The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taipei and Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023. I like travelling to East Asia. Yet I never visited Thailand, for many…
Tag: History
GHENT | ‘Queer Belgian Art 1400–1950’ at fine arts museum MSK from 20 February to 30 May 2027
A major exhibition opening in 2027 and a recently published book are placing LGBTQIA+ narratives at the centre of Belgian art history, arguing that queer stories have long been present in artworks but have often been overlooked, ignored or reinterpreted through a heterosexual lens.
BANGKOK | Grand Palace
The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taipei and Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023. I like travelling to East Asia. Yet I never visited Thailand, for many…
JAPAN | Why you find Portuguese language signs in Nagoya
Autumn 2025. We – Sam and Danny, Michel and Wille, and Timothy – are travelling to Japan for a quite classic tour of the Land of the Rising Sun. We are flying separately as we used miles. On the planning: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Osaka, and Expo 2025, Hiroshima, Himeji, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone, and…
ANTWERP | KMSKA explores Ossip Zadkine’s ties to Belgium in new exhibition
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) will explore the Belgian connections of sculptor Ossip Zadkine in a new exhibition opening on 31 October 2026. ‘Ossip Zadkine and Belgium‘ runs until 18 April 2027, bringing together works by the artist, his wife Valentine Prax and Belgian contemporaries and pupils.
REVIEW | ‘Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City’ exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk (until 4 April 2027)
5 September 2026. Inspired by a review in De Standaard of ‘Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City‘ exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, Thanh and I travelled to the nominal capital of the Netherlands. To make it a proper excursion, we added a lunch a at Michelin-starred MOS Amsterdam and some walking around.
The Space Walk brings the history of space exploration to Antwerp streets
Antwerp is turning into an open-air space exhibition this autumn, with a free 4.5 km walking route taking visitors from the first artificial satellite to future missions to the Moon and Mars. The Space Walk runs from 24 October to 22 November 2026, with ten stops exploring key moments in space exploration, Belgian contributions to…
GERMANY | Introducing Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate
After Bonn in 2023 and Münster in 2024, Dennis and I went further than North Rhine-Westphalia for our 2025 Christmas market in Germany outing. We went to Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle rivers. Hence the name of the city.
Taiwan tourism: Visitor numbers rise as the island attracts more international travellers
The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023, Bangkok in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in early 2026. I like travelling to…
ANTWERP | ‘Furie!’ marks 450 years since the Spanish Fury with immersive spectacle
The District of Antwerp will mark the 450th anniversary of the Spanish Fury in November with ‘Furie!‘, a large-scale commemoration combining history, culture and live entertainment. The district of Antwerp will stage a one-off spectacle on the Grote Markt on Wednesday 4 November 2026, followed two days later by an evening of historical lectures, stories…