The Recollection Diaries: Belgium

As we left Amsterdam on a bus bound for Belgium, the reality that was going to be our next few months started to set in. Travelling for months on end sure sounds like a holiday, but it actually still involves quite a lot of work!  As the ‘organised one’ I was constantly researching each of…

Extra Brussels with a side of Ghent

Having been to Brussels before, I was a self designated advocate for keeping our time here to a minimum – I don’t mind Brussels, but it’s no surprise there are better cities in Europe. We decided on three nights / two days, with an ambitious suggestion by me to also include a day trip. Therefore,…

Video: Eurotrip Part 1 (2014)

Back in April 2014, Danielle and I were just about to head off on what would be the biggest block of travel either of us had ever done. We were flying from Milan into Brussels, Belgium where our four week adventure would begin. We were fortunate that the nature of our university papers meant that…

Beer, waffles, chocolate & fries… must be Belgium!

Brussels Bright eyed and bushy tailed, we were very excited to touch down at Brussels Charleroi airport as it symbolised the beginning of our month long European road trip in April, 2014. Once Ryan Air had kindly informed us that we were amongst the 99% of their flights which land on time we disembarked the…