Patrick lives and works in Brussels, Belgium, his day job dedicated to protecting the environment, his spare time to writing fiction, poetry and art reviews. He grew up in Germany, Australia, Japan and England, and studied Physics and Philosophy in the UK, French language and civilization in France and Mexican literature of the 20th century in Mexico. His short stories have appeared in Coffin Bell, Night Picnic Press, Beyond Words, The Brussels Review, and in 101 Words. His poetry collection, Urban Enigmas, will come out as a chapbook in 2025, produced by Dipity Press.
2024 is earmarked to be the year the travel and tourism industry finally makes a full recovery to pre-pandemic levels. The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) […]
At the beginning of 2022, Italy’s government officially authorized the privatization of ITA (Italia Transporto Aereo) Airways, the successor to Alitalia. Over one year later, after […]
A Limburg specific pie has been granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) by the EU, registered as “Limburgse vlaai”. 1. Limburgese vlaai Specific to the province of […]
Tourism in the EU finally exceeded pre-Covid figures last year, reaching a record number of 2.92 billion nights spent by tourists in accommodations across the bloc, […]
Corendon, a Turkish airline which mainly operates from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, has expressed its desire to create a high-speed train connection between Brussels and Schiphol airports. Since […]
Supply chain issues have led to delays in aircraft manufacturing for several years now, a problem exacerbated by the increased post-Covid demand. While Boeing has been […]
As far as luxury train travel goes, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is considered to be the crème de la crème. With its 1920’s decor, its Michelin-starred restaurant, […]
Following a mid-flight blow-out of what should have been an emergency exit door, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded all Boeing 737 Max 9s, […]
After being touted with Schengen membership for years, Bulgaria and Romania have finally received somewhat good news. As of March 2024, air and sea border controls […]
Over the course of this year, French air traffic control (ATC) employees have repeatedly organised strikes, leading to thousands of delays and cancellations, the effect of […]
The launch of the European Union’s new automated border system is now set for 6 October 2024, according to reports in the The Independent, with potential […]
Eurotunnel is set to gain international routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Geneva, if group boss Yann Leriche has his way. The new destinations should be connected […]
Italy and Slovenia have tested the route for a proposed new high-speed train link between the two countries. Italian train operator Trenitalia sent a high-speed Frecciarossa train from […]
Nightjet, a train operated by Austrian railway company ÖBB, relaunched the connections from Berlin to Paris and Brussels on 11 December, almost one decade after the […]