Dinner Train is expanding from the Netherlands to Belgium. The concept is simple, really, while you dine, Dinner Train travels on the rails. The first ride in Belgium is in Saint Nicholas (Sint-Niklaas, Saint-Nicolas), on Friday 1 March 2024.
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THE CANADIAN | From Jasper via the Rocky Mountains to Kamloops and Vancouver
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…
Grindr Unwrapped: Belgium and the Netherlands are lands of leather men and twinks
December is the time of the year for lists and recaps and gay dating hookup app Grindr did just that. It tells us some semi interesting facts about typical or not queer destinations we (don’t) go to.
TOULOUSE-BLAGNAC AIRPORT | Arrival, ID check, car rental and unusually strict security at departure
September 2023. Oriol and I are flying to Toulouse for a road trip in Occitania and (French) Catalonia. We include the Principality of Andorra, which I can finally tick off the bucket list, and Llívia, Spain‘s exclave in France. Besides Toulouse we visit Mont-Louis, Villefranche-de-Conflent, Perpignan and Carcassonne.
Open letter by ministers, MEPs and train associations demand comprehensive night train strategy by European Union
In an open letter, several Transport Ministers, concerned Members of the European Parliament and organisations advocating (night) train travel in Europe, demand from the European Union and its institutes a comprehensive strategy for night train travel on the continent.
GoVolta wants tourist trains from the Netherlands to Berlin, Paris and Basel and from Antwerp to Germany
Recently, we read quite a few big announcements regarding trans-continental train travel in Europe. We love those, but we’re also apprehensive. Let’s take a look.
Eurostar and five more train operators joined the European Agreement on Journey Continuation
Eurostar (formerly known as Eurostar and Thalys), MÁV-Start in Hungary, HŽPP in Croatia, LTG Link in Lithuania, PKP Intercity in Poland and GYSEV in Western Hungary and Eastern Austria have joined or will soon join the European Agreement on Journey Continuation (AJC), RailTech reports.
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..
MONTREAL | Dining solo at Monarque felt like being part of a tv show
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…
Trenitalia orders new Hitachi Frecciarossa trains suited for France, Belgium and the Netherlands
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) also known as Trenitalia has placed a 861 million euros order with Hitachi Rail for a further 30 Frecciarossa ETR1000 high speed train sets. There is a 287 million euros option for another 10, bringing the total to 40.