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jochengielen
Aug 21, 20227 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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 22, 20227 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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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jochengielen
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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...
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jochengielen
Feb 19, 20221 min read
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...
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jochengielen
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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...
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jochengielen
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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,...
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jochengielen
Jan 4, 20226 min read
Texel
2021 ... Another year consumed by Covid19 ... so what to do? The answer is simple, in order to avoid annoying rule changes and possible...
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jochengielen
Dec 27, 20211 min read
Artania in 2021
The Royal Princess of Princess Cruises! At least one ship of the 1980's is still in active service despite the recent Covid19 crisis that...
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jochengielen
Nov 1, 20215 min read
20 years of passenger ship photography
by Jochen Gielen with the help of Onno Heesbeen & Louy Lative. I learned about passenger ships the classic way, when I was about 11 years...
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jochengielen
Nov 1, 20211 min read
The United Kingdom
Ever since my first time in the UK in 2000, I have been going to different places in the UK, and sometimes the same places over and over...
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jochengielen
Nov 1, 20211 min read
European travel during Covid.
It is clear that the world changed in early 2020, although I have been able to travel, I have done far less trips than I used to, going...
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jochengielen
Oct 26, 20214 min read
Portugal
Portugal short roadtrip - November 2018 Day 1: It had been a while since I took a flight so I decided to travel light and since I still...
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jochengielen
Oct 26, 20211 min read
Echternach & Irrel
The village of Echternach in Luxemburg and nature hikes in the region of Echternach (Luxemburg) and Irrel (Germany).
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