Haggling; It’s not something we 'Westerners' are used to at all, which is why many people find it awkward. You don’t want to come across as stingy,...
New nighttrain from Brussels to Milan from September 2026
by Lizet Wesselman | 6 Mar 2026
The Dutch-Belgian railway company European Sleeper will launch a new nighttrain from Brussels to Milan on 9 September 2026, via Cologne and Zurich....
An ethical nomad trekking in Morocco
by Lizet Wesselman | 6 Jan 2026
There are trips you take to see a place, and there are trips that quietly rearrange the way you look at the world. Meeting people who live a...
Budget train to Berlin, with GoVolta it’s possible
by Lizet Wesselman | 10 Dec 2025
A new Dutch international railway company, GoVolta, will start operating direct intercity trains from Amsterdam to Hamburg and Berlin in 2026. The...
European Sleeper nighttrain Paris to Berlin from March 2026
by Lizet Wesselman | 13 Nov 2025
Until 15 December 2025, a night train already operated on the nighttrain Paris to Berlin route, but French operator SNCF and Austrian operator ÖBB...
FS launches the Siena Express: a nostalgic panoramic train between Rome and Tuscany
by Lizet Wesselman | 11 Sep 2025
FS Italian Tourist Trains, part of the FS Group, is introducing this autumn the Siena Express, a new tourist train service directly linking Rome...
Train Tozeur–Tunis Resumes After Eight-Year Hiatus
by Lizet Wesselman | 3 Sep 2025
After nearly eight years of interruption, the passenger train between Tozeur and Tunis has been brought back into operation. The National Tunisian...
New international train from Prague to Copenhagen starting May 2026
by Lizet Wesselman | 10 Jul 2025
Starting from 1 May 2026, travellers will be able to use a new direct train service from Prague to Copenhagen via Berlin. Deutsche Bahn (DB), Danish...
Masstourism in Mexico City leads to clashing protests
by Lizet Wesselman | 7 Jul 2025
What began as a peaceful demonstration against gentrification and masstourism in Mexico City turned violent on Friday evening, leading to clashes....
8 Countries want to introduce a tax on luxury planes to fund climate action.
by Lizet Wesselman | 4 Jul 2025
A group of eight countries – France, Spain, Kenya, Barbados, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Antigua and Barbuda – has joined forces in what they...
Again big protests in Spain against masstourism
by Lizet Wesselman | 15 Jun 2025
Thousands of Spaniards take to the streets: “Tourism robs us of our bread, our roof and our future” On Sunday, thousands of people took to the...
Nighttrain company Nox wants to reinvent European night trains
by Lizet Wesselman | 12 Jun 2025
From 2027, nighttrain company Nox plans to roll out a network of sleeper trains with private rooms across Europe. The goal? A comfortable and...












