Inspired by the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, we travelled by train to England in March. Combining ESC host city Liverpool with the industrial heritage of Manchester. Manchester to Liverpool was also the first steam railway line ever. A perfect pretext to travel to The North.
Month: June 2023
ANTWERP | Streetmates street culture festival on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September 2023 at Park Spoor Noord
On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September, a new street culture festival will take place in Park Spoor Noord under the brand Streetmates. It brings the spectacular and international World Chase Tag back to Antwerp, as well as an open youth championship 3×3, and the first major sneaker fair in the city.
REVIEW | Grand Hotel Duchi d’Aosta
October 2022. As we wanted to test Trenitalia‘s Frecciarossa 1000 service from Paris to Milan, we planned a rail trip around it. From Antwerp to Paris with Thalys, the ‘Red Arrow’ to Milan and once in Italy continuing to Trieste and Bologna. The return trip took us to Basel in Switzerland to enjoy SBB‘s panoramic…
The Tall Ships Races return to Antwerp from 11 to 14 July 2026
Organiser Sail Training International announced the dates for The Tall Ships Races 2026. Antwerp will once again welcome the imposing Tall Ships from Saturday, July 11 to Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
ICELAND | Skeiðará Bridge – Diamond Beach – Jökulsárlón – Skaftafellsjökull – Dverghamrar – Kirkjugólf – Fjaðrárgljúlfur – Skaftáreldahraun
Iceland in November and December? Really? I saw an Icelandair promotion on Instagram which I couldn’t resist. The catch? It had to be late November to the start of December 2022. But I could – easily – enthuse Oriol to come along for a road trip in the South and West of Iceland.
Night train advocates: VAT exemptions would result in much more attractive sleeper ticket prices
“A family of four making a return journey from Brussels to Vienna can save up to 139 euros on their night train ticket, or 15% of the original price”, Back On Track Belgium argues. On this return journey, the train saves 1.8 tonnes of CO2e compared with air travel for the whole family, or almost…
Deutsche Bahn and Trenitalia want piece of Amsterdam – Brussels – Paris HST service via subsidiaries Arriva and Qbuzz
You probable have read or heard Arriva wants a train service linking Groningen in the north of the Netherlands to Paris. And Qbuzz wants a train from Amsterdam to Paris; and to Berlin.
Manchester’s gaybourhood around Canal Street
Inspired by the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, we travelled by train to England in March. Combining ESC host city Liverpool with the industrial heritage of Manchester. Manchester to Liverpool was also the first steam railway line ever. A perfect pretext to travel to The North.
2023 Antwerp Christmas Market and Winter Fair move from Scheldt Quays to Operaplein and Conscienceplein
The 2023 Winter in Antwerp or Winter in Antwerpen, Antwerp‘s Christmas and winter market and fair, will not be organised at the Scheldt Quays or Steenplein, but at Operaplein and Hendrik Conscienceplein. The quays and Steenplein will effectively be unusable due to renovation works.
FYRA NOSTALGIA | Trenitalia Frecciargento Milan to Trieste on the ETR 700 ex-Fyra
October 2022. As we wanted to test Trenitalia‘s Frecciarossa 1000 service from Paris to Milan, we planned a rail trip around it. From Antwerp to Paris with Thalys, the ‘Red Arrow’ to Milan and once in Italy continuing to Trieste and Bologna. The return trip took us to Basel in Switzerland to enjoy SBB‘s panoramic…
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