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.
Preparing for a tour round Karlstad’s Brigade Museum (Brigadmuseum), marking Sweden’s journey through the Cold War, from 1945 to 1991, you’re not expecting to be confronted […]
Oktoberfest is here again and well-known airlines are bringing the vibes to celebrate the Munich beer extravaganaza with special costumes, flight menus and souvenirs. Dirndls and […]
Hypebeast, a global platform for contemporary culture and lifestyle, is bringing Hypefest to Hong Kong this November for the very first time. Taking place on 9 […]
Since 2003, Beaufort has transformed the Belgian coastline every three years into a living canvas, blending contemporary art with nature’s ever-changing landscape. If you haven’t yet explored Beaufort24, […]
Anyone who has been to the Baie de Somme in Picardie, France, will remember the astonishing sunsets, different every night. They will also remember the tidal […]
Over 245 museums and cultural hubs across Belgium have grouped together to offer a museum pass that gives visitors year round unlimited entry for a one-off […]
The City of Las Vegas has revealed the plans for its newest art project. The Las Vegas Museum of Art is scheduled to open in 2028 and will be designed […]
Belgium will this weekend mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation in the Second World War with several events, including in Ypres, the town forever associated with […]
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations, located in Marseille, also known as Mucem, is currently hosting an exhibition about naturism entitled ‘Naturist paradises’. The exhibition, […]
This year’s Olympic Games, hosted by Paris, have been haunted by controversies. From preparations starting last year to clean up the Seine for the swimming competitions […]
The passport may soon become a “pastport”, a thing of bygone days, with the advent of digitally-stored data and facial recognition technology giving us the chance […]
I’ve recently begun the Promenade Verte, a 60 km trail around the outskirts of Brussels, taking in lovingly-tended guerrilla allotments and sneak previews of the old […]
You may have already seen the famous blue stone of Tournai, Belgium, without realising it. Alongside textiles, it is an export the city is famous for, […]
Even though Plato, who first wrote down the story of Atlantis, died almost 2,500 years ago, his story has been told and retold ever since. The myth […]