As my Uber driver offered to put my suitcase in the trunk, he said, no obligation. I’m not sure what he meant. Was he saying that I didn’t need to tip

Everything in Brussels is in two languages: French and Dutch. But the names of things are not translations of each other. The Dutch version is an unadorned description. For example the Dutch name

I’m a fan of the off-the-beaten path, especially when I travel. Sometimes I even stray further than that. The Belgium Sewer Museum is a great example. It probably starts with the fact

The Eurostar train has not one, but two SOS buttons in the bathroom. One can be easily reached from the toilet. The second is on the other side of the bathroom at floor

When a panhandler asks you for money and they have an English accent, it just sounds so much more sophisticated. “Can you spare 10p?”