There's a good reason you shouldn't overplan your itinerary when you're getting ready to finally take that vacation in Europe you've been dreaming about.

There's so much you want to see and do, but I gotta tell you, it's very clear to me the very best memories come between the stuff that's on your itinerary.

It's those magic moments in the middle.

Coming up, we look at the benefits of becoming a temporary European when you travel in the old world.

Enjoy those sort of precious little moments where you get to try on being a European just for a little while.

There's a lot to look forward to in an in-between city.

Find out what you can enjoy on a weekend stop over in Brussels, halfway between Paris and Amsterdam.

And it's a breeze getting around.

One of the advantages to public transportation in Brussels

that most of it is over the surface,

and so taking the tram is a very nice way to visit town.

A hometown guide to the Belgian capital,

the fun of becoming a temporary European,

and listeners tell us what's special about where they live.

It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

For most of my adult life,

I've been raving about the need for us to plan our overseas travels

in a way that gets us genuinely closer to the cultures we're visiting.

In just a bit, we'll explore what my senior writer at Rick Steves Europe

has discovered from his own travels on what it means to become a temporary European.

And listeners tell us what they like best about the place they call home

a little later in the hour at 87733 Rick.

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