The Mercator-Ortelius House or Mercator-Orteliushuis in the Kloosterstraat is one of the best preserved city villas in Antwerp. The building has been completely restored and will now be rented out by municipal real estate agency AG Vespa to a private partner.
Month: October 2025
ANTWERP | MAS celebrates the universal language of dance with ‘Universal Tongue’, from 25 October 2025 to 4 January 2026
This autumn, the Museum At the Stream (Museum aan de Stroom, MAS) in Antwerp invites visitors to explore the universal language of dance with ‘Universal Tongue‘, a monumental video installation by Dutch visual artist Anouk Kruithof. On view from 25 October 2025 to 4 January 2026, the exhibition presents thousands of dance images from around…
Europ Assistance sees sharp rise in medical and roadside cases during summer of 2025
The summer of 2025 has been particularly busy for Europ Assistance, with the company reporting strong increases in both medical and technical assistance cases compared with previous years.
SICILY | Syracuse – Catania – Palermo + Agrigento – Taormina – Cefalù
March 2025. We’re embarking on a train trip to Sicily. We fly from Brussels Airport to Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport with ITA Airways. Then we take an Intercity Notte sleeper train by Trenitalia from Roma Termini Railway Station across Italy to Syracuse. Yes, the train is loaded on a ferry to cross the…
ANTWERP | Preliminary design for Scheldt Quays from Steenplein to Zuiderterras approved
Before the summer break, the Council of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Antwerp has approved the preliminary design for the renewal of the Scheldt Quays between Steenplein and Zuiderterras, in the heart of Antwerp.
SEOUL | Changdeokgung – Secret Garden – Changgyeonggung
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…
Channel Tunnel competition plans hinge on depot access as Gemini Trains reveals Siemens–Uber partnership
The British start-up Gemini Trains has taken its most deliberate step yet towards launching new Channel Tunnel services, announcing Siemens Mobility as its preferred manufacturer and Rock Rail as its financial partner for a fleet of Velaro Novo trains.
REVIEW | Sky Express Brussels to Heraklion in Economy
As is usual my boyfriend and I gift a holiday as a birthday gift to each other. In 2025 Sam was early by gifting my ‘present’ trip to Crete in May as in late September we would be off to Japan.
Flanders continues post-pandemic tourism revival with the help of its beers
Belgium may be small in size, but it is unquestionably big in beers. With more than 3,000 unique brews, the country’s reputation as a world leader in beer culture is secure, and Flanders is increasingly turning that heritage into a tourism driver.
Paris Nightjet axed: France’s withdrawal threatens Europe’s night train revival
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have confirmed that the Nightjet services from Vienna in Austria and Berlin in Germany to Paris in France will be discontinued from 14 December 2025. The decision follows the announcement by the French Ministry of Transport that it will no longer provide state funding for the operation of international night…