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.
On Friday, 19 April, the Brussels Parliament approved by a large majority a draft ordinance aimed at regulating the opening of UNESCO World Heritage sites to […]
In what will be a 2 million euro makeover, Florence’s famous bridge Ponte Vecchio is planned to be restored to its former glory. In its 700-year-existence, […]
Italy has inaugurated the highest pedestrian suspension bridge in Europe between the medieval village of Sellano and the hamlet of Montesanto, halfway between the cities of […]
The Via dei Fori Imperiali, connecting Piazza Venezia with the Colosseum might well be one of the Italian capital’s most-used tourist routes. In order to make […]
Visiting Brussels is a bit like going on an architectural treasure hunt. The city bursts with buildings of all different kind of styles, yet some of […]
Francois Coorens will have his artwork displayed on walls throughout the Hilton Brussels Grand Place for the coming year. It is a part of a project […]
There’s a new reason to visit Tokyo, a Guinness record-breaker that gives a new purpose to a 30-year-old skyscraper. Entitled “Tokyo Night & Light”, the brand […]
A record-breaking 3D-printed mosque has been completed in Saudi Arabia. The innovation, in the Al-Jawara neighbourhood of Jeddah, has pipped Dubai to the post to become […]
A tiny Swiss village is about to become a record-breaker, when the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure is completed there in June 2024. The Tor Alva, or […]