Are you a train expert? Visit our Facebook page and name that high speed train for a chance to win 1 of 4 five-day German Rail Passes in First Class! To participate visit our Facebook page, click on Name that High Speed Train and correctly identify the 3 high-speed trains. High speed trains are a great way to make...Read More
Now available on 90 ICE high speed trains Germany‘s Intercity Express (ICE) trains now feature improved on board internet reception on five routes, which includes two highly popular lines: from Dortmund to Berlin via Hanover and from Frankfurt to Munich via Nuremberg. The service also extends to the routes between Hamburg and Berlin, between Göttingen...Read More
With our 10th city in sight we boarded the morning train from Granada to Madrid. Renfe’s Altaria train covers this route with beautiful scenic views in just over 4 hours, including popular stops along the way, most notably Cordoba. Last stop, Madrid Atocha! This ultra modern train station has all the buzz and amenities one...Read More
Departing from Seville, Renfe’s Medium Distance train transported us to Granada in about 3 hours. We enjoyed gorgeous landscape views along the way, where I was glued to the window most of the time. Stepping off the train, you start to see glimpses of the picture-perfect setting, where the city of Granada is nestled at...Read More
We took Renfe’s speedy AVE train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla station to Seville Santa Justa station, which took approximately 4 hours. It’s fun to keep an eye on the digital display showing the train’s speed as you feel it smoothly race full speed ahead, as we actually saw it hit 300km/hr. With our Eurail Passes...Read More
Sherry Ott used a Eurail Global Pass from ACPRail.com and traveled across northern Europe. Here’s the second part of her trip that took her to destinations in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. You can find the first part of her trip right here. By Sherry Ott Copenhagen My first trip to Denmark and Copenhagen was memorable. I...Read More
Leaving Barcelona Sants station we hopped on Renfe’s Alvia train using our handy Eurail Passes with seat reservations, destined for Valencia. This route runs along the coast so on this gorgeous sunny day the views were incredibly scenic with beaches and coastline rolling by, dotted with palm trees. In Preferente class we enjoyed spacious seats...Read More
It’s not every day that you can say you fell asleep in France and woke up in Spain! So we stepped off the Elipsos Trenhotel overnight train curious, excited and eager to explore Barcelona. First stop, Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel to drop off our luggage, where we got briefly distracted by their trendy rooftop terrace,...Read More
By Sherry Ott When you look out a plane window you get such an unusual perspective of the world. It’s small, organized, tidy, and very far away. It hardly feels real. When I’m flying into a new country, I often feel like there is a big barrier between the country and myself until I land...Read More
We arrived in Paris on Thello’s overnight train* and after leaving our luggage at the station, hopped on the metro to where else but the Eiffel tower! With only a day in Paris we couldn’t have done it without the City Sightseeing tour bus. With frequent departures every 7 minutes to all the main attractions...Read More
