Ghent · Bruges · Knokke · Antwerp — 13 to 18 June 2027
How often do we truly pause to realise how fortunate we are? I know I rarely do. So next June I want to do exactly that — not alone, but together with you.
The span
Every day has its core moments, and a handful of options I have chosen for you around them. You are always free to follow your own curiosity instead.
The invitation
It all began at around ten in the morning on Friday, 16 June 1967, in Ghent. Sixty years on, I want to return to where my story started and travel through the places that shaped it — carrying nothing but gratitude for the life I have been given and the people I have shared it with.
The road will lead us to Knokke, where we will raise a glass together: a toast, a barbecue, great music and, above all, a lot of laughter.
You decide when, where and how much you want to join. Every day has its core events, and around them a handful of options I have chosen for you at each destination — though you are always free to follow your own interests and curiosity.
This isn't my trip — it's ours!
The route
Where the story starts
We set out from the city I was born in, and walk the streets the whole thing began on.
Where we take our time
Two hours on foot, a brewery, a chocolate maker — and then out to Damme, seven kilometres by bike or thirty-five minutes by paddle steamer.
Where we raise a glass
The coast, the birthday, and the long table. A toast, a barbecue, great music — and above all a lot of laughter.
Where the road comes to rest
The last stop, and the last evening, before the six days let us go.
13 to 18 June 2027
Here is the road as it stands. The core moments are fixed and I am paying for them; everything around them is yours to take or leave.
How to read this
A dash in the time column means the hour is still being confirmed.
13
Sunday
Ghent
Lunch
A terrace in the city centre
Ghent by boat, 45 minutes
Dinner
Where we sleep
Ghent, 13–14 June
14
Monday
Ghent → Bruges
Breakfast
Free time, wherever your curiosity takes you
Bruges by boat, 45 minutes
Dinner
Where we sleep
Bruges, 14–15 June
15
Tuesday
Bruges → Damme → Knokke
Breakfast
Free time, wherever your curiosity takes you
From Bruges to Damme
Choose one
We all arrive in Damme — you only choose how you get there.
60 Express
Where we sleep
Knokke, 15–17 June
16
Wednesday
Knokke
The birthday
Breakfast
17
Thursday
Knokke → Antwerp
Recovery
Dinner
18
Friday
Antwerp
Breakfast
Lunch
The joy begins the moment we start planning it together.
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