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Hiking Vallée de la Warche
The trip started out at the hotel in the east, crossed the dam, then descended into the valley in front of Reinhardstein Castle (14th-century). This portion of the trail was slightly rough, with the path being covered in roots and mud, and often disappearing into the rest of the forest. Thanks to GPS and a…
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Three Countries, One Day
The goal for the day was to get from Maastricht to Robertville, Belgium in order to hike westward through a valley the next morning. This route worked out nicely to take in some sights along the way: Drielandenpunt The first stop was the point where the Belgian, Dutch, and German borders meet. Much like the…
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Walking Ghent
In total, this post’s photo series was captured over the course of ~19.5 miles (31 km), with just over fourteen of them trekked on Saturday alone. Public transit is available too, but the city is so dense with historical buildings that traveling by foot is the only way not to miss the viewpoints in between…
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Leuven
A Bit About Belgium (or is it België/Belgique/Belgien?) A convoluted history has led to a country with three official languages (Flemish Dutch, French, and German). In practice, there’s a tiny community of German speakers on the eastern border, and the rest of the country is divided more or less in half. In the north, one…
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Brussels at Night
Getting from Vegas to Brussels This was a quick, easy trip – under 22 hours! Yes, that’s a tongue-in-cheek statement about getting to Europe in general. That’s not to say that it wasn’t as smooth as possible though. Three hours early to the airport was way too much this time as there were no lines…