Overtourism was an issue in 2024 and still is in 2025. An increasing number of cities, grappling with the less appealing aspects of mass tourism, are implementing measures to curb the influx of visitors. One strategy is not to go to these hotspots, but to find alternatives. And if we all do that, those alternatives…
Month: March 2025
REVIEW | Radisson Blu Fürst Leopold Hotel Dessau
October 2024. During a week-long whistle-stop tour of Germany, we visit Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt, Weimar in Thuringia, Coburg in Upper Franconia (Bavaria) and Kassel in Hesse. Smaller cities, yes. But each with their own significance. Untouched by overtourism. We’re avoiding using the white trains of DB Fernverkehr, Deutsche Bahn‘s long-distance section and opt to use…
ANTWERP | ‘Game On!’ Heritage Day 2025 celebrates sports and gaming heritage in Antwerp and its districts
On Sunday 27 April 2025, more than fifty Antwerp museums and heritage institutions will open their doors for a free journey of discovery through movable and intangible heritage. This year, the 24th edition will focus on sports and games.
ANTWERP PRIDE 2025 THEME | Do Not Just March
The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging to the…
Brussels Airlines enhances long-haul Business Class experience
Starting in April 2025, Brussels Airlines elevates Business Class dining with a new experience. This transformation enhances every detail of the journey, from tableware to service flow, ensuring an elevated experience throughout their journey.
BRUSSELS | KBR Museum reopens on 23 May 2025
The Royal Library of Belgium‘s KBR Museum, the place where the manuscript collection of the Dukes of Burgundy shines, will reopen its doors on 23 May 2025. Thanks to a unique musical experience, visitors can now enjoy the magical polyphony from the 15th and 16th centuries in the museum.
Antwerp Pride 2025’s theme: “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit.”
The 18th edition (since 2008) of Antwerp Pride takes place from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 August 2025. This year’s theme is “Do not just march! Listen. Understand. Commit”. Prides are a mix of celebration – parties – and activism and advocacy. For the 2025 edition, the organising committee focuses on belonging. Belonging to the…
REVIEW | Hôtel Mercure Chantilly Resort & Conventions
Every year my boyfriend Sam and I gift each other a weekend away as a birthday gift. This year my birthday in September was during our Cruise to the Norwegian Fjords, thus my boyfriend decided to plan my ‘birthday present trip‘ in the month of December 2024. While first looking at Germany and some of…
Brussels Airlines unveils ‘Atomium’: the newest Belgian Icon and brings yet another little piece of Belgium in the air
Brussels Airlines, in proud collaboration with the Atomium, is thrilled to introduce its newest Belgian Icon dedicated to the renowned landmark. After a contest launched in August 2024, the winning design of architect Thomas Faes (Faes Architecture) was brought to life.
The end of the Brussels – Berlin ÖBB Nightjet
“The NightJet train to Berlin is no more. The night train departed like a thief into the night”, Alexander Gomme from Back On Track Belgium mailed us. “On Monday evening, the last NightJet Brussels-Berlin night train unexpectedly departed from Brussels-South.”
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