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…
Month: November 2023
Condé Nast Traveler praises Antwerp as one of the Best Places to Go in 2024 in Europe
Renowned travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler praises the “diamond capital of the world” (dixit the Antwerp press office) as one of the 24 best travel destinations in Europe for 2024.
REVIEW | VIA Rail train Montreal to Toronto in business class
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…
10 countries could drop criminalising laws against homosexuality
Erasing 76 Crimes reports queer activists in ten countries are challenging anti-sodomy laws via courts. If successful, the tally of countries criminalising consensual sex between adults of the same sex could drop to 57.
REVIEW | Sanadome Nijmegen
In June and July of 2023 we had a number of scorching hot weeks with temperatures above 30 degrees in Belgium and the Netherlands. My boyfriend and I really would like to go swimming somewhere to cool down a bit. Unfortunately all public pools where overcrowded and we didn´t feel like squeezing ourselves in. I…
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL | Is Belgium ready to be the Spain and Italy of the future?
In August 2023, several media reported Belgium is a hotspot for summer holidaying to watch for the future. Travel destinations around the Mediterranean Sea such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Morocco are just experiencing too many exaggerated heat waves.
Eurostar and five more train operators joined the European Agreement on Journey Continuation
Eurostar (formerly known as Eurostar and Thalys), MÁV-Start in Hungary, HŽPP in Croatia, LTG Link in Lithuania, PKP Intercity in Poland and GYSEV in Western Hungary and Eastern Austria have joined or will soon join the European Agreement on Journey Continuation (AJC), RailTech reports.
The Acropolis of Athens
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…
PROGRAMME | Winter in Antwerp 2023-2024 Christmas Market from Friday 8 December to Sunday 7 January
From Friday 8 December 2023 to Sunday 7January 2024, the historic center of Antwerp will be bathed in an enchanting atmosphere and visitors can count on classics such as the Christmas Market and the ice rink, as is the annual tradition. New this year is the expansion to two new locations: Hendrik Conscienceplein and Operaplein.
MONTREAL | Exporail – Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant
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…
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