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Pairi Daiza Zoo and Botanical Garden in Wallonia, Belgium

Only in Belgium could you find a globally themed botanical garden and zoo, with over 4,000 animals, on the site of a former Cistercian Abbey. Our only question is why didn’t we discover Pairi Daiza sooner?

Visiting Kew Gardens – London, England

Although I’ve made several trips across the channel to London, England, Friday was the first time I visited Kew Gardens. Although I had been looking forward to it, Kew was even better than I expected. For starters, it’s enormous; 132 hectares to be exact. There was no way I’d be able to see everything in the few hours I had to spend, so I decided to focus on several attractions and take the time to enjoy exploring and photographing them.

World Heritage Sites in Belgium and Abroad

As I was reading through my Twitter list this morning, one of the travellers I follow mentioned visiting over 100 UNESCO World Heritage sites. I found that pretty impressive, even if it is someone who travels full-time. As someone whose bucket list includes visiting every continent, I was curious about how many of the UNESCO sites I’ve visited and decided to create my own list, which you can see here.

Taste the World

If there is anything that Andrew and I enjoy doing as much as travelling, it’s eating. While I love to cook and experiment with new recipes, I have to admit that when the budget allows (or I’m just sick of the kitchen) I love to dine out. Brussels is a great place to be when you want someone else to do the cooking, especially if you want to taste the flavours of the world. I was a pretty picky eater when I was a child (just ask my poor mother). At home, my parents ate mostly traditional ‘meat and potatoes’ type meals with the occasional casserole or pizza thrown in to spice things up a bit. A meal out meant either chicken fingers or cheeseburgers (with only ketchup) for me. Oh yeah and I absolutely hated vegetables — pretty much all of them, except potatoes. Fast forward to my university days: I was in a bigger city with more food options and suddenly meal choices were my own. I started to branch out and discovered that I loved Indian food (it’s still my favourite cuisine). From there, I began to experiment with food and found that I loved to cook [...]
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