A miracle it is. I can see the sun in a far distance. The magical midnight sun, and I feel it is going to be glorious. During the first days of our cruise to the North Cape I tried not to think to much about it. Fifty shades of grey and umbrellas, [...]
July 10. It took our little ship BERLIN five days to reach the Lofoten. Arriving shortly after midnight, under a thick carpet of clouds, the blue hour makes the scenery look impressive and mysterious. What would the next day bring? The Lofoten islands are located above the polar circle, which [...]
When you visit Bergen by ship, and you only have a couple of hours to spend, then a good advice would be to go to the fish market. When you visit Bergen by ship, and you only have a couple of hours to spend, then a good advice would be [...]
Summer holidays are coming soon! Why not choose Ghent? Some time ago Lonely Planet called it Belgium’s best-kept secret. A perfect moment would be the long weekend around 21 July, because we're having the Belgian national day. You will be here during the famous Gentse Feesten (14-23 July)! During this ten-day event [...]
After a very busy period, a week of slow cruising on the Rhône River sounded indeed very appealing. This time my parents were coming too, for their first river cruise. There was also a group of media friends that would be on board. In short, an interesting week ahead! We embarked [...]
Nobody could believe what a stunningly beautiful day it was, on May 10th 2017, for the christening of AMAKRISTINA, AmaWaterways' newest river cruise ship. After too many days of cold and grey weather, summer-like conditions had finally arrived in Europe, and in Lahnstein, a town with an idyllic view on the river [...]
This one single picture was taken on a rainy day in spring 1991. "It was probably the most decisive picture in my career." Why do I talk about this picture now? Because twenty years ago, Belgium's state-owned ferry line "RMT" ceased to exist. February 28, 1997 was a drama for the city [...]
Are you interested in some of my photographic secrets? From last year's cruise with Holland America Line's KONINGSDAM I picked my ten favourite shots. And then I started to write down how I achieved the final results. The first picture of this blog post was taken in the early hours [...]
Scotland is one of my paradises. As a pro photographer I am crazy about the sea, I love mountains and I am passionate about passenger ships. Scotland has it all. My first Scottish photo and ferry expedition was back in November 2011, and all credit goes to my good friend Bruce Peter [...]
Sometimes I do have good ideas. I suggested escaping Belgium after the Xmas days to Switzerland. The plan was to visit Zürich, a city I wanted to discover further, celebrate the new year with friends in Winterthur and then finally stay for 2 nights in the mountains at Hotel Plein Ciel in [...]
