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…
Month: October 2023
PROGRAMME | Queer Arts Festival Leuven 2023 from 3 to 25 November
From the 3rd until the 25th of November, Queer Leuven turns Leuven in Flemish Brabant into a hub of queerness, through the Queer Arts Festival Leuven. You can expect music, theatre, performances, exhibitions, films, talks, and workshops.
Leuven ft. the Great Beguinage
In January 2023, Thanh and I went to Leuven to watch Thanh’s niece perform in a play called ‘Wezen‘ (‘Being‘) by Fabuleus at OPEK. Making the best of a Sunday afternoon, we walked around Leuven, visiting the Great Beguinage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Antwerp visitor centre Het Steen presents autumn 2023 programme
As the busy 2023 summer period makes way for autumn, Antwerp‘s visitor centre Het Steen has a lot in store for visitors and Antwerp residents this autumn. This varied program includes a visit to a professional puppet theater with the performance ‘Nello & Patrasche‘, an exhibition by fashion designer Flora Miranda and a four-day fair…
Antwerp Museums present autumn and winter 2023-2024 season
The City of Antwerp Museums department presents an autumn and winter of 2023-2024 full activities and (new exhibitions).
ATHENS | Monastiraki – Plaka – Syntagma – National Garden – Zappeion – Hadrian’s Gate – Temple of Olympian Zeus – Panathenaic Stadium
During a lovely dinner in February 2023, Steve, Philippe and I decided to visit Athens during the – Catholic – Easter Holiday. As I was lucky to have the full Easter weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – off, I booked flights and a room. Steve and Philippe arrived in the capital of Greece two…
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival organises Artists Against Stigma in solidarity with people with HIV on 1-2-3 December 2023
The Antwerp Queer Arts Festival is joining forces with the artist collective HIVISIBLE and is launching a new festival concept on the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1 December. Artists Against Stigma invites artists from various disciplines to show their work on the theme of sexual health.
QUEBEC | Meandering 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…
‘Turning Heads: Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt’ exhibition at KMSKA Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp until 24 January 2024
Until 24 January 2024 the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum of Schone Kunsten Antwerpen or in short KMSKA hosts the exhibition ‘Turning Heads: Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt‘ about portraits. ‘Krasse Koppen‘ in Dutch. With a focus on Pieter Bruegel, Sir Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
REVIEW | Hotel Guzy, Antwerpsestraat, Lier
For New Year’s Eve 2022 – 2023, Steve and I spent the weekend in Lier, his childhood hometown. We had a dinner party at Philippe‘s but stayed at Guzy, a relatively new hotel. Before dinner, Steve and I explored the medieval town of Lier.
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