In September 2024 Instagram pushed me a post by Travel Gay, a website listing “the best gay bars, nightclubs, saunas, spas, beaches, shops and more, along with interesting travel ideas and fabulous offers”. There I saw the undated post (date your articles and posts, people) ‘LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Best Cities to Visit?‘ by Adam…
Month: November 2024
USA | A Sunday and a Monday in New Orleans, Louisiana
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 | Preliminary draft Kap Groen Hart approved
The Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp has approved the preliminary design of Kap Groen Hart (Green Heart Hood), which is the additional 2.5 hectare logging of Ringpark Groenendaal. In addition, the preliminary design of Ringpark Groenendaal was also adjusted north of the Luchtbaltunnel, as the Ring is no longer constructed…
Winter in Antwerp 2024-2025 from 6 December to 5 January
The 2024-2025 edition of Winter in Antwerp or Winter in Antwerpen starts on Friday 6 December 2024. Saint Nicholas’ Day or Sinterklaas. The Christmas Market will close on Sunday 5 January 2025.
GREECE | A modest exploration of Piraeus
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 | Brewers’ House or Brouwershuis to become educational centre for beer
At the end of June 2022, the City of Antwerp received a definitive heritage premium from the Flemish Real Estate Heritage Agency (Vlaams Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed) for the restoration of the historic building the Brouwershuis or Brewers’ House and research into a new use was started. That search is now bearing fruit.
BRUSSELS AIRLINES | Next Belgian Icon livery dedicated to the Atomium
On 5 November 2024, Brussels Airlines announced its newest Belgian Icon: the next special livery to join the world-famous series will be dedicated to the Atomium, an iconic landmark in Brussels. It was chosen out of more than 900 submissions.
REVIEW | Dorint Hotel Bonn
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 | MAS exhibits Café Strange memorabilia after gay pioneer Armand Everaert passed away
On Sunday 3 November 2024, Armand Everaert passed away, a few days after his birthday. The 92-year-old (so born in 1932) was a pioneer in Gay Antwerp as the owner and manager of Café Strange. Now, the Museum At the Stream (Museum Aan de Stroom, MAS), exhibits some memorabilia of the gay bar.
Antwerp International Airport to be renamed Antwerp City Airport
In a few months time, Antwerp International Airport (ANR) in Deurne will be rebranded to Antwerp City Airport. Since September 2024, Antwerp‘s airport has a new CEO: Bruno De Saegher (55).