In 2024, I showed Oscar from Denver, Colorado the highlights of London. It was his first time in England. In contrast, Thanh and I have been to the capital of the United Kingdom many times. During the weekend of Pentecost 2026, we went together for a weekend of museums, food, and a concert.
Month: October 2026
BRUSSELS | Brussels Airlines brings ‘AfriConnections’ exhibition to Gare Maritime, Tour & Taxis
After stops in Kinshasa, Abidjan, Yaoundé and Dakar, the 2026 tour concludes in the Belgian capital After travelling across the African continent with stops in Kinshasa, Abidjan, Yaoundé, and Dakar, Brussels Airlines’ travelling contemporary African art exhibition ‘AfriConnections‘ has arrived in Brussels for the fifth and final stop of its 2026 journey. The exhibition brings…
Frecciarossa to link Munich with Milan and Rome from summer 2027
High-speed Frecciarossa trains will link Munich in Bavaria directly with Milan in Lombardy and Rome in Latium (Lazio) from summer 2027, under a new cooperation between Deutsche Bahn (DB), Trenitalia and the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
JAPAN | Nara with its sika deer, and Tōdai-ji with the Great Buddha
Autumn 2025. We – Sam and Danny, Michel and Wille, and Timothy – are travelling to Japan for a quite classic tour of the Land of the Rising Sun. We are flying separately as we used miles. On the planning: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Osaka, and Expo 2025, Hiroshima, Himeji, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone, and…
ÖBB adds international train connections to Germany, Italy, Serbia and Slovakia in 2027 timetable
Austria’s Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB will expand international rail services in its 2027 timetable, introducing a Vienna to Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg overnight train, Frecciarossa high-speed services from Munich in Bavaria to Milan in Lombardy, and Rome in Latium, and planned direct trains to Belgrade in Serbia for the first time since 2019. The timetable takes…
BALTIC STATES | Rail Baltica train tender fails to attract compliant rolling stock bids
A joint tender for Rail Baltica regional trains has failed after none of the bids submitted by train manufacturers met the requirements set by the Baltic passenger rail operators.
Deutsche Bahn expands international services with new Frecciarossa trains to Italy
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will expand its international rail services in December 2026, with new direct Frecciarossa high-speed trains from Munich in Bavaria to Milan in Lombardy and Rome in Latium, more connections to Paris in France and Vienna in Austria, and additional services between Hamburg and Copenhagen in Denmark. The German operator plans to offer…
KOBLENZ | La Paloma 1-hour River Rhine Christmas cruise with Glühwein
After Bonn in 2023 and Münster in 2024, Dennis and I went further than North Rhine-Westphalia for our 2025 Christmas market in Germany outing. We went to Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle rivers. Hence the name of the city.
Paris–Vienna night train could cut emissions equivalent to almost 4,000 people
Reinstating the Paris to Vienna night train could cut aviation emissions by 30,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent a year, according to new research by climate campaigners Back-on-Track Europe and Stay Grounded. The saving is equivalent to the annual consumption-based carbon footprint of almost 3,900 Europeans.
REVIEW | Hainan Airlines Chongqing to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport – Boeing 737 – economy
The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023. I like travelling to East Asia. Yet I never visited Thailand, for many westerners the…