Entrepreneurs Louis-Philippe Lammertyn and Louis De Jaeger from Belgium have started Moonlight Express, a company which will offer night train services between Brussels, Liège and Berlin. They keep in mind Eurostar connections so travellers can go easily from London to Berlin.
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NIGHTJET | Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB and Swiss Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS present 2024 Austro-Swiss night train plans for Europe
The Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or Austrian Federal Railways and their Swiss colleagues SBB-CFF-FFS present a map of their future Austro-Swiss night train plans for Europe in 2024.
Guilty as charged: travelling to destinations suffering from mass tourism
I really outdid myself this year. Barcelona? Check. Venice? Check. Amsterdam? Check. Dubrovnik? Check. I visited three of the most often named destinations suffering from mass tourism.
Barcelona-El Prat to Brussels Airport with Vueling in their most basic economy seat
Oriol and I returned form Catalonia in Spain with Vueling, flying from Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport to Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium.
VIDEO | The 6 types of public transport in Barcelona
Oriol made a big effort showing me around in Barcelona. He made sure we tried all kinds of public transport in the metropolis.
Tibidado Funicular in Barcelona disappears to reinvent itself as theme park attraction
In September the Tibidado Funicular wil cease activities as a regular mode of transport in Barcelona. It will close down for necessary security related engineering works and at reopening it will be part of Parc d’Atraccions Tibidabo, a theme park on Tibidado (the mountain).
VIDEO | The scenic Tren dels Llacs, Catalonia’s heritage Lakes’ Train
The Tren dels Llacs, literally Lakes’s Train, is a scenic train route in Catalonia in Spain. It’s operated by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGT).
VIDEO | Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya – Catalonia Railway Museum in Vilanova
I like trains. That’s no secret. So Oriol took me to Vilanova, south of Barcelona. There’s the Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya or Catalonia Railway Museum.
VIDEO | 6 hotspots for amazing views of Barcelona
Thursday in Barcelona with Oriol turned out to be a day of amazing views of the city.
VIDEO | Torre Bellesguard / Casa Figueres in Barcelona
Oriol and I started Thursday in Barcelona with a visit of Torre Bellesguard. The medieval villa (torre in Catalan is villa, not ‘tower’) was renovated and redesigned by Antoni Gaudí.
