{"id":135473,"date":"2026-08-27T14:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/?p=135473"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:34:40","slug":"de-kortste-zomergastenrecensie-ooit-en-waarom-we-in-groningen-het-licht-zagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/de-kortste-zomergastenrecensie-ooit-en-waarom-we-in-groningen-het-licht-zagen\/","title":{"rendered":"The shortest \u2018Zomergasten\u2019 review ever, and why we saw the light in Groningen."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holidays in 2026 will no longer be about lovely beaches, fantastic restaurants and balmy evenings by the river, but about surviving wildfires, landslides, severe weather, traffic jams at 43 degrees on sweltering tarmac and the humiliation at the hands of customs at that airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought I could avoid all that trouble by staying at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more in the latest newsletter: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"substack-post-embed\"><p lang=\"nl\">Sometimes art is better than a holiday, by the Cultural Press Agency<\/p><p>The shortest \u2018Zomergasten\u2019 review ever, and why we saw the light in Groningen. And two petitions. Because they\u2019re desperately needed. Against Hitler, in favour of dialogue. <\/p><a data-post-link href=\"https:\/\/nieuwsbrief.cultuurpers.nl\/p\/soms-is-kunst-beter-dan-vakantie\">Read on Substack<\/a><\/div><script async src=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/embedjs\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vakantie in 2026 gaat niet meer over mooie strandjes, fantastische eethuizen en zwoele avonden aan de rivier, maar over het overleven van een natuurbrand, instortende berg, noodweer, files met 43 graden op dampend asfalt en de vernedering door de douane op dat vliegveld. Ik dacht aan die ellende te ontkomen door thuis te blijven. 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