For the British newspaper of record The Sunday Times, Antwerp in Belgium is the number one exciting city to visit in 2024.
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Visiting the European Parliament in Brussels
As pupils Danny and I visited the Federal Parliament of Belgium. On our travels, we visited many parliament buildings such as the Houses of Parliament in London (United Kingdom), the Bundestag in Berlin (Germany) the Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne (Australia), the Old and New Parliament House in Canberra, the Palace of the Parliament in…
2024: rising prices affect travel plans and vacation activities
On 1 January 2023, we wrote 2023 would be a year of coping with staff shortages and industrial action. While both themes were present in 2023 – and still will be in 2024 – they felt less pressing. Perhaps we learned to live with staff shortages and strikes and not dramatize them (anymore). But it…
Grindr Unwrapped: Belgium and the Netherlands are lands of leather men and twinks
December is the time of the year for lists and recaps and gay dating hookup app Grindr did just that. It tells us some semi interesting facts about typical or not queer destinations we (don’t) go to.
Open letter by ministers, MEPs and train associations demand comprehensive night train strategy by European Union
In an open letter, several Transport Ministers, concerned Members of the European Parliament and organisations advocating (night) train travel in Europe, demand from the European Union and its institutes a comprehensive strategy for night train travel on the continent.
GoVolta wants tourist trains from the Netherlands to Berlin, Paris and Basel and from Antwerp to Germany
Recently, we read quite a few big announcements regarding trans-continental train travel in Europe. We love those, but we’re also apprehensive. Let’s take a look.
ÖBB’s new Nightjet sleeper cars accommodate solo travellers with Mini Cabins
On on the second Sunday of December, this year 10 December, train operators in Europe launch their new timetable. ÖBB, Austria‘s federal train operator, then introduces new Nightjet rolling stock. This new generation of Nightjet sleeper cars accommodate solo travellers, RailTech reports..
Midnight Trains abandon United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and Portugal to aim at Nice, Milan, Rome, Venice, Barcelona and Madrid
Back in June 2021, a company in France called Midnight Trains launched its ‘Hotel on rails‘ project for luxury night train services worthy a hotel experience. Every Friday, Midnight Trains sends a newsletter with some sort of update on its project.
European Sleeper serving Dresden and Prague from 2024, targets Barcelona from 2025
From 25 March 2024, European Sleeper will go further than Berlin and continue to Dresden and Prague. The capital of Czechia had always been its target, but engineering works in Germany prevented this. Barcelona is a next target.
MIDNIGHT TRAINS | Unified Rail Europe? Coping with rail network challenges
Back in June 2021, a company in France called Midnight Trains launched its ‘Hotel on rails‘ project for luxury night train services worthy a hotel experience. Every Friday, Midnight Trains sends a newsletter with some sort of update on its project.
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