Aloha everyone! We took a bit of a break due to some European travel, which is always a great excuse :) Today we meet Trui Moerkerke who is a tour guide in the "Motor City " Detroit! What is your current job/role in the tourism industry? I just launched A Dose of Detroit, offering guided tours in Detroit (in Dutch, French, and English). I moved with my family to Ann Arbor, Michigan in the Summer of 2016. My husband started a new job here. In Belgium, I had worked full time as

Welcome to the very first Allez les Belges blog post of the new year! I hope you all had an enjoyable and safe end of the year celebration. I am about to fly to Lisbon, Portugal tomorrow! So I thought it would be appropriate to introduce Henk and Ann and their B&B in Palmela, Portugal (about 1 hour from Lisbon). They were also featured on VTM recently, perhaps you saw their Belgian TV appearance in the program Met Vier in Bed? Wat is your role in the tourism industry? Since

Happy Holiday Season 2018 everyone!! Today we go to the East Coast of the United States, to meet Helene Toye who not only is a tour guide in Washington DC, but also an author and a member of Via Americana: a unique tour guide alliance consisting of six European women who fell in love with their new hometowns in the United States. What is your current job/role in the tourism industry: 10 years ago I followed my husband to Washington D.C.  Leaving behind my job – and by extensi

Ia ora na, everyone! I closed out the year of 2018 with a bang: a familiarization tour of the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora! I learned so much, had many great meetings with hotel staff to make personal connections, tried out some tours, explored as much as I could and also had a few cocktails and beach time. If I am guessing right, a trip to French Polynesia may be on your list for the year 2019 (or beyond), so here are some tips for what to pack f

Hi everyone! I am super excited to be counting down towards the end of October! My best friends are coming all the way from Belgium and I have put together a 4-day epic road trip that will take us around my beautiful home state of Arizona. We will be going from Scottsdale to Sedona, to Flagstaff, to Grand Canyon National Park, Cameron Trading Post, Horseshoe Bend near Page, to Monument Valley (including a guided sunset tour), and back to the Sonoran Desert. It will be a great