11 Nights in Brussels on a Budget — How Did We Do It?
Can you spend 11 nights in Brussels, Belgium without breaking your travel budget? 🇧🇪 We spent nearly two weeks exploring Brussels as Gen X digital nomads, using house-sitting to help manage our accommodation costs while enjoying Belgian waffles, chocolate, beer, traditional food, and even a day trip to Ghent! In this video, we're sharing how we made an extended stay in Brussels more affordable, where we stayed, what we paid for housing, and some of our favorite experiences along the way. Brussels can have a reputation for being an expensive European destination, but slow travel offers opportunities to experience a city differently. We explain how house-sitting helped our budget and how we balanced exploring Belgium with the realities of traveling full-time. 🇧🇪 **WHAT WE DID DURING OUR 11 NIGHTS IN BRUSSELS** 🏠 **Budget accommodations and house-sitting:** How we arranged our stay, why house-sitting worked for us, and what we paid for housing. 🧇 **Belgian waffles and chocolate:** We explored the city on a waffles and chocolate walking tour and visited Brunch and Waffles. 🏰 **Day trip to Ghent:** We took a side trip from Brussels to explore one of Belgium's beautiful historic cities. 🍺 **Belgian beer experiences:** We visited the Belgian Beer Experience and sampled local beers. 🍽️ **Traditional Belgian food:** We tried Flemish stew (carbonade) and visited Chez Léon for authentic Belgian cuisine. Whether you're planning a trip to Brussels, looking for ways to save money traveling through Europe, or considering the digital nomad lifestyle, we hope our experience helps you plan your own adventure. ⏱️ **CHAPTERS** 00:00 Brussels, Belgium — Can We Stay 11 Nights on a Budget? 00:39 Our 11-Night Stay in Brussels — Where We Stayed 01:35 How House-Sitting Helped Our Travel Budget 02:20 What Did 11 Nights of Housing in Brussels Cost? 03:20 Brussels Waffles and Chocolate Walking Tour 03:50 Day Trip from Brussels to Ghent, Belgium 04:33 Exploring the Belgian Beer Experience 06:44 Trying Belgian Waffles at Brunch and Waffles 07:33 Traditional Belgian Flemish Stew (Carbonade) 08:20 Authentic Belgian Food at Chez Léon 08:52 Sampling Belgian Beer in Brussels 🌍 **ABOUT SEAN AND DEB GO** We're Sean and Deb, Gen X digital nomads traveling the world through slow travel, cruises and extended stays. Subscribe to follow our adventures and see what it's really like to work while traveling full-time. 🎥 **WATCH MORE OF OUR BELGIUM ADVENTURES** 🧇 Brussels Waffles & Chocolate Walking Tour: [INSERT VIDEO LINK] 🏰 Ghent, Belgium — Is It Worth the Day Trip?: [INSERT VIDEO LINK] ▶️ More of our Belgium and European slow travel adventures: [INSERT PLAYLIST LINK] 💬 **JOIN THE CONVERSATION** Would you consider house-sitting to save money on accommodations while traveling? Or would you prefer a hotel or vacation rental? Let us know in the comments! 👍 If you enjoy practical slow travel experiences, give this video a thumbs up and subscribe for more adventures with Sean and Deb Go. #BrusselsBelgium #BrusselsOnABudget #SlowTravel #BelgiumTravel #DigitalNomads