In January we announced enthusiastically Dinner Train would come to Belgium. Dinner Train’s product is very straightforward. A fancy dinner on board a train consisting of restaurant coaches and kitchens. Dinner Train has been successful in the Netherlands, so this is – or as you can already guess – wás something we looked forward to.
Tag: Gastronomy
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.
Antwerp Taste Masters or Smaakmeesters Deluxe culinary festival from 12 February to 3 March 2024
A new edition of Taste Masters Deluxe or Smaakmeesters Deluxe will take place from 12 February to 3 March 3 2024. Smaakmeesters position themelves as a “culinary event in the city of Antwerp with a refined twist.
Dinner Train comes to Belgium
Dinner Train is expanding from the Netherlands to Belgium. The concept is simple, really, while you dine, Dinner Train travels on the rails. The first ride in Belgium is in Saint Nicholas (Sint-Niklaas, Saint-Nicolas), on Friday 1 March 2024.
REVIEW | Mykonos Town Vencia Boutique Hotel & Karavaki Restaurant
Maspalomas on Gran Canaria. Sitges in Catalonia. Torremolinos in Andalusia. Mykonos in the Cyclades. These are arguably the main – and cliché – resort destinations for European gay beachgoers. But that’s not why Steve and I are going to Mykonos. We’re not beachgoers, we don’t have beach bodies, we don’t enjoy going out. No, we…
HOTEL REVIEW | Eurostars Andorra
September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
GREECE | Athens 2023
During a lovely dinner in February 2023, Steve, Philippe and I decided to visit Athens during the – Catholic – Easter Holiday. As I was lucky to have the full Easter weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – off, I booked flights and a room. Steve and Philippe arrived in the capital of Greece two…
REVIEW | Michelin-star restaurant Hytra in Athens
During a lovely dinner in February 2023, Steve, Philippe and I decided to visit Athens during the – Catholic – Easter Holiday. As I was lucky to have the full Easter weekend – Saturday, Sunday and Monday – off, I booked flights and a room. Steve and Philippe arrived in the capital of Greece two…
Condé Nast Traveler praises Antwerp as one of the Best Places to Go in 2024 in Europe
Renowned travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler praises the “diamond capital of the world” (dixit the Antwerp press office) as one of the 24 best travel destinations in Europe for 2024.
MONTREAL | Dining solo at Monarque felt like being part of a tv show
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…