Zomer van Antwerpen (ZVA), or Summer of Antwerp, now exists thirty years. In these three decades, I have only rarely attended activities or performances because they often clashed with my work schedule, travel plans or were sold out. Still, ZVA has been a fixture of Antwerp summers and is very popular. This year the festival…
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‘EasyJet of the rails’ GoVolta delays debut to Berlin for 2025, Paris for 2026
In 2023, GoVolta announced it would start operating supercheap trains from the Netherlands and from Belgium to Germany, France, Switzerland and Denmark from May 2024. Of course, this didn’t happen. GoVolta is now looking towards 2025 for Berlin and 2026 for Paris.
Vancouver & Whistler 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…
SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX 2024 | Malta, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal the most gay friendly destinations; Belgium now 21st
Malta, Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal are the most gay friendly countries for LGBTQIA+ travellers to venture to this year. Belgium stagnates and due to the advancing countries, it is now 21st on the list.
ILGA-EUROPE | Alarming surge in transphobic speech across Europe sparks concern for June 2024 EU elections
Ahead of the elections throughout the European Union coming June, a new ILGA-Europe report shows a stark rise in anti-LGBTQIA+, and in particular, transphobic statements from politicians across Europe.
Antwerp number 1 of 40 most exciting cities to visit in 2024
For the British newspaper of record The Sunday Times, Antwerp in Belgium is the number one exciting city to visit in 2024.
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.
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.
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL | Is Belgium ready to be the Spain and Italy of the future?
In August 2023, several media reported Belgium is a hotspot for summer holidaying to watch for the future. Travel destinations around the Mediterranean Sea such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Morocco are just experiencing too many exaggerated heat waves.
Eurostar and five more train operators joined the European Agreement on Journey Continuation
Eurostar (formerly known as Eurostar and Thalys), MÁV-Start in Hungary, HŽPP in Croatia, LTG Link in Lithuania, PKP Intercity in Poland and GYSEV in Western Hungary and Eastern Austria have joined or will soon join the European Agreement on Journey Continuation (AJC), RailTech reports.