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Although Lier resembles other medieval cities in Belgium such as Bruges, Ghent or nearby Antwerp, the city feels like an undiscovered gem as it receives relatively few visitors compared to the numbers heading for the better-known places across Flanders…

My visit to Augsburg was a pleasant surprise as I absolutely loved its beautiful old town, pleasant vibe and interesting sights. Its history is a tale of extreme riches, as Augsburg’s Fugger family was…

If you are in Gdansk and want to go on a day trip out of the city, going to Hel and back again by train and ferry makes for a fun journey. Apart from its funny name, the Hel peninsula…

On top of Mount Buzludzha in Bulgaria you can find a bizarre brutalist monument which resembles some kind of ‘communist spaceship’. Buzludzha is an unique, off-the-beaten-path destination…

It’s a must to visit some of the D-Day beaches as well as the large American cemetery at Omaha Beach. At these places, you really get a lasting impression what kind of sacrifices were made by the Allied soldiers to liberate us in Europe from the Nazis…

It’s always fun to travel internationally by train and to receive some new passport stamps while crossing a border. But have you ever been on a single train between two countries in which your passport is stamped a whopping 10 times…

It’s easy to see why Lund is considered to be one of Sweden’s most beautiful cities. With its cobblestone streets, half timbered houses and red-brick buildings, the old town of Lund packs tons of charm…

With its Central European Habsburg charm, Arad feels at time likes a little version of Budapest, although more like a Budapest which has been forgotten by time and left in a slightly decayed state…