UNITED KINGDOM | Exploring London with a first-timer

To celebrate his graduation as a therapist and before starting his new career, Oscar from Denver in Colorado decided to take a vacation and travel to London on his own. Oscar and I have known each other for two years, but we never actually met in person. Until in June 2024. His vacation presented an…

The Eurostar to and from London in 2024

To celebrate his graduation as a therapist and before starting his new career, Oscar from Denver in Colorado decided to take a vacation and travel to London on his own. Oscar and I have known each other for two years, but we never actually met in person. Until in June 2024. His vacation presented an…

Eurostar CEO threatens to leave the Netherlands

In an open letter on 18 September 2024 in the Dutch newspaper Financieel Dagblad, Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave has threatened to leave the Netherlands. She complains Dutch politics lack interest in international travellers. State Secretary for Public Transport and the Environment Chris Jansen (PVV) said in a response to Treinreiziger.nl that he is in talks…

REVIEW | Eurostar Amsterdam – Antwerp – Brussels – Paris

Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…

Slow(er) train from Brussels to Paris for 2024 Summer Olympics

For the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Belgium‘s national passenger train operator NMBS / SNCB is planning a so-called classic train link between Brussels and the capital of France. It will be cheaper than the high-speed line, but also a lot slower.

Belgium European champion for rail tourism

Previously, we shared the Eurostat statistics regarding intra-European Union travel in 2021. One notable statistic is the means of transport. Belgium is – or at least was in 2021 – champion at rail tourism.