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…
Month: June 2025
Protests against overtourism take to the streets in southern Europe
Protests against mass tourism swept across southern Europe over the weekend as locals raised their voices against its growing impact on their cities’ livability, their rents and their way of life.
ANTWERP PRIDE 2025 | Change Station at Antwerp-Central’s Perszaal offers safe haven to change into pride outfit
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…
PROGRAMME | Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2025 from 2 to 30 August
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival returns with a month of queer artistic activities in Antwerp. Sometimes it’s just in the name. Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2025 runs from Saturday 2 to Saturday 30 August. As usual, it’s intertwined with Antwerp Pride.
KASSEL | Bad Wilhelmshöhe ft. Bergpark, Palace, Löwenburg and Hercules
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 | Museum Night 2025 on Saturday 2 August
The 19th edition of Museum Night will take place in Antwerp on Saturday 2 August 2025. From 7 PM until 1 AM, 20 museums across the city will open their doors for a curated evening programme of exhibitions, workshops, guided tours and performances. The event offers visitors the opportunity to experience museums in a different…
Bruges Pride Parade 2025 on Saturday 14 June
Bruges in West Flanders is having a pride, Bruges Pride. Apparently it’s the second edition. This event is organised by Bruges Pride Parade, Vrijplaats Brugge, BruLes, BruGay and the students of Queeropeans at the College of Europe (Collège d’Europe).
VIDEO | Red Sebastian’s ‘Slay’ designated official anthem for Antwerp Pride 2025
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 | Turkish Airlines Economy Class Brussels to 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 | Restoration of Sint-Andrieskerk is completed
After 2.5 years, the restoration of the roofs and stained glass windows of the Sint-Andrieskerk or St. Andrew’s Church by the City of Antwerp and its municipal real estate agency AG Vespa is completely finished. This was celebrated in May 2025. The church with its famous lantern tower is now out of the scaffolding and…