October 2024. During a week-long whistle-stop tour of Germany, we visit Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt, Weimar in Thuringia, Coburg in Upper Franconia (Bavaria) and Kassel in Hesse. Smaller cities, yes. But each with their own significance. Untouched by overtourism. We’re avoiding using the white trains of DB Fernverkehr, Deutsche Bahn‘s long-distance section and opt to use…
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RAIL TOUR OF GERMANY | Avoiding delay-plagued ICEs in favour of regional trains
October 2024. During a week-long whistle-stop tour of Germany, we visit Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt, Weimar in Thuringia, Coburg in Upper Franconia (Bavaria) and Kassel in Hesse. Smaller cities, yes. But each with their own significance. Untouched by overtourism. We’re avoiding using the white trains of DB Fernverkehr, Deutsche Bahn‘s long-distance section and opt to use…
The Rolling Tables dinner train experience in Belgium from 1 August 2025 and in the Netherlands from 1 November 2025
In 2024, Dinner Train was going to offer dine and ride train experiences in Belgium after doing so in the Netherlands. It never happened. Now, the concept gets a second chance under the brand The Rolling Tables.
Brussels Airlines, Beobank and Mastercard launch credit cards with exclusive benefits
Brussels Airlines, Beobank and Mastercard announced on 21 March 2025 the launch of three new co-branded credit cards in collaboration with Miles & More. “Accompanied by an attractive loyalty program, these cards have been specially designed for travellers looking for flexibility and exclusive benefits”, the press release says.
European Sleeper now rides from Brussels to Venice via the Netherlands, Germany and Austria
In the night from Wednesday 5 February to Thursday 6 February 2025, the Belgo-Dutch night train company European Sleeper operates its first service from Belgium to Italy for the 2025 ski season.
GoVolta wants to run trains from Amsterdam to Bruges
Dutch railway company GoVolta has submitted applications for three new international train services from January 2027. The new rail operator has submitted applications to the Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM), the authority for consumer and market in the Netherlands for trains to Bruges in Belgium and Hamburg and Frankfurt in Germany.
BRUSSELS | ‘Imagine! 100 Years of International Surrealism’ exhibition at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
On 21 February, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels opened a series of exhibitions on surrealism. ‘Imagine! 100 Years of International Surrealism‘ is one of those. Thanh and I visited the exhibition a few days ago.
REVIEW | Little Canada museum in Toronto
In May and June 2023, we travelled from east to west across Canada. From Halifax in Nova Scotia to Montreal in Quebec, to Toronto in Ontario, to Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia. Along the way some night trains and commuter trains, the Niagara Falls and – imagine this – a bus journey. A true…
ÖBB’s new Nightjet sleeper cars accommodate solo travellers with Mini Cabins
On on the second Sunday of December, this year 10 December, train operators in Europe launch their new timetable. ÖBB, Austria‘s federal train operator, then introduces new Nightjet rolling stock. This new generation of Nightjet sleeper cars accommodate solo travellers, RailTech reports..
MIDNIGHT TRAINS | Unified Rail Europe? Coping with rail network challenges
Back in June 2021, a company in France called Midnight Trains launched its ‘Hotel on rails‘ project for luxury night train services worthy a hotel experience. Every Friday, Midnight Trains sends a newsletter with some sort of update on its project.