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Travel to Bulgaria: Experience the Charm of Spain from 30 Years Ago

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Before traveling to Bulgaria last year, I was searching the web for information about the country in general. I came across a line on a website that said Bulgaria is like Spain 30 years ago. When I was in my early teens, I traveled around Europe with my younger brother and my parents every summer. We’d just get off with no definite plans as to where we’d end up and just a vague idea of when we’d return. The latter usually happened when we were down to our last pound note! We didn’t have the luxuries that I or my …

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Belgian Chocolate History: A Delicious Journey from 300 AD to Today

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We know that chocolate is addictive. We know it might be fattening because it contains a lot of sugar. Does that stop us? Of course, it’s not! Chocolate is the favorite addiction of both old and young and you will find almost any kind of chocolate to please even the most pretentious of us. However, ask foodie travelers where the best chocolate in the world comes from and most will tell you that Belgian chocolate is among the finest, if not the greatest out there! Belgian chocolate, as we know it today, originated in the 19th century. However, chocolate itself …

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What to Eat in Brussels: 21 Staple Dishes in Belgian Cuisine

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You may end up choosing to visit Belgium’s capital only because you’re fascinated with what to eat in Brussels. The city’s center has a large variety of restaurants serving fine dishes and ales. And no trip to Brussels is complete without a visit to the Belgian Chocolate Shoppe to buy some treats for the long way back home! What to eat in Brussels From the typical Belgian & French food in and around the Grand Place to the more exotic ethnic choices such as the delicious Italian dishes provided by the Brussels restaurants in Little Italy (along rue Franklin), Brussels …

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Visit Ostend Belgium: Explore in One Beautiful Afternoon

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After a busy day trip to Bruges, we set out to see the North Sea and Testerep (or Ter Streep). So we headed out to Ostend in Belgium. Guided by GPS, we quickly drove over to our new destination. There, we woke up in a real urban agglomeration, with silent buildings, boulevards, and plenty of cars: a true industrial city. We hardly found an empty spot to leave the car in the underground parking by the promenade. Soon enough, I understood why the city looked so busy: almost everyone around us was speaking in French, although we were in a …

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Aerial view of Knokke-Heist beachfront in Belgium with beach clubs, cabanas, and apartment buildings along Albertstrand at sunset

Visit Knokke-Heist: Top Travel Guide for a Great Coastal Trip

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Why go to Knokke-Heist, Belgium? Because it doesn’t play by the same rules as the rest of the coast. This isn’t a beach town built on waffles and tourist menus. It’s where well-heeled Brussels locals head when they want sand underfoot without giving up good food, polished boutiques, and the quiet kind of luxury that doesn’t need to advertise itself. If you’re planning to visit Knokke-Heist Belgium, this travel guide is built from my own experience, not some PR press release. I walked the coast, got sunburnt at Zoute, overpaid for one dinner and found a better one the next …

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