Christian Nielsen is a journalist and keen tourism industry watcher based in Brussels. He writes pretty much anything that takes his fancy, from the woes of travelling with kids to the latest ‘impact investing’ developments in Europe. But most of his output these days is in EU affairs, sci-tech writing and marcoms.
Five local lads in occupied Luxembourg refused a conscription order to fight for the Germans in World War Two. They went into hiding in a home-made […]
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 […]
The host city for this year’s Flanders Open Monument Day has been announced as Leuven. Taking place on the second Sunday of September, Open Monument Day […]
The Colombian government is preparing an expedition to investigate the San José galleon, also known as the “Holy Grail of shipwrecks”. The galleon is thought to […]
We all love to celebrate events like the spring, harvest season, religious occasions, and many more. A lot of them are related to tradition and history, […]
The Netherland is planning on opening a National Slavery Museum in 2030, to “tell the whole story” of its colonial past and its repercussions. The plan […]
Ten years after the Maidan Revolution took place in Ukraine, the event will be remembered through a photography exhibition Kyiv, including some works by Belgian photographer […]
Scientists have made a thrilling discovery while researching Easter Island’s Rongorongo script. Radiocarbon testing of some of the wooden tablets on which the script can still […]
The fact that filming locations tend to play a role in our decision-making process when choosing our next holiday location isn’t new. In recent years, however, […]
Valentine’s Day is a special occasion. Every 14 February, lovers express their affection through greetings, gifts and romance. The namesake and patron saint of Valentine’s Day is […]
Based on a lunisolar calendar, the Chinese New Year differentiates from other Lunar New Years, as it takes into account both the Earth’s rotation around the […]
Every year since 2013, Europa Nostra (the European Voice of Civil Society Committed to Cultural and Natural Heritage) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) select seven […]