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Camille Van Puymbroeck is a Belgian freelance journalist with a big interest in anything lifestyle and ecology-related. Nothing makes her more happy than visiting a former Soviet building, overgrown by nature, equipped with a camera and a coffee. Not without an Italian meal afterwards, of course. Her work has previously been published in Metro, Sabato Magazine and Culinaire Ambiance.

19 May 2022

Why billion-dollar luxury submarines might replace yachts

When you belong to the happy few wealthy people on this planet, you get to make tough choices. Imagine: you’ve just decided you are going to […]
19 May 2022

How often can you get Covid-19?

Although science has made significant progress to understand the ways in which Covid-19 behaves, there is still a lot of research to be done. With the […]
19 May 2022

Thalys to stop operating low-cost IZY trains from July

After six years of operating the low-cost trains IZY, Thalys will stop the service as of 10 July. The cheaper, albeit slower, option from the French-Belgian […]
19 May 2022

A hidden Google Maps Street View feature lets you travel back in time

Who hasn’t seen a Google car passing by? For more than ten years, a fleet of vehicles has been driving through the streets of cities and […]
18 May 2022

First next generation Lego Discovery Centre in the world to open in Brussels in June

The long-awaited LEGO Discovery Centre (LDC) will finally open on 24 June at Docks, Brussels. It will be the first next generation LDC in the world, […]
18 May 2022

European travel and tourism calls for free movement of travellers within and into Europe

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance (ETM), the voice of the travel and tourism sector in Europe, welcomes the ongoing progress of the revision of the EU […]
18 May 2022

Japan announces limited “test tourism” in May before fully reopening in June

This month Japan will start a pilot test to “analyze the safety” of destinations, allowing the entry of tourists from the United States, Australia, Thailand and […]
18 May 2022

Deployment of offshore wind power farms continues to be on the rise

Companies are paying higher and higher prices for sites to install offshore wind farms. After three days and 64 rounds of bidding, the US Department of […]
18 May 2022

‘Sorry, Not Sorry’ street art festival is back in Ghent

Art lovers will already know that Ghent has a world-class arts scene and this year is no exception. Just an hour from Brussels, easily accessible by […]
18 May 2022

Bamburgh is officially the UK’s best seaside town

Let’s be honest, when we’re thinking about the United Kingdom, beach vacations aren’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind. Endless sandy beaches, sunny tanning […]
18 May 2022

Green Tech can be the path to sustainable growth

Decarbonizing green technologies can reconcile economic progress with safeguarding the resources of the planet. According to the World Economic Forum, Green Tech is the technology and […]
18 May 2022

5 luxury train experiences to enjoy on your honeymoon

The train has been exiled into oblivion since the beginning of modern road-building and airfares becoming readily available to everyone. But in recent years, trains have […]
18 May 2022

Which countries spend the most time on social media?

Global internet users spend, on average, 2 hours and 27 minutes on social media per day, though trends differ widely by country. In many of the […]
18 May 2022

“Failure to honour commitments made at COP26 would be an act of monstrous self-harm”warns COP chief

On Monday May 16th, COP President Alok Sharma returned to Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus to mark six months since the conclusion of COP26, and to warn […]
18 May 2022

Spain extends entry restrictions for unvaccinated third-country and UK travellers until 15 June

The Spanish Ministry of Interior has extended its current Covid-19 restrictions for third country nationals until the 15th of June. This means that UK travelers will […]
18 May 2022

How to spend 48 hours in Helsinki in a sustainable way

One of the lessons the pandemic has given to society is that our lives can change from one day to the next. The change can be […]