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.
Month: November 2024
ITALY | Turin to host EuroPride 2027
Turin (Torino) in the north of Italy will host EuroPride in 2027. The annual general meeting of European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA) in Porto in Portugal appointed Turin on Saturday.
ANTWERP | Ensor Night at 4 museums on Thursday 21 November 2024
On Thursday 21 November 2024, lovers of culture, music and James Ensor can indulge themselves during Ensor Night. Four Antwerp museums open their doors from 7 PM to midnight. In addition to the four Ensor exhibitions, they provide a unique program with guided tours, film screenings, live performances and DJ sets.
EUROPEAN UNION | Pride events do raise awareness for LGBTQIA+
As more than 200 organisers of LGBTQIA+ pride events gather in Portugal for their biggest ever annual conference this weekend, new data from the European Commission shows that awareness of EuroPride is thought to be at an all time high.
Antwerp unveils texts and names for monument in honour of WWII victims
On the weekend of 7 and 8 September 2024, Antwerp commemorated 80 years of liberation. During that weekend, a commemoration ceremony took place at the Loodswezensite or Pilotage Site on the Orteliuskaai, where a Names Monument will be built in the future for Antwerp’s victims of World War II.
Brussels Pride officially recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Brussels Pride is now part of the Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region. This was announced in a press release by Ans Persoons (Vooruit), Secretary of State for Heritage of Brussels. Brussels now wants to submit the candidacy of pride as Intangible Cultural Heritage to UNESCO, together with other cities and countries.