It’s been a while since I used a travel agent to plan a trip. But a major travel agent in Belgium posted a deal one can’t refuse in a newsletter in June 2023. Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and three nights at the four-star Park Hotel Hong Kong in…
Month: March 2024
VANCOUVER | St. Lawrence Restaurant
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…
Slow(er) Eurocity Brussels – Mons – Paris for Olympic and Paralympic Games in July and August 2024
As reported last year, NMBS / SNCB will operate a regular-speeds Eurocity train from Brussels in Belgium to Paris in France in collaboration with SNCF. This summer, the train will run twice daily during the Olympic Games, from 24 July to 11 August, and during the Paralympic Games, from 28 August to 8 September 2024….
ANTWERP | KMSKA & M HKA present ‘Jef Verheyen, Window On Infinity’ exhibition from 23 March to 18 August 2024
From 23 March to 18 August 2024, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp (RMFAA or KMSKA) and the Museum for Contemporary Art of Antwerp (M HKA) host the exhibition ‘Jef Verheyen, Window On Infinity. “So important to the European art world and yet relatively unknown in Belgium: Flemish artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984) returns…
PERPIGNAN | The Palace of the Kings of Majorca or Palais des Rois de Majorque
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.
RED STAR LINE MUSEUM | ‘A desirable refugee: Einstein and Red Star Line’ exhibition from 19 April to 8 September 2024
From 19 April to 8 September 2024, the Red Star Line Museum of (e)migration in Antwerp hosts the temporary and free exhibition ‘Een gewilde vluchteling: Einstein en Red Star Line‘. ‘A desirable refugee: Einstein and Red Star Line‘.
FAAM, Flanders All Around Museum, collects Flemish heritage on a website and an app
On Tuesday 12 March, Flanders launched FAAM, the Flanders All Around Museum. FAAM is a virtual museum, to be browsed on your browser or via the FAAM app. The acronym FAAM is also a word in Dutch, meaning ‘fame’ or notoriety.
HONG KONG | Tsim Sha Tsui – Golden Mile & Nathan Road – Kowloon Park – Sneaker Street & Fa Yuen Street Market – A Symphony of Lights – Temple Street Night Market
It’s been a while since I used a travel agent to plan a trip. But a major travel agent in Belgium posted a deal one can’t refuse in a newsletter in June 2023. Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and three nights at the four-star Park Hotel Hong Kong in…
SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX 2024 | Malta, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal the most gay friendly destinations; Belgium now 21st
Malta, Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal are the most gay friendly countries for LGBTQIA+ travellers to venture to this year. Belgium stagnates and due to the advancing countries, it is now 21st on the list.
VANCOUVER | Granville Island
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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