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A Day in Ghent, Belgium

A Day in Ghent, Belgium

Next up on our mother daughter trip: Ghent. It’s a really cute city that’s much more modern than Bruges is: there was vast shopping options, Starbucks was in the center, there were tons of tourists wandering around. There was even a general strike while we were 

Weekend Getaway: Utrecht

Weekend Getaway: Utrecht

I LOVE UTRECHT. Like really. It’s a lot like Amsterdam but it’s also completely different. Have you been to Amsterdam? It’s wonderful. It’s an amazing European capitol. It’s vibrant and fun and busy and there’s so much to see. But it isn’t fully Dutch. It’s 

A Day in Bruges, Belgium

A Day in Bruges, Belgium

The (very late) beginning of spring brought sunshine, warmth, blossoming flowers and my mom! After picking her up at the airport, we started our drive to Belgium. The plan was to make it to our AirBnB in between Brugges and Ghent before too late so 

A Day in Giethoorn

A Day in Giethoorn

Otherwise referred to as The Venice of the North (along with at least 10 other northern European cities), this Dutch town is so quaint we felt like we were walking into a fairytale. My mom and I went to Giethoorn as a day trip while 

Weekend Getaway: Den Haag

Weekend Getaway: Den Haag

Den Haag (The Hague but in Dutch) is where my dream job is located: the International Criminal Court. So, it was about time that I finally visited this city. A friend of mine from Italy and I met in the central train station in town and