and started to explore the rivers , channels and lakes of her home country , where she tries to get on the water as often as possible .
Next , to stand up paddling , she created a collaborative website ,
www . supandsee . sharetribe . com , where paddlers from all over the world can share their favourite spots . She also wrote the first SUP guidebook of Belgium , ‘ SUPandSEE Belgique ’ where she shares her 26 favourite spots as well as practical advice .
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