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How Rail Travel Was Sabotaged by the Oil and Rubber Lobbies
2008-05-19 12:03:00 How Rail Travel Was Sabotaged by Oil and Rubber Lobbies [The vast replacement in the U.S. of our railroad and trolley systems by highways did not just happen by accident. It was vehemently lobbied for by the rubber, oil, and automotive and trucking industries back in the 1920s and 1930s I happened ...
The Best Trains for a Cycle Vacation
2008-04-01 19:45:00 If you want exercise, fresh air and a bit of adventure during your holiday, why not take a cycle/train vacation? Just keep in mind that it’s not always possible to bring your bike on the train. When I travelled from Lyon to Zurich, I had no problems at all but other countries have a far less welcoming approach than France and Switzerland. I recently read a survey from ...
By: Travel Blissful
Trakkies website for kids who love trains
2008-02-13 11:35:00 I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently on the UK National Rail site doing research about finding the lowest train fares. I noticied a link to the Trakkies website for train lovings kids. The site has 2 areas, one for 5- 7 year olds and another for 8 - 12 year olds. Kids ...
The bizarre UK rail fare structure
2008-02-13 11:15:00 I wrote recently about the complexity of judging the best way for me to travel to Glasgow Airport from my home in Berwick upon Tweed in Northumberland to catch my Easyjet flight to Berlin. During my research I found an advance purchase ticket from Berwick to Glasgow Central for £8.90 when bought online. ...
What?s the best way to get to the airport?
2008-02-08 11:04:00 I’m attending a travel bloggers summit in Berlin next month. I’m flying with Easyjet from Glasgow for £53 return. However I live in Berwick upon Tweed in north eastern corner of England. Flights with other airlines from Edinburgh or Newcastle airport, my 2 closest airports, cost a lot more and/or involve a ...
Rail Travel in Europe ? Racing with Trains, Planes & Automobiles (Part II)
2008-02-02 18:36:00 Part II of our planes, trains and automobiles race across Europe. (Read Part I) With the Red Team grounded in Zürich whilst our eco-racers make their way steadily through France things are looking...
By: Green Options
Rail Travel in Europe ? Racing with Trains, Planes & Automobiles
2008-01-31 23:43:00 High speed trains, jet engines, or solid German engineering? What gets you there faster, in more style and with less stress? There is only one way to find out. Air travel is widely regarded as bad...
By: Green Options
UK budget travel tips
2007-12-18 13:04:00 Everyone wants to get value for money when they travel but you have to ask yourself how low you are willing to go. What is budget travel? To some people, others budget travel may appear pretty upmarket. Personally I’m an in-betweenie, I’ve never been into backpacking and camping or staying in hostel dorms but ...
Grand Central Station: The World?s Most Beautiful Railway Station
2007-12-11 18:57:00 Every day between 5.30am and 1.30am, about a half a million of people pass through Grand Central Station located at East 42nd Street and Park Avenue. Opened in 1913, it’s one of the most beautiful and original railway stations in the world. I’ve always been fascinated by airports and railway stations and Grand Central Station is one of ...
By: Travel Blissful
Amtrak and the Future of American Rail Travel
2007-11-25 17:25:00 Amtrak is an unusual company. Its board of directors is appointed by the President of the United States and in order to function, Amtrak receives well over a 1 billion dollars a year from the federal government. During the course of its life, Amtrak has made several pushes to profitability, all of which have eventually failed. Especially considering the high ticket prices, many have started to question the necessity of a national rail carrier at the price of so many tax dollars.
Cash back on your travel spending
2007-11-22 12:40:00 If you’d like to earn cashback on your travel and holiday spending then you should look at the cash back offers available with eCashBack. There’s 2.5% cash back on your spend with Ebookers and Expedia, 3.5% with Alpharooms, 1% with Eurostar and P&O Ferries. There are also cash back offers with many other online retailers such ...
Thames Path from Tower Bridge to Westminster
2007-11-15 16:51:00 I spent an extremely pleasant November evening strolling along the Thames Path from Tower Bridge to Westminster along the north bank of the river. I started at Tower Bridge Underground station, walking down to the river as dusk was beginning to fall. Tower Bridge at dusk I headed west along the well signedposted river walkway. ...
New High Speed Eurostar Train Links Paris - London
2007-11-14 14:03:00 Today, the new high speed Eurostar trains from Paris Gare du Nord to London’s St. Pancras Station give travelers a good reason to choose rail travel. The journey only takes two hours and 15 minutes instead of three hours and will also have a new stop at Ebbsfleet in Kent.
By: Travel Blissful
Sweden: SJ Attracts More Skiers to Are
2007-11-02 15:04:00 SJ’s X2000 trains from Stockholm to the popular ski resort Are, in northern Sweden, have shortened their travel time to six hours instead of eight as previous years. Apart from Stockholm, direct trains to Are and Duved also depart from Malmo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Halmstad and Varberg. SJ:s new time schedule runs from the the 15th December.
By: Travel Blissful
Travel Smarter
2007-07-02 18:02:00 All travels are more or less a strain on the environment, but that definitely doesn’t mean we should avoid it. We just need to learn how to travel smarter and more ecofriendly. Air travel No other type of transport, apart from some ferries, are more harmful to the environment than flying. Over 4,3 billion flights are made each year and the estimation for 2025 ...
By: Travel Blissful
Rail travel for our derailed planet
2007-03-30 22:21:00 Swedish Fritidsresor, a travel agent, recently introduced a climate friendly train charter package to Lake Garda in Italy. This new concept proved to be very successful and all tickets were sold out in one day!I think flying will become less of an option quite soon. Flying is, if you think of it, a very uncomfortable, boring and scary way of travelling. By train you can move around freely and you can enjoy the panorama of the land passing by. You can get fresh air. You don't have to watch out for the steward's food and drink wagon in the aisle when you have to go to the lavatory. You can dine at a real table and you can sleep in a bed. The many benefits with rail travel should make it easy to shift from air travel. The shift will either way become necessary.A great and sensible initiative! I hope more travel agents will get on track.DN
By: Revolving Doors
Rail travel disruption in Scotland due over Easter
2007-02-23 05:43:02 I know that there is never a good time to shut Glasgow Central railway station, the busiest station in Scotland. First Scotrail have announced the Glasgow Central will be close on the 7 - 8 April 2007 for major signalling work. There will also be disruption at Glasgow Queen St railway station from 6 - 10 April and there will be a replacement bus service between Inverkeithing and Perth and Dundee from 7 - 9 April due to works at Inverkeithing station. So we are not supposed to fly or drive because of the pollution and harm caused to the environment this causes and taking the train in Scotland over the Easter weekend will be more bother than it is worth. Should we all just stay at home? |
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