Bruges/Brugge is good for a couple of days but wouldn't want a whole week there. Amsterdam is good for similar time but is also noted for drugs, high risk sex for cash, having your car broken into so locals can pay for drugs. Prolly has an interesting Dutch artist.
How about Brazil? Not much going on there right now so hotel prices cheap, little civil unrest and you can explain to the locals in slow clearly annuciated English about this game we have in Europe called "football"