In Bruges: Not the Movie

There are two things I learned from our trip to Bruges, Belgium back in April: 1. The film In Bruges barely has anything to do with the town, and therefore should not be considered as good research material for your trip. In fact, the interiors are completely different than how the movie showed them to be….

My Maastricht Shopping Adventures

Maastricht isn’t a huge city. I don’t know if it’s because of that but all the shops tend to be clustered in one place, conveniently called “Markt,” and yes, readers, I did not mistakenly omit the “E” from that word. So, say you need a fancy item of clothing for a certain scholarship recipients event (true story)…

Getting Lost, Getting to Know Another

In Lebanon, I used to pride myself on my excellent sense of direction- you could put me in any car and I would know exactly where I going. And I thought that skill would be transferable once I moved to NL, because I could read a map. Turns out, I was very wrong. Although my…