A few decades ago, Duisburg was a waning industrial city in the Ruhr Area. Its economy was virtually at a standstill and tourists were nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, they decided to do something about that. Today, Duisburg’s industrial…
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The ideal Scotland road trip: 10 Highland stops from Edinburgh to Glasgow
Few places in Europe are as wild, wide and unspoilt as the Scottish Highlands. Endless roads lead you from panorama to panorama through landscapes of green valleys, dark lakes and weathered castles. Trot Op! took a road trip from…
City trip Culture Europe Featured Gastronomy
Island hopping in Croatia: a road trip to the 9 most beautiful sights
A trip to the Adriatic coast of Croatia is in some way an all-inclusive holiday: nearly everything you’d want is there to enjoy, no matter your interests. A patchwork of hundreds of islands awaits you, all with their own…
City trip Culture Featured The Netherlands
Recharge your batteries in Friesland: 8 great Frisian activities to try out this winter
Friesland might just be the most unique province in The Netherlands. The Frisians speak their own language, have their own traditions and four out of five Wadden Islands are considered Frisian soil. Trot Op! drove all the way up…
City trip Culture Europe Featured The Netherlands
A weekend in Brabant: 5x in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh
The province of Noord-Brabant in The Netherlands is all about Vincent van Gogh these days. This is where the world famous painter was born, where he made a lot of his works and where he left all sorts of…
A trip to the Black Forest is never a bad choice. It’s a hiking paradise a few hours’ drive from the Belgian border, full of dense forests, charming towns and even Alpine views in the south. Trot Op! drove…
City trip Culture Cycling Europe Featured The Netherlands
Cycling in Amsterdam: 3 beautiful cycling routes outside the city centre
You don’t have to stay in the city centre to enjoy Amsterdam. Why don’t you get on a bike and go explore things a little further away. Trot Op! tried out three different cycling routes through the outskirts of…
Belgium City trip Culture Europe Featured Wallonia
Mons for beginners: 6 tips for a weekend in Wallonia
Two years after the Art and Culture Biennale and a month before the new edition, Trot Op! travelled to Mons again to visit the latest exhibitions and to tick off a couple of classics from the list. Good for…
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What to do in Warsaw: 10 exciting tips for a trip to the Polish capital
Warsaw went through some incredibly dark times over the past hundred years, but in the last few decades the city transformed itself into a vibrant metropolis full of surprising sights and activities. Today it’s one of Europe’s most interesting…
Antwerp Belgium City trip Culture Europe Featured
Visit all 50 museums in Antwerp: a comprehensive overview
Anyone who’s ever set foot in Antwerp will know museums like MAS or KMSKA. Great start, but no more than a fraction of all that’s on offer. Some museums are brand new and flashy, others are hidden or nostalgic…
