My Top Tips for Visiting the Washington DC Area

These are my top trip tips for visiting the Washington DC area. There's so much to see, so I would start by making a list of all the amazing historic places and monuments you would like to see. You...

Amazing Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia

St Petersburg is a fascinating and beautiful city, the cultural capital of Russia, rich in history, culture and art. If this is not your first-time visiting St. Petersburg or if you stay longer...

Feel like a Local in Lille and the Scarpe-Escaut Natural Park

Lille is the capital of Flemish France. Discover the monuments you cannot miss and the best local food to try. Lille has been part of France for over three centuries, but its atmosphere still...

Baltimore, MD, USA: The Shot Tower

Once a mainstay of advanced high tech manufacturing, only few shot towers remain in the world. One of the most accessible is in Baltimore. For about a half a century the Baltimore shot tower (235 ft...

Upcycling in Marolles Flea Market

If you pass by Brussels, you cannot miss the Marolles flea market that takes place in Jeu de Balle square. You can find a lot of second-hand objects that you can give a new life to. Find the...

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Md, Usa.

The Walters is a small museum, with only some 36,000 objects. This is good news for tourists because it means a decent visit to the museum only takes 2-3 hours (by contrast, we spent more than...