Talk about quaint. Brugge is the place. Belgium was brief for us, we were just passing through from France to Holland. But we enjoyed so much. It was almost the end of our road trip.  But we could not complain. It would have been a taboo to complain. We already had enough to last us for the […]

As if taunting me that my days here are numbered, I find myself alone on the train today, for the first time since I got to Holland last year. My sister never lets me “go astray” at any time during my stay here, maybe trying to be the mother bear that she is. This entire […]

Day 1 Today started my road trip of a lifetime. We plan to cross five borders in 10 days. I’ve once done a seven-city trip in 12 days around the Philippines. Now, we’re doing five countries in a little over a week. Let’s see how things work out. The eight of us — my sister, […]