Gavere, Belgium


Member since
2004The member has not specified any exchange dates
Light house with heated swimmingpool, 20 km S of Ghent
We live in Belgium, near Gent.
Please visit our website http://come2belgium.be.
Our home is well situated for visiting many nearby interesting historical and cultural cities (Gent 20 minutes, Brussels 45 minutes, Brugge 70 minutes, Amsterdam (3 hours), Paris (3 1/2 hours). Your day will be very pleasant: breakfast on the big terrace (75 m2), cycling one of the many routes in the area or visiting historical cities in the afternoon, and enjoying the quietness of long evenings when you return.
Dikkelvenne is a small, friendly village with many cycling/ walking routes.
There are 3 normal bicycles at your disposal, and 1 electrical bike.
Our house is located on a domain of 3 hectare, with a huge garden, meadow with sheep’s, horses, chicken and our little forest.
From our garden you can walk through our meadow, into our forest, where it is very quiet. We have put some wooden banks, where you can sit and relax, watching the birds and frogs in the 3 ponds of the little forest.
Our garden is totally enclosed. In the garden is also a piste de jeu de boules (petanque).
Ideal for family with children: big garden, little animal farm outside (3 sheeps, 4 chicken (daily fresh eggs), 2 geese, 3 horses). We also have a dog (Golden Retriever) who longs to play with you. She is a family dog, very sweet and friendly.
There are 5 rooms to sleep, in total 7- 8 beds. The parents room has a King size bed connected to the bathroom. The guest room has a Queen size bed. Two other rooms have single beds, the fifth room has 2 single beds. Every room has its own washbasin. There are two toilets upstairs, one downstairs.
We have the experience of 415 successful home exchanges and home-sittings.
There are several computers (Apple Mac and Windows) in the house connected in a network. Access to very fast internet is possible with Wifi with a nearly endless download limit (100 Gb). Download speed is 56 Mbps and upload speed is 3,7 mbps. Thanks to this you can skype your family and friends with high quality.
Feel free to play music on the piano and two guitars .
You can read the comments of the families who have exchanged with us in the reference letter of our website a list with the experiences of the families during their exchange in our house which you can find as a separate section ‘References’ on our website . All these families have given their permission for you to contact them if you would like some further information about their experiences.
We prepared an information box in our home in which you will find much more of information about the area and places to visit.
Our Family
- 6 Adults
- 0 Children
- 31 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Bruno Retired Director Business Information / Environmental manager
- Lut Psychologist - Psychotherapist for adults
- Helena Psychologist- Psychotherapist for children
- Sarah Doctor, specializing in Oncology
- Jonathan Civil Engineer Electronics
- Rebekka Communication Manager, District Manager Clavin Klein
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 2
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 8
- Total Area: 270000 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Baby equipment
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Garage
- Private swimming pool
- Bicycles: 2
Facilities
- No smoking
- Use/Exchange of car
- Seclusion/Privacy
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open for all offers
- Hungary
- Italy
- Spain
- France
- Greece
- Thailand
- China
- Vietnam
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Español
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Our Neighbourhood

We live in a nice rural environment, yet ideally situated for visiting many interesting historical cities (Gent 20 min, Brussel 45 min, Brugge 70 min, Amsterdam 3 hours, Paris 3,5 hours, London 4 hours.
Dikkelvenne is a small, friendly village with many cycling and walking routes.
There are 2 bicycles and 1 electrical bicycle at your disposal.
Occupation
- Bruno Retired Director Business Information / Environmental manager
- Lut Psychologist - Psychotherapist for adults
- Helena Psychologist- Psychotherapist for children
- Sarah Doctor, specializing in Oncology
- Jonathan Civil Engineer Electronics
- Rebekka Communication Manager, District Manager Clavin Klein
Children
- No children will be traveling with us.
Pets
- Dog (Golden Retriever)
- Sheep (4 Suffolk & 1 Mini)
- Chicken (4)
- Geese (2)
- Horses (1 horse, 2 ponies)
About Our Family
We, Bruno (61) and Lut (59) have 4 children who are grown up and live in their own houses.
As we have done 41 home exchanges with our family in the past, our children still like to accompany us, if they have the possibility. Sometimes only Bruno and I participate at home exchange, it's also negotiable.
We have 4 children. Helena (33), Sarah (32), Jonathan (30) and Rebekka (29).Our eldest daughter Helena is married with Hendrik , they have three lovely children Bérilune, Amauri and Maëline. Our youngest daughter Rebekka is married with Sonny.
Lifestyle
Bruno loves to cook during weekends or vacation. In every country, he likes to visit the local markets to buy local food and learn typical dishes from the region.
He is a member of Harmony Con Animo, plays Bass Trombone.
He has a passion for animals, I call him the 'Animal Whisperer'
Lut loves to read books, she is member of a Readingclub of the local Library at Oosterzele.
She has a passion for making patchwork and quilts, is member of a Quiltclub.
The biggest passion however is doubtless Home exchanging, and making friends all over the world.
She likes to play Familygames with the children (Catan, Pictionary, Incognito, Camelot) , as well as playing Jeu de Boules when there are enough players.
She loves to see good movies, a hobby she shares with her daughter Sarah.
References
This member has completed 31 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
Gythio,
Greece
GR076
Twello,
Netherlands
NL0536
Fotö,
Sweden
SE11315