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One Day in Brussels: Waffles, Chocolate and Beers
One day in Brussels is easily filled with waffles, chocolate & beers. Any of the those things are delicious on their own, but when you find a city who’s claim to fame is the trifecta of deliciousness, you are bound to have a bit of love at first bite. Oh, and don’t forget about the fries. The snacks, meals and beverages of Belgium are a food lovers paradise that make for a filling day in Brussels. One Day in Brussels, Belgium Home of the European Union and NATO, Brussels is the ‘de facto’ capital of Europe and consequently almost 30% of Brussels inhabitants are foreigners, so along with 1/3…
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Finding peace in Nice
Why have I not been to the French Riviera yet?!? After having an amazing time in Paris, I said adieu to the City of Light and headed south for the city of sun, Nice the beautiful. Hugging the Mediterranean Sea, Nice has it’s warm tangerine and saffron buildings tipping their terra-cotta roofs towards the calm blue sea and the alps in turn peer from a distance over the town. In close proximity to Italy, Nice reminded me of Cinque Terre, a small area on the Italian Riviera. Founded by the Greeks, inhabited at one time by the Romans and then later vacationed by English aristocrats, there is a little splash…
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Tongue Thai’d
I have had some of my more interesting and delicious meals here in Thailand. An exotic cuisine that is becoming increasingly popular in the US I thought I had an idea about what Thai food would be like when I came here. As a farang (westerner, or foreigner) I have learned far more than I had expected. I’d be wise to add a disclaimer to this list noting that I have what I like to call a “particular palate”. For me this means that I’m not averse to exploring something new on my plate but I would definitely fall into the category of a more “American” eater, sticking to things…