Pic: Bart Lapers at Athens 2004 Olympic Games (Aug 2004) Flashback to August 29, 2004. The picture above was shot a few hours before the Athens 2004 Closing Ceremony. I had been volunteering at the Olympic Aquatic Centre for two…
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Category: destinations, London 2012
Tags: athens 2004, athletes, beijing 2008, belgium house, casa brasil, london 2012, olympic games, olympic park, olympics, opening ceremony, opening weekend, pictures, rio 2016, video
Pic: King Bed Superior room 506 at Hotel Indigo London Tower Hill (Jul 2012) Last weekend, I attended the Opening of the London 2012 Olympics. Apart from my amazing experiences at the Olympic venues, I also had a fabulous hotel…
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Category: Hotels, London 2012
Tags: bathroom, hotel, indigo, king executive, london, london 2012, minibar, olympic games, pictures, priority club, priorityclub, review, room, superior, tower hill
Pic: Bart at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Aug 2008) My interest for next year’s Olympic Games was low. Earlier this year, I didn’t managed to grab any London 2012 tickets in the disastrous Belgian London 2012 ticket sale nor…
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Category: Hotels, London 2012
Tags: free, hotel, ihg, indigo, london, london 2012, olympic games, olympics, points, priority club
Exactly three years ago, I was in Beijing for the Opening Ceremony of my second Olympics. Working as a volunteer at the Aquatic Centre during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games had been an amazing experience, so I couldn’t miss the…
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