We haven’t travelled to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 2018 and 2019, but in January 2025 we returned to get a taste of the Alstom Coradia Stream HC which the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) runs under the name Série 2400. The Coradia Stream HC was a candidate to become NMBS…
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REVIEW | Amtrak’s Crescent overnight sleeper train from New Orleans to New York in a roomette
June 2024. For our first visit to the United States of America since the COVID-19 pandemic, we flew to New Orleans via London Heathrow with British Airways. After two days of exploring NOLA, Amtrak‘s Crescent overnight train brought us from Louisiana to New York, where we we stayed one night only before flying home.
13 US states still officially punish gay sex
67 countries criminalise gay sex. In the United States of America, thirteen states have sodomy laws or rather anti-sodomy laws on the books. The General Assembly of Maryland just repealed its sodomy law.
Our travels in the United States
4th of July. Independence Day in the United States of America. The last time I was in the United States was in 2019, visiting my uncle. Danny‘s last time was in 2017, when he visited New York and Washington, DC with Ivan in 2017. In 2016, we travelled across America by train. That all feels…
71 (68) countries where gay sex is illegal
The 17th of May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia. IDAHOBIT, or more commonly in Belgium, IDAHOT. As it falls on a Tuesday this year and Tuesday is one of our default publishing days with Thursday and Sunday, I’d thought I’d take a look at the state of affairs regarding state-sponsored…
Trip By Trip’s Best Of 2019
We travelled to some pretty awesome destinations, stayed at extraordinary hotels, travelled along most scenic routes and experienced some pretty amazing activities, museums or other things to do. Here’s the best of 2019.
Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) with American Eagle and PSA Airlines on a Bombardier (Canadair) CRJ-200ER
Every trip comes to an end after spending time with my uncle and aunt in North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia, I undertook my voyage home. The first leg consisted of flying American Eagle from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
Two days and two nights in Richmond, Virginia
For my birthday my uncle and aunt took me to Richmond in Virginia. I was charmed by the city. It’s a nice destination for a two or three-day getaway.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia. Entry is free, except for special exhibition.
American Civil War Museum at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia
On the site of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia you can visit the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar.
