..and taking swimming to the extreme in west africa. obviously, i feel tired. ifeel tired all the time and my muscles are aching. but i also do experience a lot ofjoy. one, two, three. for centuries, cities have competed and feuded with each other, though nowadays it s more often to the benefit of visitors, as rivals bid to offer more compelling attractions. some famous rivalries between cities around the world include spain s barcelona and madrid. over in india, delhi and mumbai. and in the states, new york versus la. while in australia, it s got to be sydney and melbourne. and here in bruges, it is with ghent. both cities are full of medieval architecture, but ghent is far bigger, with a university, and has made its name as a foodie destination, though bruges claims the chocolates, they say a better football team, and is considered a more romantic destination. let me ask you, bruges or ghent? i would say ghent. why? it s the bigger city. it s also a student city, so there i
now, if you re thinking about taking a trip to belgium any time soon, here are some travel show top tips for things to see and do. well, the two things that belgium is probably best known around the world for are beer and chocolates. you ll find over 300 breweries here and belgian chocolate is rated to be some of the best in the world. the secret to its success? well, much of it is still handmade and uses the best quality cocoa beans, milled to a grain of only around 15 to 18 microns, which to you and me means it tastes a lot smoother. if you re looking for an equally smooth ride, then you definitely won t get it at the annual regate de baignoires that takes place every august the 15th in the town of dinant on the river meuse. started back in 1982, it takes place on the same day every year, with participants competing to create the most impressive bathtub based craft. about 50 tubs compete every
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for the biggest rise in taxes for more than 25 years. g20 leaders are holding a virtual summit today to discuss afghanistan after the taliban s takeover there. leaders, including us presidentjoe biden, will be exploring ways to stop afghanistan again becoming a base for international terrorism, and how they can prevent a humanitarian crisis there with food prices and unemployment sprialling. yogita limaye is in kabulfor us. two months after the taliban takeover, what is life like for people that? it takeover, what is life like for people that? takeover, what is life like for eole that? .,, , . people that? it was difficult even before august people that? it was difficult even before august the people that? it was difficult even before august the 15th, - people that? it was difficult even before august the 15th, we - people that? it was difficult even before august the 15th, we have | people that? it was difficult even - before august the 15th, we have seen ourselves tens of thous
yogita limaye is in kabulfor us and explained what some of are the every day challenges are facing people in afghanistan. it was difficult even before august the 15th, we have seen ourselves tens of thousands of people displaced because of the fighting, who had lost theirjobs, homes, members of theirfamily, staying in open places with just a bamboo stick dug into the ground, pieces of cloth strung between them as shelter, no access to basic food, medicines, sanitation. the un says 18 million people are in urgent need of life saving support, that was the situation prior to august the 15th. it has become even worse now because lots of the foreign funds flowing into afghanistan since then, that were through the government here, have been frozen since august 15th. a short while ago we heard the european commission president pledging 1 billion euros in aid