#belgium Archives – Pack the Kid

February 11, 2020February 17, 2020

Staying in a Belgian Castle

With so many chateaus and castles spread across Europe, it’s easier than you may think to book one for a night. The AirBnB website even allows you to filter for castles when searching for accommodations. I learned about that nifty filter in the spring of 2019 while planning our Belgium trip. Suddenly I had a goal: let baby E sleep in a castle before she turned twenty-seven weeks old. Soon we were staying in a Belgian castle.

November 26, 2019February 17, 2020

A Family Trip to Belgium and Luxembourg

For E’s first transatlantic adventure, we took a family trip to Belgium and Luxembourg. These little countries generally don’t get a lot of attention from American tourists. However, despite their small size, they pack a significant punch. I described the process that led us to choose Belgium and Luxembourg in a previous post. In this post, I’ll provide an overview of our adventure.

August 19, 2019December 30, 2019

Choosing the Kid’s First Trans-Atlantic Adventure

While Sarah and I travel quite a bit, most of our trips last a week or less. We can usually only manage one (slightly) longer trip each year. We’ve always tried to fit in a proper adventure during that longer trip, be it a safari in Namibia, a volcano trek in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a pig roast in Micronesia or a wedding in Croatia. Of course, this year we have a new travel buddy… and the kid complicates things.