Short: Fire in Portugal
When I was in Lisbon (Portugal) in summer 2022, I had to drive about an hour north for a small assignment. I knew the area was suffering...
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jochengielen
- May 3
- 1 min
Short: Brussels Airlines Rackham!
Brussels Airlines has a few iconic airplanes in its fleet, one of them is Rackham, painted in the Tintin theme. Registration OO-SNB. I...
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jochengielen
- Nov 27, 2022
- 7 min
The Device Forts - part 3
Number 4: Sandown Castle (Kent) Another one of the Castles of the Downs, Sandown was built between 1539 and 1540. It was very similar to...
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jochengielen
- Oct 18, 2022
- 4 min
The lighthouse of Zeebrugge
Our story begins in Bruges (Brugge in Flemish). There was Roman activity in the area in the Second century and the name "Brugge" would...
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jochengielen
- Oct 14, 2022
- 5 min
The Device Forts - part 2
Number 2: Deal Castle Deal is located between Dover and Ramsgate, it is the middle castle of 3 very similar castles built at equal...
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jochengielen
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Amadea
In 1990 in Nagasaki (Japan) the construction of a cruise ship started at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, she was to be named "Asuka". At 192...
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jochengielen
- Oct 8, 2022
- 11 min
The cruise that became a road trip! – take 2 - England & France
What? ... Again? ... Another cruise booked this year and … another cancellation … bugger! (The world as we know it is coming to an end,...
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jochengielen
- Oct 1, 2022
- 5 min
The Device Forts - part 1
General explanation: History is full of interesting things, much of it can still be seen today and for this story we go back to the year...
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jochengielen
- Oct 1, 2022
- 5 min
The lighthouse of Oostende
Oostende (Ostend in English) is possibly the best-known coastal city of Belgium, it certainly is the largest city of the Belgian coast...
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jochengielen
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Prins Filip ... Isle of Innisfree
The story starts in 1990 … well in 1846 actually when the first ship, the “Chemin de fer” (renamed “Diamant” in 1855) started a regular...
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jochengielen
- Sep 11, 2022
- 1 min
Visiting Belgium
One of the projects I have been working on is the creation of walking videos, some of them were made in my own country ... Belgium. They...
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jochengielen
- Aug 21, 2022
- 7 min
The cruise that became a road trip! – take 1 - England
So here we are again! ... When my friends and I heard about the new cruise company called Ambassador Cruise Line, we booked the maiden...
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jochengielen
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
HMS Vindictive ... in Ostend
At the new Eastern breakwater protecting the entrance of the Belgian Port of Ostend (Oostende in Flemish) is a part of the bow of a ship...
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jochengielen
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
HAL duo to Fred Olsen
Holland America Line ... it's impossible to write a short article about this company and its history, so let's pick up in 1997 when the...
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jochengielen
- Jul 17, 2022
- 2 min
Conte Biancamano ... in Milan!
This time we 'll talk about the Italian ocean liners, most people know about the famous ones like Rex, Leonardo Da Vinci and the...
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jochengielen
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
The Netherlands
As a Belgian citizen and resident I live pretty close to the Dutch border, this means that a day trip to the Netherlands is always a...
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jochengielen
- May 23, 2022
- 7 min
Milano - Italy
3 days in Milan! TIPS: I usually fly economy class but I always make sure I choose airlines that give me miles for my trip whenever...
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jochengielen
- May 22, 2022
- 2 min
Amera
The cruise ship Amera sails for Phoenix Seereisen at this moment, but this is a ship with a pretty wild history, let's look at it from...
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jochengielen
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Air travel
Flying ... in modern times, the passenger jet is the fastest way to get from point A to point B anywhere on the planet, but what does it...
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jochengielen
- Mar 13, 2022
- 3 min
Ferry travel in Europe
Ever since I got my drivers license I have been doing road trips all over Europe with my own car where possible and in rental cars when...
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