During my previous trip to Efteling theme park in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands, I stayed in a “regular” room at the Efteling Hotel, and absolutely loved it (see my review). The

Gravensteen (Dutch for “Castle of the Count”) is a massive stone castle smack dab in the middle of a historic square in downtown Ghent. Rounding a bustling corner and

Another day, another day trip, this time from Bruges to Ghent! It was a toss-up between Ghent and Antwerp, but with Ghent being described as smaller (it’s a city

Last Sunday, Shelley Vavoom and I attended a matinee of Lucas Hnath's controversial play "The Death of Walt Disney" at Single Carrot Theater in Baltimore, Maryland.  The actors did a

A view from the ground of the amazing Atomium. (Leonard Kinsey) While our home base was in Bruges, and we did spend a lot of time exploring that city, we

Due to being advised that Disneyland Paris required five days to be fully appreciated, I was only able to allocate one full day in Bruges during my last European

Malmo, Sweden was one of the few destinations during our trip that I didn’t research extensively beforehand. I knew how to get there, and I knew they had a

When planning my second big European trip, I just knew Copenhagen had to be on the itinerary. Not only is it ranked as one of the happiest cities to

While in Copenhagen, we stayed in a lovely AirBnB in the Frederiksberg neighborhood. It's about a two minute walk to the nearest grocery store and metro station, and about