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That being said, a lot of travel insurance providers have different plans with different coverage, so it’s always important to read the fine print in order to see if their policy fits your travel needs and itinerary. She had a broken shoulder and her travel insurance company paid for her hospital stay, treatment, lost items, and flight back home (for as soon as she was okay to travel).Evacuations: A friend once broke their back during a trip to the Amazon, and if he didn’t have travel insurance, he would have paid about $100,000 or more for the hospital and medical evacuation fees (he had to be airlifted out of the forest after all)! She had a broken shoulder and her travel insurance company paid for her hospital stay, treatment, lost items, and flight back home (for as soon as she was okay to travel). Most travel insurance companies don’t cover damaged, lost, or stolen tech gadgets, but there are those like World Nomads who do.

If McDonald’s is the first thing that comes to your mind when it comes to fast food, here in Belgium, it would rather be the frituur and they are insanely popular (which makes sense because these are the ones that sell Belgian fries; with this, it makes me wonder actually, why McDonald’s is even here To identify different speculoos biscuits, know that the Dutch speculoos is more cake-like, Belgian speculoos is more heavily-spiced in thin cookies, while the German speculoos (served on St. Nicholas Day in the westernmost parts only) are cookie-like but less spiced. This is actually not a Belgium food specialty since it’s universal and eminent in most of Europe; however, if you want to experience a ‘Belgian thing’ and eat as the Belgians do, there are a lot of sandwich shops that have a LOT of choices for bread type, toppings, and spreads. I know a LOT of people who love it, and some of my friends back in Asia would even often jokingly beg me to send over some of the less-popular but great-tasting beers here (there are so many amazing beers in Belgium aside from the well-known brands like Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, etc.

So before you embark on an exciting adventure in St Petersburg, check out this list of amazing hostels and hotels that will serve as your ‘home’ while you’re in Russia All Seasons | Price starts from: $20~ To love: Good for Value | Landmark: Palkin | Price starts from: $75~ These luxurious and elegant accommodations of varying budgets truly offer excellent services and amazing amenities that you’ll surely love. And since St. Petersburg is a huge city, you will never run out of choices when it comes to hotels, activities, and sites to see.

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