During the 2024 end-of-year sales period, the Kammenstraat in Antwerp will once again be closed to cars. This measure applies from Friday 13 December 2024 to Monday 6 January 2025, between 11 AM and 7 PM.
Month: November 2024
Dubai: embracing the artificial
With nearly 17 million visitors in 2023 Dubai is the third most visited city in the world. I am a regular viewer of the European edition of CNN, a channel on which Dubai is often promoted as a tourist destination. This and my urge to travel to new places brought me to Dubai. It’s a…
NORWEGIAN GETAWAY | Balcony Stateroom with included access to the Thermal Spa
July 2024. Steve and I are cruising on the Norwegian Getaway, a Breakaway class ship by Norwegian Cruise Line or NCL. Interestingly, our stay on board happened shortly after the Getaway paid a visit to the dry dock for some refurbishments. The route? Piraeus, which is the port of Athens in Greece; followed by Mykonos;…
ANTWERP | Jewelry Days on 30 November and 1 December 2024
Coming weekend, the Antwerp Diamond Exchange is hosting the Jewelry Days, aimed at promoting the diamond and jewelry market in Antwerp.
Brussels Airlines expands in summer 2025: more seats, higher frequencies and over 300 extra jobs
Brussels Airlines, Belgium‘s flag carrier, is preparing for the summer season 2025, with additional aircraft, a new destination and additional capacity to existing destinations. Newcomer on the European network: Funchal in Madeira. Brussels Airlines is also hiring at full force for the busy summer season.
GERMANY | Exploring Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia
In late 2023, Dennis had the idea to visit Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia for its Christmas Market. A good idea. We chose Bonn over Cologne or Aachen, as Cologne’s – and Aachen’s – Weihnachtsmarkt is a mass tourism event. Even if Bonn used to be the capital of the German Federal Republic when it was…
ANTWERP | Bunkers found during excavation works Vrijdagmarkt
During excavation works for the redevelopment of the Vrijdagmarkt in Antwerp, archaeologists found two underground bunkers from the Cold War. They date from 1955-56 and could serve as shelters in the event of nuclear disasters or bombings.
REVIEW | Hyatt Herald Square
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.
ANTWERP | Napoleonic cannon found in Scheldt River
The Scheldt Tunnel is being constructed for the Oosterweel connection, in Antwerp between the St. Anne’s Woods (Sint-Annabos) on the left bank and the former polder village of Oosterweel on the right bank. In preparation for these works, the Scheldt River is being dredged and the shipping channel is being temporarily relocated. When removing the…
PROGRAMME | Winter in Antwerp 2024-2025 Christmas Market from Friday 6 December to Sunday 5 January
From Friday 6 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025, everyone can once again enjoy a magical Winter in Antwerp (Winter in Antwerpen): atmospheric lights, cosy walks and warm moments throughout the city.
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