In 2022, the City of Antwerp once again carried out a detailed catering measurement and confirms its top position as a catering city. The site survey carried out by the city maps the supply of catering in Antwerp and compares it with the previous measurements in 2010, 2013 and 2017.
Month: March 2023
AREAS OF ANTWERP | St. Paul’s Church (Sint-Pauluskerk)
In August 2022, I took advantage of the Antwerp Culture Weekend to visit St. Paul’s Church or Sint-Pauluskerk in Antwerp.
SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX 2023 | Belgium 17th most gay travel friendly country; Malta on 1, Canada and Switzerland share 2nd
The Spartacus International Gay Guide ranks Belgium on a shared 17th place in its Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2023. This year‘s most gay travel friendly countries are Malta, Canada and Switzerland.
REVIEW | Pullman Cologne
2022 was the first year since COVID-19 that the typical Christmas markets in Germany where back in full swing and without restrictions. As my boyfriend absolutely loves Christmas and everything around it we decided to go for a weekend to the famous Christmas markets of Cologne. Seemingly everyone had the same idea as hotel prices…
Sang Young Park, an insight on queer life in South Korea
The bi-annual literary festival Passa Porta in Brussels invited Sang Young Park to talk about his previous book ‘Love in the Big City‘ and his new book ‘Make Me One Dimensional‘. Being gay, he is one of the, if not the, first authors in South Korea to write novels with homosexuality as a theme. As…
FRANCE | Sedan and Sedan Castle
The 21st of July is Belgium‘s National Day. This date was chosen as on July the 21st, 1831, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took the Constitutional Oat to become King of the Belgians. Being a public holiday with many shops and catering options closed, Oriol and I decided to go to Sedan just across…
REVIEW | Illusion Antwerpen, an active and photogenic museum
Illusion Antwerpen opened just a week ago. After seeing a report on Antwerp‘s regional television ATV, I decided to go and have a look. It helps I live really nearby.
ANTWERP | Procedure for cyclists and pedestrian Scheldt Bridge to be elaborated
Following the example of the Flemish Government, the City of Antwerp council decided to further develop the procedure for the Scheldt Bridge. This is the preferred variant for an additional pedestrian and cyclist crossing of the Scheldt in the context of De Grote Verbinding (The Great Connection). If everything goes smoothly, the concrete specifications can…
ENGLAND 2022 ROUND-UP | Elderly people, the rise of USB ports, Platinum Jubilee dessert flop and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
June 2022. Making the best of four weeks off, after the Mediterranean cruise for Danny and Mexico for Timothy, we organised a train trip in England. On the menu: Bletchley Park, the night train to Penzance, the Dartmouth Steam Railway and the Isle of Wight. On the last day, we roamed around London to sample…
20 MAY 2023 | Belgian Pride now Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride
The Belgian Pride has become Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride. At least on Facebook. For the first time in ten months and under two months before the main event, Brussels Pride has awakened on social media. There is also a new website.
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