In part three of this multi-part city guide, we go over our adventures and sightseeing itinerary in Ghent.
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City Guide to Bruges, Belgium | Must See Attractions
Our home base, if you will, was in Brussels, Belgium. From there we took three, one-day-trips to cities outside of Brussels (Bruges, Ghent, and Antwerp) and then spent two days sightseeing in Brussels.
City Guide to Brussels, Belgium: Part 1 | Public Transportation & Lodging
Our travels took us to Belgium and we couldn’t wait to see what the country was like. We’d just finished three days in Luxembourg and had 10 days scheduled in Belgium before a flight and a train would take us to Faversham, United Kingdom for a house sit.
City Guide to Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Must See Attractions & Public Transportation
Our time in Scotland came to an end. Our destination was Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
City Guide to Edinburgh & Glasgow, UK | Must See Attractions & Public Transportation
If you like green rolling hills, historic buildings, bustling city centers and castles, then Edinburgh should be on your list of places to visit.
City Guide to Berlin, Germany | Must See Attractions, City Cards & Public Transportation
As we travel different parts of Europe, we often see a particular attraction or even an entire city that reminds us of a loved one. We think to ourselves about how we’d like to share this place, this experience, and this time with them.
City Guide To Budapest, Hungary | Must See Attractions, Public Transportation, Travel Tips & Tourist Information
We were so excited to make our way to Hungary! We took a train from Didsburry, United Kingdom (outside of Manchester) to London and then flew to Budapest, Hungary. We generally prefer to take a train, but getting from the UK to Hungary is a bit more challenging to do by rail.
Traveling as a Couple: Survival, Growth and the Pursuit of Harmony
Just because we were leaving behind the stresses of home and achieving a goal we’ve worked towards for years, didn’t mean that life would suddenly be easy and smooth sailing. On the contrary, life is now full of new challenges, ones we haven’t faced together before.
Our Gear: 4 Surprising Must Haves and 4 Mistakes
We put a lot of time and consideration into what we’d pack in our ‘onebag’ for our yearlong trip across Europe.... So, after five months in Europe, we can’t help but ask, “How’d we do?”
Injuries While Traveling | Don’t Ignore your Body’s Early Warning Signals
We pride ourselves in being able to take on most physical activities at a moments notice. This by no means, means that we do the activity at the highest caliber or that we’re winning any competitions for speed or strength. We’re just in decent health and with good overall conditioning levels.
City Guide to London, UK: Part 5 | Public Transportation
Public transportation is readily available in most European metropolitan areas, making it easy to get from place to place. London is no different. To be prepared, we did some research on London public transportation.
The Peculiarities of the UK in Comparison to the US
The United Kingdom is very similar to the United States in many ways, but very different in others. Of course there are the major things that are different, like driving on the left side of the road, an English accent, a much more exhaustive train system, and trash cans are rubbish bins. Then, there are the little things that take a bit of keen observation to notice, pubs are not bars, wall outlets have individual on/off switches, and you aren’t expected to tip.
How to Print Boarding Passes and Vouchers When Traveling
Value traveling is our style. That means that we’re booking travel and activities in advance and online.
6 Things We Buy When We Arrive
We want to travel with as little stuff as possible. Less stuff equals less weight and more space. It’s amazing how much difference a couple of pounds can make on comfort and mobility.
What We Look for in The Perfect House Sit
In many ways, finding a house sit is like looking for a job. We need to find an intriguing one, apply, and go through an interview process.
Long-Term Travel Hack #3: Keeping Yourself and Your Belongings Safer
Staying safe and protecting your belongings while traveling is important. As long-term digital nomad travelers this is magnified because we’re always in new places with new surroundings. Plus, just about everything we own is in our single carry-on travel backpack. Through research hand experience we've come up with some tips, tricks and hacks to make long-term, light weight traveling possible and safer.
City Guide to Chester, UK | Must See Attractions
In our travels around the United Kingdom, we made a stop in Chester. We first learned about the city of Chester when we came across a house sit opportunity. After some research and seeing pictures, we discovered that it’s a marvelous city with a lot of history. We knew we wanted to visit.
City Guide to London, UK: Part 4 | Traditional Food
There are so many ways to experience a place. The culture, the attractions, the people…and the food. Since we want to fully immerse ourselves in a place and have as complete of an experience as possible, we’re trying some of the traditional food in each region we visit.
City Guide to London, UK: Part 3 | Must See Attractions & City Cards
A Review of the London Pass
We knew it would be a challenge to see London, especially as in depth as we're known for.
City Guide to London, UK: Part 2 | Must See Attractions & City Cards
There’s so much to see and do in London! It’s by far the largest city we’ve visited to date. London is an iconic city with many must see and do things, like the Thames River, West Minster Abbey, Big Ben and the London Eye, just to name a few.