Dutch start-up train operator GoVolta will not be able to start train services this year after Rabobank decided against granting the new rail company a loan. The train paths (‘slots’ on the rails) allocated for GoVolta’s budget trains to Berlin in Germany, Copenhagen in Denmark and Basel in Switzerland have now been returned.
Month: February 2025
Queer March Ghent 2025 from 1 to 31 March
Queer March Ghent is changing its sense of the word March. Instead of being a foot-based activity you could call a walk or parade, ‘March’ now refers to the month of March. A month full of queer activities in Ghent. There will be a protest march for women’s* rights though on Saturday 8 March. On…
There’s more than one way to enjoy a cruise
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 2025-2030 | Zurenborg Bus Depot to become pop-up park
The De Lijn bus (and tram) depot at Nieuw Zurenborg at Draakplaats across Het Roze Huis is to become a pop-up neighbourhood park. The plan is mentioned in the City of Antwerp‘s government agreement (bestuursakkoord), which political parties N-VA and Vooruit approved.
REVIEW | Qatar Airways – economy – Airbus A350 – Doha to Seoul / Incheon
Autumn 2024. Ten years after my first trip to Seoul in 2014, I am returning to the Republic of Korea, better known as South Korea. Not solo this time, but with Oriol, who has never been to Korea. On the itinerary: flying with Qatar Airways to Incheon via Doha, the capital Seoul, the historic city…
City of Antwerp banks on new Federal Government Agreement to make reopening of Antwerp-Linkeroever Railway Station possible
City of Antwerp Alderman for Mobility Koen Kennis (N-VA) reads into to the Federal Government Agreement 2025-2029 the possibility of reopening Antwerp-Linkeroever or Left Bank as a railway station.
London St Pancras Highspeed and Getlink aspire to to triple train services to France, Belgium and the Netherlands and add services to Germany and Switzerland
High-speed rail travel from London in the United Kingdom to mainland Europe is poised for a major expansion, with plans to introduce direct routes to Germany, Switzerland, and beyond. London St Pancras Highspeed (LSPH), the company overseeing St Pancras International and the high-speed rail link to Folkestone, has partnered with Getlink, the French operator of…
P&O Aurora Norwegian Excursions
September 2024. My parents in law have been wanting to go on a cruise for a while now but didn’t feel like going on their own so they tagged along with Sam and I. My father in law’s ultimate destination would be the Norwegian Fjords, combined with the new that soon-ish cruises to the Fjords…
ANTWERP | ‘Panamarenko. Infinite Imagination’ exhibition until 4 May 2025 at KMSKA
‘Panamarenko. Infinite Imagination‘ is a temporary exhibition which runs at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp or Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen (KMSKA) until 4 May 2025. As I am a Museum Pass holder, I went to to have a quick look.
Eurostar scraps direct Amsterdam – Brussels – Marseille summer train service
After more than twenty years, the popular summer train between Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Marseille is disappearing, Treinreiziger.nl reports. The service, which ran weekly to Marseille during the summer holidays, is being cancelled by Eurostar.
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