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…
Month: September 2023
Roger Huskens’ Dicks Don’t Lie
In August 2023, Roger Huskens and his brand Dicks Don’t Lie came to Antwerp for a few days to showcase his merchandise. As I’m an adept of male nudity and an advocate for more male nudity in public art and design, I went to have a look and a quick chat with Roger.
ANTWERP | 10 years Red Star Line Museum celebration weekend 30 September & 1 October 2023
The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp exists 10 years and we celebrate with a party weekend on Saturday 30 September 30 and Sunday 1 October. Expect a full program for families, with creative workshops and an exuberant dance party in the 1920s style.
FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX | Marina Bay Street Circuit
Danny and I visited Singapore in February 2018. Perhaps the most decadent trip we did as we were only 77 hours in the city-state and flew business class with Cathay Pacific. Án we stayed at the InterContinental Robertson Quay (on points). Singapore is also home of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, driven on the…
FLANDERS | LGBTQIA+ people more often unhappy, bullied and misjudged
It was summer so it was time for Antwerp Pride and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF). From 4 to 27 August, AQAF hosted queer artists being queer, in the alternative, quirky, more rebellious sense of the word. Antwerp Pride, from 9 to 13 August, was more mainstream, openly catering to everyone and thus attracting a…
REVIEW | Lufthansa Premium Economy Munich to Montreal
In May and June 2023, we travelled from east to west across Canada. From Halifax in Nova Scotia to Montreal in Quebec, to Toronto in Ontario, to Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia. Along the way some night trains and commuter trains, the Niagara Falls and – imagine this – a bus journey. A true…
ANTWERP | Opening of the second part of the Scheldt Quays at Sint-Andries and South
In July, the second part of the renovated public domain in the Sint-Andries (Saint Andrews) en Zuid (South) sub-area on the Scheldt Quays was been completed and opened.
Trains in Italy
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…
Belgian Presidency of Europe 2024: Make 2024 the year when trains (re)become the future, not the past
From 1 January to 30 June 2024, Belgium will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, also known as just the Council. Back On Track Belgium, an NGO advocating night train travel, sent postcards to several Belgian ministers on the federal and regional level with this message: “make 2024 the year when…
ANTWERP | 2.2 million day tourists and 398K overnight stays in the summer of 2023
The City of Antwerp looks back on a festive summer with good numbers. “The Antwerp tourism sector can look back on a busy summer, with good visitor numbers thanks to the many fun events in the city. The changeable weather did not prevent many tourists from visiting the city and most tourism subsectors therefore recorded…
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