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• Destination Sweetheart at the Red Star Line Museum, Antwerp

  

  This review was written for the European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW). You can find follow the ENoMW at their website, on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter ... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp 3rd & 4th October

  

  Although we all remain alert to the problems of socialising while the Covid 19 pandemic continues, there are a couple of events occurring in Antwerp this... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Visit Itaka Language School

  

  ITAKA Zuidrand language school is pleased to announce that it will hold its annual ‘open door’ event on September 12th and 13th in Edegem. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Molly’s – Antwerp’s Oldest Irish Pub

  

  Audrey Molewska runs Molly’s Irish Pub on the Jezuitenrui. Nessascityblog got to ask her a few questions and the answers revealed not just some facts about a... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Special Post: The Yellow Window

  

  The Yellow Window Coffeehouse can be found in the old part of the city. Like all local catering businesses it has been much affected by the Corona Virus... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Guest Post: Renting While Muslim

  

  This post originally appears on Wasapninworld blog and describes the writer’s experiences of looking for a home to rent in the Antwerp area a few years ago. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Spotted by Locals: Best Antwerp Blogs

  

  It’s lovely to hear that Nessascityblog features on this selection of Antwerp blogs for 2020 – compiled by Spotted by Locals, which is a blog about art cultur... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pregnancy in Social Isolation: a Special Post by Laura Owen

  

  Pregnant in Antwerp in coronavirus times. Day 150 of pregnancy  I woke up this morning, sunshine blasting through the windows: I’m feeling good. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Leo Reijnders: An Antwerp Artist with a Mail-art Project That’s Perfect for...

  

  Leo Reijnders is a local Antwerp artist from Borgerhout, who you may also know as De Wolkenbreier (The Cloudknitter) or from Antwerp’s underground radio station... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• LUDDITES: a New Book Shop & Wine Bar on Hopland, Run by Richard & Jorien.

  Hi Richard! Can you start by telling us about Luddites -where and what it is? We’re at Hopland 34, which is in the city centre; the street that goes by the... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Information for Parents: Secondary School Registration and Allocation in...

  

  A guest post by Timo Carlier. Meldjeaan.antwerpen.be  image source: meldjeaan.antwerpen.be If your child is currently enrolled in Grade 6 in a local primary... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Education and Learning Sites for Children.

  These are mainly in English, and from the UK or the US. I found this list and the descriptors on a teaching group on Facebook, so cannot personally vouch for ho... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Antwerp Life During Corona Virus Restrictions

  

  Hello, and thanks for reading Nessascityblog! As you can imagine, a blog which is usually devoted to sharing information about events, is not going to be very... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• When Home Is Not Safe: Support During Confinement

  

  Violence abuse in the home during confinement due to Corona pandemic: support in Belgium. I want to post about a group who are vulnerable at this time, and ma... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp: 14th & 15 March

  

  March is Black History Month in Belgium. Here is the agenda, where you can search for events near you. The theme of Black History Month 2020 is “The Roots Of Ou... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp: 6th, 7th & 8th March

  

  It’s March already! And if you have a young reader, then you should know that March is also “Jeugdboekenmaand” (Youth Book Month) which means that there’s plent... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp: 21st, 22nd & 23rd February

  

  Friday image from Antwerp Ghostwalk Start your weekend with an Antwerp Ghostwalk – this week it’s the English version: explore the old, cobbled and dark... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp: 14th, 15th & 16th February

  

  Friday It’s Valentine’s Day -for something a bit different, why not swing by MAS museum at Eilandje if you are around over lunch? They are providing a ‘poetry... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp: 8th & 9th February

  

  It is still Antwerp’s annual Pateekes Week  (until Sunday) Lovers of cakes and pastries can sample them at a discounted rate at participating bakeries, cafés an... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• This Weekend in Antwerp: 31st January; 1st & 2nd February.

  

  Friday Critical Mass Antwerpen returns for monthly rides throughout 2020. Assemble on Theaterplein from 17.45 pm for an hour’s cycling en masse through the city. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2020 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL