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Half-Day in Ghent, Belgium
If you’ve been following this blog, you might have noticed that I am not a fan of all those one-day guides that are all over social media. But this blog post is an exception to that preference. I finally knew that a lot of people squeeze their itineraries, and this…
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Food in Belgium on a Budget: Cheap Eats in Bruges and Ghent
We’ve just returned from a short trip across Belgium, where we explored some of the country’s most touristy destinations on foot. Bruges was probably the most touristy place we visited, and we certainly noticed plenty of tourist traps as well as the iconic viewpoints and attractions that draw visitors from…
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Why One-Day City Guides Don’t Do Justice to Venice, Rome, Istanbul, Berlin and London
I’m honestly fed up with the social media hype around “one-day guides” to major cities. You know the kind: “The ultimate one-day itinerary in XXX!” or “See everything in XXX in just 24 hours!” But honestly, I don’t think you can do yourself—or your destination—justice if you’re always in such…