We haven’t travelled to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 2018 and 2019, but in January 2025 we returned to get a taste of the Alstom Coradia Stream HC which the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) runs under the name Série 2400. The Coradia Stream HC was a candidate to become NMBS…
Month: June 2025
Brussels Airlines expects strong summer 2025 with boosted capacity
Brussels Airlines is ready for a busy summer holiday season. The airline will operate a fleet of 50 aircraft, compared to 44 aircraft in summer 2024. Nearly 2 million passengers are expected to travel with Brussels Airlines, and several initiatives are implemented to ensure a smooth holiday for everyone.
REVIEW | FischerS hotel Kassel
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…
2025 Antwerp Pride Parade keeps well-known route
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…
ANTWERP | Archaeological finds during construction of Pomppark Zuid
The works for the construction of Pomppark Zuid in Antwerp started at the end of May 2025. During the archaeological excavations, the archaeologists were pleasantly surprised: more remains of the Sint-Laureispoort have been preserved in good condition than initially thought.
REVIEW | Fairmont Quasar Istanbul
As my boyfriend Sam happens to have a birthday every year, it was time again to have small trip as his birthday present. Being the cold month of February I first looked into travelling to a slightly warmer and sunnier destination like Morocco, but the only interesting flights being either on Ryanair or Transavia and…
ANTWERP | Museum Mayer van den Bergh opens exhibition ‘Public Favourites’, from Mad Meg to Delft Blue, look at art through other people’s eyes
Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp is closed for a major renovation and expansion. Fortunately, this does not mean that the curtain falls on the collection of the 19th-century collector Fritz Mayer van den Bergh. On Friday 20 June 2025, the exhibition ‘Public Favourites. An intimate look at masterpieces’ opens in the nearby Maagdenhuis.
Tourism Flanders to tackle illegal Airbnb accommodations amidst housing shortage reality
Holiday accommodations will soon need to submit a conformity certificate from their local council before they can be recognized by Tourism Flanders (Toerisme Vlaanderen). The Flemish Government is strengthening its oversight in a bid to reduce the number of illegal short-term rentals, which includes a growing number of Airbnb accomodations, the world’s favourite tourism villain…
Mechelen to organise a Pride Week from 2026?
At the Mechelen city council meeting on 27 May 2025, opposition party N-VA called on the city to organise a dedicated Pride Week, arguing that current efforts to promote inclusion and combat homophobia and transphobia are insufficient and poorly communicated.
Deutsche Bahn’s Antwerp – Brussels Airport – Leuven – Cologne ICE aims to attract tourists and Port of Antwerp-related business
German passenger trains operator Deutsche Bahn intends to launch a high-speed train service linking Antwerp, Brussels Airport – Zaventem, and Leuven (Louvain) with Aachen (Aken, Aix-la-Chapelle) and Cologne. An application has been submitted to Belgium’s Federal Agency for Transport Regulation.
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