by Malcolm Kenton | Oct 20, 2016
European train services range across five to six different types of service that vary based on the length of the route and the comfort and level of service offered on board, from the luxury, speeding TGVs to plodding local service. Nearly all European trains have...
by Malcolm Kenton | Oct 13, 2016
I just completed a two-week tour of central Europe (Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, plus parts of France and Switzerland), starting and ending in Amsterdam, almost entirely by train. I built the trip around attending InnoTrans, the world’s...
by Malcolm Kenton | Aug 3, 2016
“May I have your attention please, ladies and gentlemen. The next stop, coming up very shortly, will be that of [station name]. If [station name] is your stop, please take this time to look above and around your seat, gather all your personal belongings, and make your...
by Malcolm Kenton | Jun 18, 2016
If you’re an intrepid and adventurous traveler and a seasoned cyclist, and will only need to travel short distances during your visit to another city or town, bike rentals might be an affordable, enjoyable and more hassle-free alternative to renting a car — especially...
by Malcolm Kenton | Jun 5, 2016
This is the first of a new series from Travelers United. Travel Tips provide basic travel rights information. Unfortunately, even after repeated requests and the offer of funding, airports and airlines refuse to put posters and information about baggage rights, or...
