Previously, we shared the Eurostat statistics regarding intra-European Union travel in 2021. One notable statistic is the means of transport. Belgium is – or at least was in 2021 – champion at rail tourism.
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ICELAND | A day in Reykjavík
Iceland in November and December? Really? I saw an Icelandair promotion on Instagram which I couldn’t resist. The catch? It had to be late November to the start of December 2022. But I could – easily – enthuse Oriol to come along for a road trip in the South and West of Iceland.
ÖBB’s Nightjet to connect Berlin to Brussels from December 2023
Austria‘s national railway company ÖBB will connect Brussels in Belgium to Berlin in Germany from December 2023 with its Nightjet sleeper trains. Half December is Europe‘s railway universe’s New Year. Night trains advocate Back On Track Belgium is delighted with the news.
ANTWERP | 10 years Red Star Line Museum celebration weekend 30 September & 1 October 2023
The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp exists 10 years and we celebrate with a party weekend on Saturday 30 September 30 and Sunday 1 October. Expect a full program for families, with creative workshops and an exuberant dance party in the 1920s style.
Trenitalia / FS confirms interest in connecting Spain to Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), perhaps better known under its brand name Trenitalia, confirms willing to extend its existing services to Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin.
EXPO | Florian Hetz, ‘Unusual experiences’, Everyday Gallery, Antwerp
Male, queer or not, nudity in art is quite rare in ‘socially acceptable’ art. Sexualized male art even rarer. So when Thanh tipped me the exhibition ‘Unusual experiences‘ at Everyday Gallery in Antwerp, showcasing, work by Florian Hetz, I went to have a look.
ANTWERP PRIDE 2023 | MAS Darling queer culture and film festival 9-10-11 August
It’s summer so it’s time for Antwerp Pride and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF). From 4 to 27 August 2023, AQAF hosts queer artists being queer, in the alternative, quirky, more rebellious sense of the word. Antwerp Pride, from 9 to 13 August, is more mainstream, openly catering to everyone and thus attracting a general,…
4-27 AUGUST | Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2023 programme and schedule
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF) has released its 2023 programme and schedule. There are some three weeks of activities.
Night train advocates: VAT exemptions would result in much more attractive sleeper ticket prices
“A family of four making a return journey from Brussels to Vienna can save up to 139 euros on their night train ticket, or 15% of the original price”, Back On Track Belgium argues. On this return journey, the train saves 1.8 tonnes of CO2e compared with air travel for the whole family, or almost…
Back On Track Belgium happy with first European Sleeper arrival, but wants more from powers that be
Yesterday evening, 25 May, European Sleeper‘s first commercial run departed Berlin. The first train with passengers left Berlin Gesundbrunnen station and has arrived in Belgium in the morning, passing Amsterdam and Antwerp. The non-profit organisation Back on Track Belgium, the interest group of night train passengers, is pleased with that train.
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