Checking in: Wishing I hadn’t fallen for EuroStars
Back in January during my Euro-hopping week of basically a different city in Europe every night I fell for the EuroStars Berlin. It was a...
Belgium
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The finer side of Ghent: beer and graffiti
It doesn’t take much to convince me that a city might be worth visiting. In the case of Ghent it took only one word: beer....
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Lounge hopping, Belgian style
The Brussels airport terminals are split into three distinct areas. There is a Schengen zone (Terminal A) and two non-Schengen zones. One (Terminal T) is...
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In flight: Across the pond in coach that doesn’t suck
Yeah, I wish that all my flights were in the pointy end of the plane, but that just isn’t feasible on my budget. And so,...
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Yet another take on why visiting America sucks
When I arrived in Belgium this past weekend I didn’t get a particularly welcoming feeling. The lines at immigration weren’t too bad, but apparently my...
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In flight: Newark to Brussels in United Business Class
I never actually bought the ticket from Newark to Brussels. I didn’t even buy a ticket from United Airlines. And yet, on a Friday afternoon,...
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On how I was nearly denied entry to Belgium
My United Airlines flight into Brussels arrived at a hard stand this morning. I generally find those annoying for any number of reasons, but in...
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A passport stamp just to talk to a competent agent
I’m in Brussels right now waiting out the 4ish hour delay on my flight to Philadelphia on US Airways. So far they’ve mostly done things...
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Poked and prodded, all in the name of travel
I travel a decent amount, but apparently not particularly broadly. I thought my list of 40+ countries visited so far was pretty decent but...
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Is the bmi brand on the way out?
There was a somewhat surprising announcement out of London this morning from regional airline bmi: they’re making some rather significant cuts to their fleet, destinations...
