My dance with Belgium is pretty much a play-by-play example of what not to do. I’ll go into depth throughout the post, but here’s the tldr; I was cheap and flew into Charleroi. Spent the night in an awful Airbnb and took way too long to actually get to Brussels the following morning.

Basically, I lost precious hours I could’ve spent exploring the area. Some things are worth cheaping out on. This was not.

For what it’s worth, I feel like Brussels treated me well. I saw and did a lot during my time there. I’d love to return someday.

Brussels is sort of the city center of a lot of what’s happening in the world. It’s the the de facto capital of the European Union and home to many other important international organizations. Belgium as a whole seems to be known for many a food too (we’ll get to that in a bit), so it’s almost like stepping into an international hub of culture and cuisine. Arrive hungry.