September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
Month: December 2023
Brussels to Luxembourg by train under 2 hours by 2030?
The Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg request the European Union to help fund better cross-border rail connections between the two neighbouring countries.
Slow(er) train from Brussels to Paris for 2024 Summer Olympics
For the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Belgium‘s national passenger train operator NMBS / SNCB is planning a so-called classic train link between Brussels and the capital of France. It will be cheaper than the high-speed line, but also a lot slower.
GREECE | Athens 2023
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 | Future Scheldt Bridge to have a “lively environment”
The redevelopment of the Scheldt Quays on the Right Bank in Antwerp at the planned new bicycle and walking bridge will be part of that Scheldt Bridge project. In this way, the coherence of both projects is optimized. The construction of the bridge is used to create a new, lively public space in a unique…
REVIEW | Residence Inn by Marriott Toronto Downtown / Entertainment District
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…
Riding the Kersttram or Christmas Tram in Antwerp
As they did in 2022, heritage tramway organisations in Flanders scheduled tram rides in the Advent to Christmas 2023. In Antwerp, this is done by VlaTAM, the Vlaamse Tram- en Autobusmuseum or Flemish Tram And Bus Museum. It’s called Kersttram or Christmas Tram.
REVIEW | Novotel Toulouse Purpan Aéroport
September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
MUSEUM AAN DE STROOM | ‘Rare & Indispensable’, Flanders’ masterpieces, until 25 February 2024
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, René Magritte, Francis Bacon, James Ensor, Henry Moore and Peter Paul Rubens are just a few of the world-famous names on display at the Museum Aan de Stroom (Museum At the Stream, MAS) in Antwerp. The exhibition ‘Rare & Indispensable‘ displays until 25 February 2024 a unique selection of works…
Grindr Unwrapped: Belgium and the Netherlands are lands of leather men and twinks
December is the time of the year for lists and recaps and gay dating hookup app Grindr did just that. It tells us some semi interesting facts about typical or not queer destinations we (don’t) go to.
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