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A Day Trip in Colmar, France
The name Colmar had been always in my mind since when I started planning my journey to Alsace, to which ChatGPT brought me. I asked the AI to suggest a budget trip itinerary and Alsace was on its list. Then I have started booking everything. My Airbnb was located in…
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Cats Album in Istanbul
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
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
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
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
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…
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Liechtenstein Car-Free: A Travel Guide to Vaduz, Gutenberg Castle & MalbunCar-Free Weekend Trip in Liechtenstein
Last updated on August 22nd, 2026 at 12:59 amStausee 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…
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How I Traveled Around Algarve Without a Car: Activities Without Driving
Last updated on September 23rd, 2026 at 01:55 pmI 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…