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…
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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…
European Sleeper finally connects Belgium and the Netherlands to Berlin, Dresden and Prague
It had been the ambition of European Sleeper all along: a night train connecting Brussels in Belgium to Berlin and Dresden in Germany and Prague in Czechia. Via Amsterdam in the Netherlands. From Monday 25 March 2024, the European Sleeper will finally go all the way.
ANTWERP | KMSKA & M HKA present ‘Jef Verheyen, Window On Infinity’ exhibition from 23 March to 18 August 2024
From 23 March to 18 August 2024, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp (RMFAA or KMSKA) and the Museum for Contemporary Art of Antwerp (M HKA) host the exhibition ‘Jef Verheyen, Window On Infinity. “So important to the European art world and yet relatively unknown in Belgium: Flemish artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984) returns…
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.
Darklands 2025 theme: ‘Darklands Glows’, stays at Waagnatie until 2030
After ‘The darkride of your life‘ and a fun fair theme in 2020, ‘Under the ocean‘ and an apocalyptic waterworld in 2022 (originally planned for 2021, but you know, COVID-19), ‘Deep Space‘ in 2023 and ‘The Void‘ in 2024, Darklands has announced its theme for 2025: ‘Darklands Glows‘.
VIDEO | Antwerp Voetgangerstunnel mimics particle accelerator until 23 February
Until 23 February, Antwerp‘s Sint-Anne’s Pedestrian Tunnel, better known in town as the Voetgangerstunnel, offers a unique underground spectacle. In collaboration with the Roads and Traffic Agency or Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer (AWV) of Flanders, the University of Antwerp is simulating a particle accelerator in the tunnel.
REVIEW | VIA Rail’s The Canadian four-day night train from Toronto to Vancouver
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…
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