Author: Casey Kim
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Cats Album in Istanbul
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If you have ever visited Istanbul, you should have noticed its cats. You would think of cats in the City alongside many other landmarks, such as Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. The City is flooded with (stray) cats. You will encounter them every 10 meters you walk. There are…
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Witch Pusheen’s Adventure in Ravenna
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My witch Pusheen figure has just returned from her adventure in Italy – she decided to take extra vacation in Ravenna as she loved just being there. She used her magic to fly over this old building – Theodoric the Great’s Palace – to enhance a dramatic effect. She entered…
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Bruges Neighbourhood Guide to the Blankenberge Coast
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As we were on our one-week tour across Belgium and had already spent four days in Bruges, we wanted a change of scenery. The forecast called for sun the next day, so we decided to head to the beach near Bruges: Blankenberge. We woke up, made our way there from…
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Half-Day in Bruges, Belgium
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Welcome to my second post in the half-day series. This time, this blog post will take you on a wander through the streets of Bruges, even though you are time-pressed. As I said before, I am not a fan of very short stays like a day or half-day, but sometimes…
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Half-Day in Ghent, Belgium
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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
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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
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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…
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Liechtenstein Car-Free: A Travel Guide to Vaduz, Gutenberg Castle & MalbunCar-Free Weekend Trip in Liechtenstein
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Stausee Steg, an iconic artificial lake in Liechtenstein Let’s start with a little quiz: How many microstates does Continental Europe have? The answer is somewhere between four and six, depending on which source you consult. However, there is a general consensus about four European microstates that are unquestionably among the…
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How I Traveled Around Algarve Without a Car: Activities Without Driving
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I did a two-week tour around Portugal recently without driving a car myself. I landed in Porto, moved on to Lisbon, and then ended my Portuguese adventure in the Algarve. For the Algarve, I allowed myself a full week to explore the region without rushing. This turned out to be…
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Byzantine Architecture Tour in Ravenna, Italy: A Self-Guided Mosaic Walk
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Very, very long ago, Ravenna took center stage in both Roman and Byzantine history. Ravenna even served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire during its final years. After the empire fell, the Byzantines reclaimed the city from the Gothic kings who had taken over the former Western Roman…