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Belgium

Belgium, the country across the Netherlands border, I'm lucky that I lived in Breda, so it's really close to Belgium border, and I can just take the train and I'll be there in an hour or so.

What to love about Belgium?
  1. Belgian Waffle, of course you gotta try the belgian waffle when u're in Belgium, my favorite is Leonidas, but the one that you find in Station is good as well
  2. Forever 21, it's one of the store that you can't find in NL, so going to Belgium can be one of your shopping alternative
  3. Beautiful Old Buildings, the buildings in Belgium is kinda similar with the one in Amsterdam. but it's still worth to visit or just for a weekend break

How to get there?  

From NL you can just take a train or bus to Belgium. I preferably train because it's faster, and if you're under 26 you can use the "Young People" tariff, which is cheaper than normal tariff. To buy a train ticket you can just go to the train station and buy it from the machine or just go to the ticket and service counter and buy it there (with extra 0.75euro cost if I'm not mistaken). Or you can buy it online and take the benefit of Go Pass Roosendaal, a one way ticket which only 7.20 from Roosendaal to any station in Belgium.

Where to stay?
Well, there are lots of hostel and hotel in Belgium, but I prefer to do a day trip if I went to Antwerpen, because it's only an hour from Breda (my home). You can just google to find a cheap hostel or try couchsurfing
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