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.
As the Louvre embarks on major €800 million renovation works, set for completion by 2031, the museum has already unveiled a new pricing plan and tourists hoping […]
On Monday 16 June, Paris’s famous Louvre museum has unexpectedly closed its doors for multiple hours on end. During a routine internal meeting, gallery attendants, reception, […]
Three years after devastating wildfires along one of France and Europe’s most notable coastlines, and ahead of the summer season, tempers are flaring over how best […]
Night trains are soaring in popularity in France, according to new figures from Réseau Action Climat showing that over a million passengers chose to travel by […]
Flights at Paris-Orly Airport have been severely disrupted for a second consecutive day following a major breakdown in the air traffic control system. The issue has […]
France has declared the first ever Concorde supersonic aircraft a historical monument, Culture Minister Rachida Dati said in an announcement on 5 May 2025. The French-British […]
France is leading the way in making train journeys more time-efficient than air travel, according to new data from Trainline. The booking app notes that the […]
A small corner of foreign land that is “forever England” is about to take another step towards becoming even more “Anglicised.” Le Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport is […]
For the first time in his career, French designer Philippe Starck has unveiled a hotel entirely built according to his designs. After a 10-year process, Maison […]
SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom unveiled the fifth-generation TGV INOUI on March 11, 2025, introducing new modular interiors, enhanced passenger comfort, and improved energy efficiency. More sustainable […]
Train services to and from Paris’ Gare du Nord station were significantly disrupted on Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb near […]