Cruising Along the Frontline

28/04/2026

They still answer the call.

Before sunrise in Passchendaele,
the Last Post rises again.
Not from soldiers,
but from the firemen of Ypres.

On Anzac Day, they stand where others once fell,
carrying a memory that never left this ground.

Each note cuts through the silence,
across fields that have known too much.

No crowd needed.
No words required.

Just remembrance…
held, and passed on.

13/04/2026

Here, the names of 11,285 missing Canadian soldiers are carved in stone, while silent figures keep watch over their souls. They are not forgotten. They are here.
To walk here in near silence, almost alone, is unforgettable. It is something my guests do not just see — they experience it.

06/04/2026

12/03/2026

Kroegtijgers, you rock 🙌
Ook benieuwd naar wat hier allemaal achter zit? Boek een tour en reis mee langs het front, van de kust en de Westhoek tot veel verder.
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25/12/2025

English transcript: 111 years ago, Jan de Nil, a front-line soldier from Mazel near Opwijk, wrote the following words in the mud of the Yser...
“25 December, Christmas Day. The Germans had been singing all night long. In the morning, they came to ask us to stop shooting, which we agreed to. Soon, 500 men were standing opposite each other, with the water between us. There was singing and dancing. I played the piano, people gave each other chocolate, ci**rs and ci******es, it lasted all day, not a single shot was fired. We were relieved in the evening...”
This unique document is kept in the archives of Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele... An illustration of the humanity of the soldiers on both sides of no man’s land...

Source/Bron: Heemkring Opwijk-Mazenzele (HOM); rights remain with the rights holders - rechten blijven bij de rechthebbenden.

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24/12/2025

Christmas carols in the Plugstreet sector, where in 1914 the Christmas Truce took place.
Honoured to host the Belgian branch of the Military Wives Choir on ground that still carries the story.
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