Gareth | Rail-Away
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Paris 🇫🇷 to Milan 🇮🇹 by train the Italian way – onboard the new Frecciarossa service!
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The route from Paris to Milan has a new high-speed service served by the Italian flagship high-speed train, the Frecciarossa. This operates in competition to the legacy French TGV. Find out what is on offer on this brand new service.
Alpine, Countryside, Dining Car, European Train Travel, First Time Journeys, France, High Speed, Italy, Scenic Trips, Train Travel
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The Istanbul-Sofia Express 🇹🇷🇧🇬 overnight train – comfortable but exhausting!
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This was the final leg of my trip from the UK to Istanbul by train, crossing from Bulgaria into Türkiye by sleeping car. Find out why it turned out to be a tiring trip and a highly memorable experience!
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Milan 🇮🇹 to Geneva 🇨🇭 by tilting EuroCity train – scenic trip through the Alps!
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One of the many direct train services connecting northern Italy and Switzerland is the EuroCity from Milan to Geneva, but how did the journey fair in the world of high speed rail?
Alpine, Dining Car, European Train Travel, High Speed, Italy, Scenic Trips, Switzerland, Train Travel
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Amtrak Coast Starlight – San Francisco 🇺🇸 to Los Angeles 🇺🇸 by train – the most scenic route in the US?
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You’ll see a lot less coast than you might expect on this trip, but it makes up for it in many other ways. A perfect day out along California’s coast.
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Amtrak Capitol Limited – Washington D.C. 🇺🇸 to Chicago 🇺🇸 by sleeper train
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This was my first overnight train trip in the United States. What was it like on the Amtrak Capitol Limited and how did I save money on the Superliner Roomette fare?
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RailJet train across the Alps 🗻 – Zürich 🇨🇭 to Vienna 🇦🇹 via the scenic Arlberg Pass
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The train from Switzerland to Austria across the striking Alpine scenery of the Arlberg Pass, through Tyrol to Innsbruck and Vienna and crossing five borders. This trip is more than your regular daily passenger service.
Alpine, Austria, Dining Car, European Train Travel, First Time Journeys, High Speed, Scenic Trips, Switzerland, Train Travel
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The best of both: Eurostar Business Premier 🔵 vs Thalys Premium 🔴
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Eurostar and Thalys – two different high speed international operators in Europe about to be merged as one. But how do they currently fair in their most premium class with seating, lounge access, catering and cost?
Belgium, Dining Car, European Train Travel, France, Germany, Netherlands, Train Travel, United Kingdom
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Back after 8 years – Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦 to Ploče, Croatia 🇭🇷 by train
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What it is like to travel on the recently reopened summer-only passenger train route between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia.
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Holidaying with the Hungarians – Adria InterCity sleeper train from Split 🇭🇷 to Budapest 🇭🇺
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The comfortable way to travel between Split, Croatia and Budapest, Hungary is on the popular Adria InterCity train. Find out all about it and what happened when weather disrupted our trip.
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Circumvesuviana Train to Pompeii and Circumetnea Railway: Around Italy’s Volcanoes 🌋 by train 🇮🇹
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Italy has two railways that circulate around two of its volcanoes, Mount Vesuvius and Mount Etna, offering great views and an insight to local life.
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Corona InterCity – Budapest 🇭🇺 to Brașov 🇷🇴 by Hungarian sleeper train
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The InterCity sleeper train with the unfortunate name… at least in 2022. Why the Corona is worth considering on a trip from Hungary to Romania.
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The Top of Europe by train – spectacular journey from Interlaken 🇨🇭 to Jungfraujoch 🇨🇭
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At an impressive 3,454 metres high, Jungfraujoch is Europe’s highest train station – but what’s the journey like and is it worth the cost?
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Zürich🇨🇭 to Lucerne🇨🇭 – the fast train or the day trip option via Interlaken 🇨🇭?
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Why a relaxing slow option via Interlaken turned out to be better experience than the fast direct train.
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Italy’s Most Scenic Routes by Train 🇮🇹
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Italy which boasts a vast national rail network has a number of scenic routes with mountains, lakes, sea and even volcanoes. Here is a compilation of ten of them.
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Europe’s Only Train-on-a-Ferry route – Mainland Italy 🇮🇹 to Sicily 🇮🇹 overnight
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A truly unique travel experience! Milan and Rome to Sicily the relaxing way by train, which crosses the Strait of Messina as part of its journey!
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Italy’s premium high speed train – the Frecciarossa 🚆🇮🇹 in Business Class during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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I travelled to Italy for some train-sampling Trenitalia style. Here is a video showcasing travel in Business Class on Italy’s most premium high-speed rail service by the nationalised operator, the Frecciarossa.
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