Trier, Germany looked so good on paper. Our schedule called for us to be there from the 28th to the 31st of October. We were going to have this great room near the city center (from what we could tell on AirBnB). Can I just say I was disappointed both in the room – and […]

We took a couple days’ hiatus back in Bruges, Belgium. We’d stayed originally in Bruges with Magda at her Aquarius Guestroom, and enjoyed the city and the place so much we decided to return. This time we did one of our FreeWalkingTours and had Natalie as our guide. She’s lived in Bruges for over 10

This is really a confusing place. Turns out that the city (and the whole country) is in a complete identity crisis. The country has an overall population of about 11 1/2 million. Brussels, the largest city and the capital has about 1.2 million and Antwerp, where we are now has just over half a million.