Something to celebrate this week – this is my 100th post at the Europe a la Carte Blog. In honour of making a century, I decided to post on one of my all-time favourite travel experiences in Europe (and beyond) – travelling on the Trans-Siberian railway across Russia. A ride on the Trans-Siberian railway is [...]
I was doing some Europe travel planning for the autumn (yes, I do realise that’s over six months away, but do you know my calendar is already full until then), and one of the options was to travel via the Orient Express. It seemed like a nice option but it wasn’t the Orient Express I [...]
I don’t think there is any doubt that flying is more inconvenient than ever – from terrorists to the rude & annoying airline staff that are just as bad as terrorists, it is a real wonder anybody bothers to fly these days. But yes – sometimes you have to. But in Europe, a lot of [...]
If you’re planning a trip to Norway, be sure to save some time for the Flamsbana. The Flamsbana is a green carriage train that runs from the mountain station of Myrdal, down a stunning Valley, to the village of Flam. This 20km route carved along the valley is one of the steepest lines on [...]
A recent post on the Sweden Tourism blog (Sometimes the road less travelled is less travelled for a reason) made me nod my head and mumble “damn right!” – it said that “roughly 75% of Sweden’s existing tourism attractions are widely unknown abroad because nobody is putting them into salable tours and tourism packages.” After [...]
If you’re planning on spending a significant amount of time in Germany and traveling around a bit, it may be worthwhile getting a rail card (BahnCard). This card is valid for a year and will give you a discount of either 25%, 50% or 100% off the ticket price. I can wait by malias The [...]
The ease of train travel in Spain is constantly improving, the latest service launched between Barcelona and Madrid and AVE service between Madrid and Malaga has been really popular. The AVE (Alta Velocidad Española) reached a top speed of 350 kph or 220 mph on these longer trips which would take around five hours by [...]
As modern tourists we tend to travel fast. We fly in, grab a hotel room (or hostel bed), see all the tourist sights, try a local meal or two and zip back home again. We stay within cities, we are surrounded by other tourists and we do it all in a hurry before our days [...]
You can buy a return Sail Rail ticket to Dublin for only £54 from UK cities such as London and Newcastle. Sail Rail is a partnership of British and Irish ferry and train operators. The ferry crossings used are Fishguard to Rosslare, Holyhead to Dublin, Stranraer to Belfast. I did a search for a Sail [...]
Generally speaking, there is more than enough to keep a tourist busy in a major city. Sometimes though, it’s nice to get out of the big smoke and see the smaller towns and sites in another country. This can be tough when you’ve just flown straight in, don’t have a car (nor want to shell [...]
