fries and beer: the only food groups with only a couple weeks before i left for canada, martijn and i took a two day trip together. our first trip, actually. the destination?? brussels. i had some apprehension about the city we chose since i didn't fancy antwerp too much, but as long as martijn was there i knew it would be a great trip!! and it did not disappoint. we opted to try out a secret hotel webpage which a friend had recommended to me. basically you say...

A TRIP SOUTH after being in the netherlands for close to two months, it was time to take a trip out of country. natasha, hanna, laura and i decided on belgium which is a short train ride away. we had heard amazing things about the city of brugge and antwerp is even closer. so on wednesday morning we met at the train station and headed to brugge. there was so much to see in brugge! we had heard from many that it was a very romantic city, and you immediately got...