Antwerp Pride, the organising committee, held a new year’s reception at Operaplein 1, the pop-up bar of Opera Vlaanderen and Royal Ballet Flanders.
Month: January 2018
HOTEL REVIEW | Crowne Plaza London Kensington
The Crowne Plaza London Kensington is one of the few hotels I stayed at multiple times, once with Timothy and once with my sister. It’s a modern and comfortable hotel located in some old townhouses giving it a more intimate atmosphere. The location is also superb. It’s situated in Kensington so a bit calmer than…
A couple of days in Malta
Danny wrote I had been lyrical about my Malta trip. I do have fond memories of the island. I went for five or six days in April 2016 as embedded journalist to cover the Mister Gay World 2016 contest. Let me start with a cliché: Malta is a melting pot of cultures. Everyone has been…
Bayeux Tapestry Goes to England: Time to See it in France
Président de la République Française Emmanuel Macron has agreed to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the ancestral enemy: the English. The 70-meter-long tapestry will leave France for the first time in 950 years!
HOTEL REVIEW | InterContinental Malta
After a smooth flight on Lufthansa we were swiftly transferred from the airport to the hotel. Upon arrival our bags were handled by the hotel staff while we were brought straight up to the Club lounge (because we had booked a club room) where we would be checked in while having a drink. This probably…
VIDEO | Queen Elizabeth II Talks about Wearing the Crown
On Sunday at 8PM British time and 9PM European Continental Time you can watch ‘The Coronation‘ on BBC One. It’s a documentary about the British ceremony of coronation of a king or a queen and the Crown Jewels.
Flying Lufthansa to Malta
Introduction Last year my friend Michel and I decided we wanted to have a weekend soaking up some early Spring sun to get rid of our winter blues. Since I never had been to Malta before, and Timothy was so lyrical about his experience there, we decided to jet off to the small island in…
China Light 2017 at the Antwerp Zoo
Yesterday I got to experience the 2017 of China Light at the Antwerp Zoo. During this festival from 1 December through to 14 January, you can take a stroll during the evening in the zoo following a route passing by beautiful lit up Chinese sculptures scattered throughout the zoo. This colourful and magical experience lights…
Sharing our travel experiences trip by trip
Happy New Year! To celebrate 2018 and our profound love of travel we decided to start a blog: Trip By Trip.