Please forgive us if we appear to be a wee bit too zealous when it comes to trains and rail travel - we can't help it. After living in Europe, we've gotten used to the availability, frequency and sheer joy of fast scheduled rail services that girdle the European continent. Looking forward, you…
Take the Train
Take the Train
You know our mantra here on our site. We love travel and we love history, and we love it when we can combine the two. And we love it even more when we find hidden treasures around the globe. Even more, it's always a thrill to be able to highlight history in…
The fastest sleep you’ve ever had.
Calm in Romford. Relax and enjoy an English day.
Duty now for the future. Take the train, Jane.
There’s no shame in loving what you love.
Most of the developed world relies on rail. Do your part.
It’s leafy, down south.
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo
Sorry if we seem a bit repetitious and over-excited when it comes to rail travel. We have loads of articles (see here) about why rail is the way to go and why all travelers should use it when they can. The earth is on fire and now is the time to act to…
We rail on and on again (get it?) about rail. It is the past, present and future of travel. Especially the future. As automobiles continue to clog up the roads, polluting all the while, carrying - maybe - five persons in the vehicle, it becomes more and more apparent that this is…
. . . it's really really where I'm going to.
If you're a gamer, then do we have the holiday for you, and this is a win-win situation, for sure. Firstly, it's based in and centered around Brussels, Belgium, where the history looms large, the beer cannot be beaten, nor can the food.…
They say that history repeats itself. Especially when the connectivity is good.
We will remember this time in history as the time where everything went wrong all at once. Between Covid, forest fires, floods, earthquakes and people fighting each other, probably not even knowing why.
So, to add salt to the wound, there are even problems with obtaining planes to be able to shuttle those who…
Tokyo Cyberpunk City. Neon. Coffee. Noise. Lights. Food. Yeah!
There’s no getting around getting around. But we can get ahead of climate change.
(*Collapsing old buildings.) Or, when will they ever learn? Yet another post in our series of watching history disappear, like it or not. In this case, it's an example of the US government's intent to raze two important buildings in Chicago, Illinois. These historic Chicago skyscrapers should stay, as they acted as the…
You think your train is late? That’s nothing, pal.
Pity the poor airlines over the last few years. Things were hunky dory until Covid came along in 2020 and turned the world upside-down. And, now that Covid is more or less a horrible memory, the airlines are trying to ramp up their service again. During Covid, many pilots left their…
Guildford, Surrey, UK. Get your virtual walking shoes ready to explore this historic and still very lively place.