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…
Month: October 2024
European Sleeper night train service from the Netherlands and Belgium to Barcelona now delayed to 2027
A night train service from the Netherlands and Belgium to Barcelona in Spain? Not before 2027. European Sleeper has revised its timeline.
Benelux trains to be rebranded EuroCity Direct and EuroCity, allowing new market position
The train service between Brussels and Amsterdam which is nowadays known as ‘the Benelux‘ in Belgium, will be (re)named EuroCity Direct and EuroCity, the Dutch train enthusiasts website Treinreiziger.nl reports.
Mister Gay Europe 2025 to be chosen during Pride Amsterdam
In 2025, Mister Gay Europe will be chosen during Pride Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which is held between 26 July and 3 August 2025. The contest will be produced by Bram Bierkens, which has been organising Mister Gay Belgium for ten years.
NEW ORLEANS | French Quarter ft. Bourbon Street
June 2024. For our first visit to the United States of America since the COVID-19 pandemic, we flew to New Orleans via London Heathrow with British Airways. After two days of exploring NOLA, Amtrak‘s Crescent overnight train brought us from Louisiana to New York, where we we stayed one night only before flying home.
BERCHEM | Second phase of Brialmont Park completed
The second phase of the construction of Brialmont Park in the Antwerp district of Berchem is complete, the opening party took place on Sunday 15 September 2024. The two parts of the large park, Wolvenberg and Brilschans, were given new places to stay on the water, new park paths, comfortable connections for cyclists, new play…
Mechelen highlights its Burgundian heritage with new visitor programme
Visit Mechelen, the tourism office of Mechelen (Malines, Mechlin) launched a programme putting the spotlight on the city’s Burgundian history. With a listening walk, visitors can experience the atmosphere of the 14th and 15th centuries as they walk through the Flemish city. On top of the St Rumbold’s Tower (Sint-Rombioutstoren) they can see with virtual…
The Eurostar to and from London in 2024
To celebrate his graduation as a therapist and before starting his new career, Oscar from Denver in Colorado decided to take a vacation and travel to London on his own. Oscar and I have known each other for two years, but we never actually met in person. Until in June 2024. His vacation presented an…
Antwerp residents become City Hosts and show visitors around their city
In September 2024, more than 150 volunteers have already registered to become City Hosts: residents or entrepreneurs who spontaneously welcome visitors and show them around Antwerp.
Brussels Airlines Training Centre
Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa Aviation Training kindly invited us for the official opening of their new training centre in Vilvoorde, near Brussels Airport.