What You Need To Know About Belgrade, Serbia Before Arriving

Belgrade is pretty awesome… but there are a few things you should know before going. When you hear Belgrade in Serbia has around two million citizens, you might reflexively brace for the impact of super-crowded sidewalks or public spaces. Instead, they’re...

Tbilisi, Georgia, in street art

Tbilisi really ought to be better known for its street art. I have yet to see any sort of street art tour, but there’s a fair bit of organization and space to work with. Here are some of the more interesting pieces I’ve discovered throughout town. When the...

Two awesome things to do in Tbilisi, Georgia

Over a sunny April weekend, we found ourselves taking in a sign of the past and some potential for the future. Poetic, maybe, but it actually wasn’t planned that way… Presenting two awesome things to do in Tbilisi, Georgia: The Georgian Stonehenge AKA The...

Destination: Brussels — your guide to 11 of the best places to visit in Belgium

Brussels, Belgium — home of comic strips, a Belgian fry museum, huge art, and the MOOF. Here are 11 of the best places to visit in Belgium — well, Brussels. It’s more than just waffles, centuries-old churches and the de-facto capital of the EU… but it’s not the...

Sofia’s walking tours: from Bohemian to graffiti to food and treasure — a complete review

OK, so Sofia hasn’t exactly had the highest variety of weird places ever. In fact, there’s really been very little to write about. Out of curiosity, we have gone on several guided tours to see a different side of Sofia. My wife Laura went on a couple of the tours and...

Review: the Sofia Alternative Tour (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Arrive, receive a ‘survival kit’, and get on your way to discovering eight offbeat sites around Sofia. Ready for an adventure? I’m always interested in tours that take you outside the usual sights, or experiences that make a game out of travel. The Sofia Alternative...

Is the iAMsterdam city card worth it? A review of Amsterdam’s city card

We tend to pass on most city cards for a few reasons: They rarely work at the offbeat / lesser-traveled places we’re going The list of exceptions is long It takes a lot of time / traveling to make it worth the while They only give discounts as opposed to free...

Where the hell you been, Chris? On making games, going to Essen Spiel, and what’s next

If we’re not Facebook friends or following me on Twitter. you might have wondered where I’ve been — it’s been a couple of months since I’ve written a new post. Where the hell you been, Chris? In short, Düsseldorf, Germany from mid-September to the end of October. As I...

Things I Wish I Knew Before Going on a Romanian Road Trip

So we recently took a pretty cool road trip through Romania — a full week’s worth of driving and destinations — and there’s plenty of awesome destinations to cover in another post. If you’re looking at taking a Romanian road trip for yourself, though, here are a few...

Review: Bucharest’s Tour of Communism and the Jewish Trail (Romania)

I don’t go on many guided tours. When we do, it’s because the information out there isn’t all that helpful or there’s more to the story that’s not on the internet. In other cases, there’s a personal story best told by someone that lived through the times or has seen...