All posts tagged "trains"
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1.8KNews & BuzzNew for 2022: Check out Dispatches’ list of free or reduced train fares and transport discounts across Europe
Good news for train travelers in Europe this summer: Several countries have taken measures to reducethe travel costs for residents and tourists,...
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3.7KTravelVenice to Vienna by train: How to book two fabulous cities and the train routes in between
I originally flew to Venice to visit a professor friend of mine who teaches at the University of Padua, just outside of...
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2.0KLifestyle & CultureInstead of flying, Jackie Harding takes the ICE train from the Netherlands to Vienna
I made Greta Thunberg happy this Christmas by taking the decision to travel to Vienna, Austria,by ICE train from the Netherlands for...
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5.8KLifestyle & CultureJoanna Storie in Latvia: Comparing the alternatives to flying as I travel across the Baltics
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 1 of a 2-part series comparing flying, which has a huge carbon footprint, with less polluting modes...
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5.1KExpat Essentials28 May: Massive strike to shut down trains across the Netherlands (updated)
We were in the middle of a meeting Friday when we got this text from NS, the Netherlands’ national train service(emphasis ours):...
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8.2KLifestyle & CultureDigital Nomad Beth Hoke: Skip the hotel and take Europe’s overnight trains
Traveling by trains in Europe is a wonderful thing. No need to arrive two hours early. No extra baggage fees. No baggage...
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4.9KExpat EssentialsMaintenance in Netherlands, security in Paris, Brussels cause August train delays (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post was updated on 6 August 2017 with additional information.) Ah, it’s August, and train delays are the norm...
