Located in the heart of Switzerland, lovely Lucerne is situated at the Vierwaldstättersee, or in English: Lake Lucerne. A connection from northern Switzerland to Lugano and Italy in the south has long been Europe’s desire. The Gotthard tunnel was a historic feat of engineering. Digging a tunnel underneath the mighty …
Switzerland hosts some of the most beautiful scenic train rides in the world! The famous Bernina Express and the Glacier Express are of world-class beauty. Although I 100% agree with this, during my 15-day railway trip through Switzerland, I discovered some hidden gems in the scenic railway route department. I’d …
The high-speed train from Amsterdam (the Netherlands) to Paris (France) is called the Thalys train. At first, the line only ran from Paris to Brussel (Belgium) but was extended to include the Netherlands too. Travel by train around Europe is super easy, affordable and has many benefits. As a huge …
When I planned my trip around Southern Spain, I wanted to have a base for a couple of days. I choose Jerez for 3 days and decided I’d take a day trip by train from Jerez to Cadiz. I share my experience with the Jerez to Cadiz train and the …
Recently, I visited Bologna in the Emilia Romagna province of Italy with my boyfriend. We had 4 full days to explore and decided to take a day trip in the region to see more. We went on a day trip from Bologna to Parma by train. I’ll show you how …
If you plan to visit Russia and see the biggest cities, you might consider to travel by train from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Although flying is an option, the train is fast, comfortable and brings you to the heart of the city. Read here what it is like to travel …
What is the Cinque Terre Card and do you need it to travel on the Cinque Terre Train in Italy? Read my guide about train travel in Cinque Terre and whether or not you should buy the Cinque Terre Pass to stop at the Cinque Terre train stations to explore …
As the lady behind the glass window bent over to slide the window open, I could see she was tired. Was she as tired as me? I just spend nearly 24 hours on the train to Romania and finally arrived in Bucharest. I followed the epic Orient Express route from my …
When I was thinking of my travel plans for Europe for the spring of 2017, I looked at the map and wondered where I would go. My eyes were drawn to Turkey, one of my favorite countries to travel to and I remembered my idea to take the train to …
Although it has been a few years since I traveled overland to Tibet and Nepal, I think about Tibet on a regular basis. My experiences in Tibet are edged in my memory and they pop up at any random occasion. And I don’t mind at all. I jotted down my …
