In Bruges (not the movie)

This is the fourth installment of a series on my backpacking trip around Europe. To read the previous installments, simply click here: Becoming a Lawless Wanderer, I AMsterdam and Belgium: beer and chocolates. Ghent Eager to make the most of my limited time in Belgium, Karl drove for another hour from Brussels to Ghent. Ghent is a compact city in the northern part of Belgium. Filled with...

Belgium: beer and chocolates

This is the third installment of a series on my backpacking trip around Europe. To read the previous installments, simply click here: Becoming a Lawless Wanderer and I AMsterdam. Beer and chocolates are two of my favorite things. Belgium’s beer and chocolates need no introduction, but for some reason, Belgium did not make it on my initial list of countries to visit. Tom, my Belgian drinking...