While Sweden might be sparsely populated, it covers quite a large area, and the costs of domestic travel deter many visitors from exploring the interior of the country. True, travel in Sweden is not cheap, and can hardly be called “budget”. Yet for those willing to do some searching, affordable options do exist. And today, [...]
Ravenglass is the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park. I thought it was charming, situated at the confluence of three rivers the Esk, Irk and Mite. We walked across the railway bridge and down the coastal path. There’s a large free car park with public toilets next to the station. You can [...]
I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently on the UK National Rail site doing research about finding the lowest train fares. I noticied a link to the Trakkies website for train lovings kids. The site has 2 areas, one for 5- 7 year olds and another for 8 – 12 year olds. Kids can [...]
I wrote recently about the complexity of judging the best way for me to travel to Glasgow Airport from my home in Berwick upon Tweed in Northumberland to catch my Easyjet flight to Berlin. During my research I found an advance purchase ticket from Berwick to Glasgow Central for £8.90 when bought online. I’m flying [...]
I’m attending a travel bloggers summit in Berlin next month. I’m flying with Easyjet from Glasgow for £53 return. However I live in Berwick upon Tweed in north eastern corner of England. Flights with other airlines from Edinburgh or Newcastle airport, my 2 closest airports, cost a lot more and/or involve a stopover. My flight [...]
Eurostar has been voted the best rail network in the world in the 2007 World Travel Awards. Paris and Brussels can now be reached in 2 hours from the new St Pancras terminal in London. St Pan Station by chakchouka Eurostar’s Tread Lightly campaign has offered carbon neutral journeys at no additional cost to passengers [...]
It seems that my suspicions earlier this year about travellers claiming they wanted to be greener and taking on action of this front are all too true. According to a recent opinion poll only 7% of UK holidaymakers are willing to pay to offset the environmental effects of their trip. Could part of the reason [...]
Here are my seven tips for planning an independent trip to Europe. One: Do not try to see and do too much. You may end up actually seeing very little. I think it is better to see more of fewer countries/regions and see them properly. You may not want to stay in one location for [...]
imagine how quickly you could reach your destination by rail if you travelled on this TGV? Two supercharged locomotives pull three double decker carriages with extra large wheels along a line constructed for the sole use of high speed trains. What a difference between here in the UK and in France! Although the trains on [...]
I read that Waymark holidays have seen an increase in passengers opting to travel to their holiday destination by rail, where this is viable alternative to flying, for example to France. The majority of customers taking this option say their decision is prompted by environmental concerns. Waymark specialise in walking holidays Have you booked a [...]
