‘125 Hours – Europe’s Longest Train Journey: From the Arctic to the Atlantic’ 125 hours. 23 trains. 10 railway companies. 6,203 kilometres. From Finnish Lapland to the Algarve. Independent railway commentator and European cross-border rail connections expert Jon Worth has completed the longest train journey in the European Union. His record-breaking journey exposed both the…
REVIEW | The View lounge, Brussels Airport, B-Gates, extra-Schengen
The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023. I like travelling to East Asia. Yet I never visited Thailand, for many westerners the…
LONDON | Battersea Power Station – Battersea Park – Albert Bridge
In 2024, I showed Oscar from Denver, Colorado the highlights of London. It was his first time in England. In contrast, Thanh and I have been to the capital of the United Kingdom many times. During the weekend of Pentecost 2026, we went together for a weekend of museums, food, and a concert.
CAR-FREE SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 | Antwerp expands zone
Antwerp will once again become largely car-free on Sunday 20 September 2026, with the 24th edition of Car-Free Sunday featuring an expanded zone and a programme of activities focused on mobility, cycling and outdoor recreation.
TRAIN WORLD | ‘Fashion & Trains. Fashion along the railway, since 1835’ exhibition from 18 September 2026 to 29 August 2027
Fashion and rail travel come together in a new exhibition opening at Train World in Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek (Brussels) on 18 September. ‘Fashion & Trains. Fashion along the railway, since 1835’ explores how clothing, uniforms, luggage, railway carriages and travel habits have changed together over almost two centuries.
REVIEW | Mercure Kyoto Station
Autumn 2025. We – Sam and Danny, Michel and Wille, and Timothy – are travelling to Japan for a quite classic tour of the Land of the Rising Sun. We are flying separately as we used miles. On the planning: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Osaka, and Expo 2025, Hiroshima, Himeji, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone, and…
Antwerp Airport faces uncertain future as subsidies, TUI exit and new business model collide
Government backs five-year test for Deurne Airport The future of Antwerp International Airport (ANR) is increasingly uncertain as the Flemish Government defends continued public funding while the airport prepares for the departure of its last major scheduled airline, TUI Fly. The French operator Egis is being given a new five-year framework to make the airport…
Czechia becomes Europe’s only destination where British women outspend men, Belgium second-most gender-balanced market
For the first time in Europe, female tourists from the United Kingdom are outspending their male counterparts in a single destination: Czechia. According to new analysis by Solo Female Travellers, British women spent an average of £722 per visit to Czechia in 2024, compared to £659 for men, a 9.60% premium for female travellers.
GERMANY | Koblenz Christmas Market or Koblenzer Weihnachtsmarkt in Rhineland-Palatinate
After Bonn in 2023 and Münster in 2024, Dennis and I went further than North Rhine-Westphalia for our 2025 Christmas market in Germany outing. We went to Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle rivers. Hence the name of the city.
CITY OF LONDON | Bank Junction – Guildhall – Roman Wall – Barbican
In 2024, I showed Oscar from Denver, Colorado the highlights of London. It was his first time in England. In contrast, Thanh and I have been to the capital of the United Kingdom many times. During the weekend of Pentecost 2026, we went together for a weekend of museums, food, and a concert.