Andy likes to say that traveling is just doing laundry in other places. Which made me laugh the first couple of times I heard him say it. But then it really started to make sense. It’s the idea that it’s still your life. All the basic things you have to do when you’re home, you […]
After visiting Luxembourg for a couple days and spending a week and a half in the Netherlands, Andy and I moved on to Belgium. We spent one week in Brussels and took a few day trips. We originally planned on doing more, but our time in the Netherlands ended up being a lot more fast-paced […]
When Andy and I set off on our Beyond Vacation kick-off trip, I decided to keep track of every penny we spent. There were two reasons for this. We’ve never really tracked our travel spending, and I wanted to know how much it costs for us to travel for more than a week or two. […]
We had great plans for our time in Brussels. Aside from seeing the city itself, we wanted to take day trips to both Brugge and Ghent, plus several other things. Most of those plans went out the window before we even got to Belgium when we realized we were trying to do too much, so […]
Last year when Andy and I knew we were going to Brussels, I started doing some research to learn more about the city. We were lucky enough to visit while the flower carpet was on display, which only happens for a few days every two years. We got to enjoy tasty beer, chocolate, fries, and […]
Our Beyond Vacation kick-off trip is almost here! After months of building up our savings account to start our new lifestyle, dealing with visa stresses, and planning this first trip, we’re almost ready to hit the road. Andy’s last day of work was April 19th, and we have a renter set up for our apartment […]
I never really thought of Belgium as a country of humor, but I saw it everywhere when we were in Brussels. I expected a few laughs from the peeing statues, but I was surprised at how many other things made me smile, giggle or just stare in disbelief. From comics to parks to food, the […]
I know I’ve mentioned this before: Brussels is known for its food. Aside from the flower carpet, the thing I was looking forward to most was food, especially the chocolate. While we did see a lot of amazing things in Brussels, we also ate a lot. From fancy to street food, here’s a look at […]
Belgium is known for a lot of things, most of which tend to be food. Chocolate, waffles, frites (fries…don’t dare call them French fries!) and beer. I don’t mind drinking beer now and then, but it’s not my drink of choice, so I wasn’t exactly jumping out of my seat when I found out we […]
On our first full day in Brussels, the plan was to go to the Magritt Museum in the morning. While I’m sure seeing the surrealist’s art would’ve been interesting, Andy and I just aren’t museum people. Instead we decided to go on a peeing statue scavenger hunt. We wanted to see the Brussels peeing statues. […]