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BE1010239

Bornem, Belgium

Living room

Living room

Back of the house

Back of the house

Dining room table by daylight

Dining room table by daylight

Dining room table - unfortunately pretty dark picture because of closed curtains

Dining room table - unfortunately pretty dark picture because of closed curtains

Kitchen

Kitchen

Bathroom

Bathroom

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 1

Cyriel's bedroom

Cyriel's bedroom

Cyriel's bedroom 2

Cyriel's bedroom 2

Cyriel's bedroom 3

Cyriel's bedroom 3

Rosalie's bedroom

Rosalie's bedroom

Kitchen for children to play with

Kitchen for children to play with

Terrace and garden

Terrace and garden

Modest loungeset in our garden

Modest loungeset in our garden

Small sandbox in our garden

Small sandbox in our garden

Picknick table for children in our garden

Picknick table for children in our garden

Playhouse with kitchen inside in our garden

Playhouse with kitchen inside in our garden

Centre of Bornem

Centre of Bornem

Enormous walking/cycling area at 50m from our doorstep

Enormous walking/cycling area at 50m from our doorstep

Children's farm at 2km from our house (free!)

Children's farm at 2km from our house (free!)

Swimming pool at 1,5km in Breeven

Swimming pool at 1,5km in Breeven

Playground in Breeven (free!)

Playground in Breeven (free!)

Brussels at half an hour

Brussels at half an hour

Mechelen at half an hour

Mechelen at half an hour

Ghent at half an hour

Ghent at half an hour

University town Leuven at 45 min

University town Leuven at 45 min

Belgian coast - 1h drive

Belgian coast - 1h drive

Abbey - 100m from our house

Abbey - 100m from our house

Abbey library - 100m from our house

Abbey library - 100m from our house

Bornem castle - 750m from our house

Bornem castle - 750m from our house

Hingene castle - 2km from our house

Hingene castle - 2km from our house

The four of us.

The four of us.

Our cat Stella, who is bigger now.

Our cat Stella, who is bigger now.

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Exchange dates Duration
December 26, 2024 - January 05, 2025 1 weeks
April 05, 2025 - April 21, 2025 2 weeks
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Modern new detached house in enchanting Bornem, 30 min drive to all big Belgian cities (Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Louvain)

Our house was built in 2015 and is equipped with the newest energy saving techniques. We have a large basement and two floors. The groundfloor consists of a large and open living space with a fully equipped kitchen, whereas the upstairs floor has one large bathroom and 3 bedrooms. We have a garden with a nice lawn and a terrace with a big table and chairs to eat outside. We also have a barbecue you can use. At 30 metres from our house, there is a beautiful and large park/forest. The centre of our vibrant town is a 5 to 10 minutes walk. There are many restaurants, bars and lovely shops.

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 18 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Train Planner
  • Secondary school teacher

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Environment: In a small town
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Sleeping Capacity: 5

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Central heating
  • Baby equipment
  • Toys and games
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Balcony
  • BBQ
  • Bicycles: 2

Facilities

  • Pet care wanted

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • Italy
  • France
  • Austria
  • Spain
  • Ireland
  • Sweden
  • Croatia
  • Slovenia
  • United States
  • Switzerland
  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • Cuba
  • Denmark

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Italiano
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Dutch

Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Brussels Airport - 40km (30 min drive)

We live in a lovely village that most people see as a little but vibrant town.
The children's farm has been voted to be the nicest farm in Belgium and The Netherlands.
Our shopping street (1km from our house) has a lot of restaurants and shops, but also very nice boutiques and shops.
The domain Breeven (1.5km) is a recreational centre where you can enjoy the scenery, go for a swim, play minigolf, tennis, etc. The nearest supermarkets are at 1 km from our house as well.
At 200m from our door a great forest / park can be found. Lovely for making long walks or to go biking.

We live at a 30 min drive from a lot of nice big Belgian cities (Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Mechelen.
And 50 min. from Louvain, the old university town. Bornem has a train station (2km from our house). Within an hour you can get to the heart of all these cities by train as well.

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Occupation

  • Train Planner
  • Secondary school teacher

Children

  • Girl - Age: 3
  • Boy - Age: 5

Pets

  • Cat Stella

About Our Family

My name is Liesje (38) and I work as a customer service representative. My husband Jan (45) is a planner for Lineas (a company that transports goods by train). We have been living in our new house for 8 years now and are very enthusiastic about it. We also love to travel and discover other places, which is the reason we enlisted on Intervac. We have done about 11 exchanges and loved each one. We have 2 children, our son Cyriel who is 4 years old ( October 2019) and daughter Rosalie who was born in September 2021.

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Lifestyle

We both work fulltime. We love to make long walks but also love to visit cities. We recently had two kids, so we are getting used to travelling with kids. We did a couple of home exchanges with our children and they loved it! Other toys, other garden, other house ... Much better than any hotel!

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References

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