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The grande dame of the Pyrenees
Canfranc station in the Spanish Pyrenees was built as a 241‑metre palace for international trains between France and Spain – a “grande dame” of the mountains in a village of barely 600 people. During the…
Along chalk white cliffs – on foot along the Hochuferweg on Rügen
There are those hiking trails where time seems to stand still for a moment. The Hochuferweg along the steep north coast of the island of Rügen is one of those. A day trip full of…
How to survive Brussels Midi
Railtripping voted ‘Travel Journalist of the Year 2023’
Along chalk white cliffs – on foot along the Hochuferweg on Rügen
There are those hiking trails where time seems to stand still for a moment. The Hochuferweg along the steep north coast of the island of Rügen is one of those. A day trip full of…
Bars, breweries and beer baths
Discovering Dresden’s vibrant musical history
A journey across Croatia to the azure Adriatic
There’s no better way to discover a country than from the gently rocking first-class carriage of a train winding its way through deep gorges and mountain passes. Croatian Railways may not rival the glamour of…
7 views to stay on board for
In Switzerland, travelling by public transport is often not a matter of ‘getting from A to B’, but an experience in itself. This is certainly true in the canton of Bern. Although most locals use…
Parc Floral: a green oasis on the outskirts of Paris
Exploring Amsterdam through the eyes of the homeless
They say you can’t properly understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. And while this saying might be overused to the point of being trite, I think we can all agree that…
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