European Train Travel
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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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The now defunct train-on-a-ferry route from Hamburg 🇩🇪 to Copenhagen 🇩🇰
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A now historical phenomenon leaving only one of its kind in Europe; I travelled from Hamburg to Copenhagen on one of the final EuroCity trains that boarded a passenger ferry as part of its scheduled journey.
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U.K. 🇬🇧 to Istanbul, Türkiye 🇹🇷 Exclusively by Train 🚆 – 2,100 miles, 12 days, 12 trains
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A modern day take of the Orient Express route, travelling from the UK to Istanbul via nine countries by train without leaving the ground once! Follow this exciting trip train-by-train step-by-step.
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Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸 to Bar, Montenegro 🇲🇪 by sleeper and day-time train – a stunning trip across the Balkans
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Truly one of Europe’s most scenic railway journeys. I travelled between Serbia and Montenegro on both the night train and day train options.
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