In recent years, awareness has increased about the need for safe(r) spaces, environments where LGBTQIA+ people, among others, can be themselves. But where can you find safe(r) spaces in Flanders? It’s a question many LGBTQIA+ people and their allies are asking. Queerkaart.be tries to answer that question, with a clear map where people in and…
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ANTWERP ON AIR | Gigantic balloon animals to conquer Meir Shopping Street
On Friday 31 May, Saturday 1 June and shopping Sunday 2 June 2024, gigantic balloon animals will adorn the Meir, Antwerp‘s main shopping street with the big brands. The event is called Antwerp on Air.
HONG KONG | Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
It’s been a while since I used a travel agent to plan a trip. But a major travel agent in Belgium posted a deal one can’t refuse in a newsletter in June 2023. Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and three nights at the four-star Park Hotel Hong Kong in…
ANTWERP | Memorial stone and mini exhibition for 900-year-old Saint Michael’s Abbey
The City of Antwerp commemorates the 900-year-old Saint Michael’s Abbey or Sint-Michielsabdij. This iconic abbey stood for centuries on the banks of the Scheldt, between Sint-Michielskaai and Kloosterstraat.
Visiting Gibraltar
Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…
ANTWERP | The Stuivenberg Gardens now open
Since Wednesday 1 May 2024 the residents of Antwerp North can enjoy a temporary green space. The City of Antwerp opened up part of the gardens on the Pesthofstraat side of the Stuivenberg site. A pop-up bar will also open there towards the end of the month. In the meantime, the summer program in the…
Limburg Pride 2025 to be hosted by Hasselt on Sunday 13 July
The first ever Limburg Pride will take place on Sunday 13 July 2025, and not on Saturday 5 July. Hasselt, the provincial capital of Limburg, will be its host. Limburg Pride vzw chairman Bert Brone announced the date with pride earlier this week.
65 countries where gay sex is illegal
On 22 April 2024, the High Court of Dominica in the island nation of Dominica in the Caribbean struck down its ant-sodomy law. Time for an update. Both ILGA World and Erasing 76 Crimes count the countries and US states which have laws against gay sex. Spoiler alert: the number of countries criminalising gay sex…
Brussels Pride 2024 programme starts on Wednesday 8 May with Pride Opening at Molenbeek and a Pride Week
Last year the Belgian Pride in Brussels reinvented itself as Brussels Pride. The difference? The organisation is now pushed and pulled by the Brussels-Capital Region via visit.brussels after the former organisers fell out. This year’s theme for the Brussels Pride – in the Capital of Europe is ‘Safe Everyday, Everywhere‘.
Canada 2023
In May and June 2023, we travelled from east to west across Canada. From Halifax in Nova Scotia to Montreal in Quebec, to Toronto in Ontario, to Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia. Along the way some night trains and commuter trains, the Niagara Falls and – imagine this – a bus journey. A true…
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