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Brussels, Belgium: A Second-Visit Guide and Base for Day Trips
Read Guide →: Brussels, Belgium: A Second-Visit Guide and Base for Day TripsBrussels for repeat visitors: Horta, Magritte, the Atomium and the Grand-Place, plus how to base here for day trips to Ghent, Bruges and Mechelen.
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Asheville, North Carolina: Gilded Age Grandeur, Independent Appetite
Read Guide →: Asheville, North Carolina: Gilded Age Grandeur, Independent AppetiteQuick Essentials 📍 Best Time to Visit: Late September to early November, when color slides down the mountains week by week and the Parkway overlooks earn their names. ✈️ Getting There: Search flights to Asheville on Skyscanner | Nonstop to Asheville Regional (AVL) from Atlanta, Charlotte and Chicago; schedules change, so check before booking 🏨…
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Ghent, Belgium: The Flemish City That Still Has Residents
Read Guide →: Ghent, Belgium: The Flemish City That Still Has ResidentsQuick Essentials 📍 Best Time to Visit: April to June and September to October, when the quays have long evenings, the university is back in session and July’s festival crush is out of the picture. ✈️ Getting There: Search flights to Brussels on Skyscanner | Then a direct train that averages 36 minutes to Ghent…
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The Small Things That Earn Their Space in My Bag: Travel Hangers, a Clothesline, Plug Adapters and Rubber Twist Ties
Read Guide →: The Small Things That Earn Their Space in My Bag: Travel Hangers, a Clothesline, Plug Adapters and Rubber Twist TiesSome links on this page may be affiliate links. If you buy through them, CuriosityTrail earns a small commission at no cost to you. I use all four. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The things I’d miss most on a trip are rarely the big ones. These four cost very little,…
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Staying Connected Abroad: Four eSIMs and One Travel Router I Actually Use
Read Guide →: Staying Connected Abroad: Four eSIMs and One Travel Router I Actually UseSome links on this page may be affiliate links. If you buy through them, CuriosityTrail earns a small commission at no cost to you. All of it is gear and services I use. I use two things to stay connected when I travel: a travel eSIM on my phone, and a small travel router that…
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Bose, Beats or AirPods Pro: Three Pairs of Travel Headphones, and When Each One Comes Out of the Bag
Read Guide →: Bose, Beats or AirPods Pro: Three Pairs of Travel Headphones, and When Each One Comes Out of the BagSome links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through them, CuriosityTrail earns a small commission at no cost to you. I bought all three pairs myself. I own three pairs of noise-cancelling headphones, and I’ve used every one on a plane. My rule of thumb: over-ear for long-haul flights, in-ear for domestic.…
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