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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...
jochengielen
Oct 14, 20225 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Oct 11, 20221 min read
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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,...
jochengielen
Oct 8, 202211 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Oct 1, 20225 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Oct 1, 20225 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Sep 25, 20223 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Sep 11, 20221 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Aug 21, 20227 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Jul 20, 20223 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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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...
jochengielen
May 23, 20227 min read
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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...
jochengielen
May 22, 20222 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Mar 29, 20222 min read
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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...
jochengielen
Mar 13, 20223 min read
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Cruise on Queen Elizabeth 2 by Cunard
The QE2 as she is known ... currently moored permanently in Dubai as museum and hotel, this ship was once the flagship of Cunard line and...
jochengielen
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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Cruise on the Caronia by Cunard
Cunard, a household name among the great ocean liners of the past. While many other companies troughout history went bankrupt by the time...
jochengielen
Feb 19, 20221 min read
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Mercy ships new Global Mercy
Antwerp ... one of the biggest ports in the world and only about 80 km from my home. I visit this port often to photograph passenger...
jochengielen
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Europa
Europa ... a name that has been seen proudly on the bows of many ships, currently in early 2022 there are 2 cruise ships with the name,...
jochengielen
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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