As an annual habit my boyfriend and I gift each other a weekend getaway as a birthday present. The first year I gifted a trip to Le Sanglier des Ardennes in Durbuy in the Belgian Ardennes as in 2021 COVID restrictions still kept us inside of Belgium. In 2022 I took him to London as…
Month: June 2024
ANTWERP | Community centre coStA to become ANDRS in 2027 after major revamp
For 30 years the cultural meeting centre of Sint-Andries (St. Andrew), coStA, at Sint-Andriesplaats in Antwerp, has served as the beating heart of the neighborhood, where various cultural, sporting and youth organizations have had their home. However, the center’s buildings are outdated, so a thorough renovation is underway. On the last day of the anniversary…
ANTWERP | Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS) hosts ‘To Antarctica. The polar pioneers of the Belgica’ exhibition until 3 November 2024
The new exhibition ‘To Antarctica. The polar pioneers of the Belgica‘ at Antwerp‘s MAS museum opens today. 125 years ago, the Belgica expedition members left Antwerp for the last blind spot on the world map: Antarctica.
SWITZERLAND | Introducing Sankt Gallen
Switzerland will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. But which city in the Helvetic Confederation will welcome the thousands of artists, media people and fans? Geneva, Sankt Gallen, Basel and Fribourg have already expressed their interest. Other obvious options are Zurich and Bern. And why not Lausanne? Swiss broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) also…
ANTWERP | Start of restoration of former municipal warehouses in Schipperskwartier
The former Municipal Warehouses (Stadsmagazijnen), a unique historical site from 1876, located between Keistraat and Leguit in the Schipperskwartier (Sailors’ Quarter, the red light district), are getting a makeover. Municipal real estate agency AG Vespa will start in August with the restoration and redesign of the warehouse complex and adjacent inner area. If everything goes…
REVIEW | Renfe AVE in Premium from Barcelona-Sants to Córdoba
Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…
Antwerp municipal council approves Transformation Guidelines and Spatial Plan
In the last meeting of the municipal council of the City of Antwerp before the general elections of 9 June 2024, the Antwerp Strategic Spatial Plan (Strategisch Ruimteplan, SRA) has been approved. The SRA describes the urban vision of Antwerp’s urban development for the coming years, until 2040.
REVIEW | Crowne Plaza Amsterdam – South
For our birthdays my boyfriend and I always gift each other a weekend getaway. While I selected a weekend in Paris for Sam’s 30th birthday, I received a weekend in Amsterdam for my 36th. Originally Sam wanted to go to Maastricht but last-minute he changed his mind to go to Amsterdam. His reasoning being that…
Liège Pride 2024 programme and introduction
The city of Liège in the province of Liège will host its first fully-fledged pride weekend on 23, 24 and 25 August 2024. The Liège Pride website has now been launched, with more information and a programme. The organisers expect 5,000 participants.
SCENIC TRAINS | Train de Rhune (France), Texas, Oman, Alaska, Romantic Road (Germany), New York to San Francisco, Tuscany
You may have noticed we love to travel by train and we don’t shy away of travelling to ride on one or more specific trains or railway line. The Canadian in Canada, the California Zephyr in the United States, the Glacier Express in Switzerland or the Flåmsbana in Norway just to name a few. As…
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