I've been travelling by train for years and pretty much full-time since March 2022. Yet, March 2024 is only the first time I travelled with an...
Rail Europe for international train tickets
by Lizet Wesselman | 7 Apr 2024
Traintravel in Europe is quite easy. In most countries, trains are generally on time and there are plenty of different connections in a day....
Public transport in Tuscany, how far does it take you?
by Lizet Wesselman | 28 Mar 2024
Tuscany is probably my favorite region in Italy. But as a license-less train traveler, it is unfortunately not the easiest region to travel around....
I can’t travel by train, so I can’t travel sustainably
by Lizet Wesselman | 7 Feb 2024
Train travel is a big focus of this blog, and for a big part, that's because I love it so much. But also, because at the moment, I'm mostly...
Scenic train routes: train jaune France
by Lizet Wesselman | 6 Jan 2024
Board one of the most impressive train journeys in Europe, across the breathtaking landscapes of the French Pyrenees: the Yellow Train, or Train...
An overview of the French trains
by Lizet Wesselman | 23 Nov 2023
The French train network is one of the best train networks in Europe, although it may be a little challenging to navigate at first. This is because...
5 Unexpected train travel countries
by Lizet Wesselman | 17 Oct 2023
When you think of train travel, you quickly think of countries like Japan, Switzerland and Germany, which are known for their efficient and...
5 Reasons for nighttrain travel
by Lizet Wesselman | 14 Sep 2023
It is no secret that I am a fan of train travel. I've already written an article about my reasons for doing so. But travelling by night train again...
Train travel through Germany
by Lizet Wesselman | 3 Aug 2023
Have you ever been to a country of which you had very low expectations, just to end up telling everyone about it? For me, that was Germany, and...
9 Reasons to try European train travel
by Lizet Wesselman | 4 Jul 2023
With budget airlines in Europe offering dirt cheap plane tickets, it’s often the go-to option for a budget traveller. And I get it, I used to be...
Turn your long train ride into a train trip
by Lizet Wesselman | 14 Feb 2023
When I ask people why they prefer travelling by plane over travelling by train, 1 of the answers is "because train travel takes so long and I don't...
A Germany train trip
by Lizet Wesselman | 10 Feb 2023
In the summer of 2022, Germany came up with the brilliant idea of introducing a €9 train ticket that allowed you unlimited train travel throughout...