Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Eurostar are taking the next step towards a direct high-speed connection between Germany and London. Both train companies announced the plans in a press release.
Month: December 2025
QUESTION | Should you be stressed about travelling to Japan, and fear of missing out?
Autumn 2025. We – Sam and Danny, Michel and Wille, and Timothy – are travelling to Japan for a quite classic tour of the Land of the Rising Sun. We are flying separately as we used miles. On the planning: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Osaka, and Expo 2025, Hiroshima, Himeji, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone, and…
Brussels Airlines welcomes new Star Chef Glenn Verhasselt from two-Michelin-star restaurant Sir Kwinten
Brussels Airlines is once again bringing a piece of Belgium to the skies and is proud to announce its new Star Chef: Glenn Verhasselt, chef at the two Michelin-starred restaurant Sir Kwinten in Lennik.
ANTWERP | Improving traffic safety on Belgiëlei and Klein-Antwerpen
In late September 2024 the City of Antwerp approved a series of new measures to improve traffic safety on Belgiëlei (Belgium Avenue) and the neighbourhood to its north, Klein-Antwerpen or Little Antwerp. In order to limit through traffic in that district, a number of infrastructural adjustments are being made on Belgiëlei and the surrounding area….
Brussels Airport now connected to Beijing, Chengdu, São Paulo, Chongqin, and Sälen, but loses the Caribbean
Brussels Airport in Zaventem will further expand its long-haul offer in the coming years, with several new intercontinental destinations joining the network. From March 2026, Air China will launch direct flights from Brussels Airport to Beijing and Chengdu, adding two major Asian destinations for Belgian travellers.
SOUTH KOREA | Five days in Seoul
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…
ANTWERP | New overarching traders’ association Beleef Antwerpen to enhance shopping and general experience of city centre
Beleef Antwerpen vzw, which you can translate as ‘Experience Antwerp‘ or ‘Live Antwerp‘ (as a verb, not a noun) the new traders’ association for Antwerp city centre, brings shopkeepers, hospitality operators and other entrepreneurs together and will launch initiatives that put the city’s shopping streets even more firmly on the map.
