Blogs Posts in Flights, Cruises, Trains category; 62 blog posts

Trains in Europe

The trains in Europe are amazing for getting around while still being able to see the countryside and get a feel of where you are. The normal second class cabin is as nice as any train I've ridden in in the U.S. so generally speaking [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

BA's long-haul route to Iberia tie-up

Spain's Iberia has had a number of suitors circling around it since last year's "open skies" agreement between the US and Europe made consolidation in the airline industry inevitable. Iberia and BA have co-operated for nearly a de [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

End of cheap flights boom as airlines raise fares in line wi...

More than five million British passengers could be priced out of the budget holiday market as airlines raise their fares, bringing the era of cheap travel to an end. Holidaymakers preparing for the traditional summer getaway this week m [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

High-speed London-Scotland rail link could boost Europe rail...

Plans for a high-speed rail link between north and south Britain have been unveiled. The £30bn train project would link London and Scotland, including links to Heathrow Airport and the Channel Tunnel. The high-speed London to Scotlan [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

The Downtown Trains of Brno

In the parts of Europe occupied by the Soviet Union after WWII, both urban planning and the environment suffered under regimes interested in slap-dash solutions to difficult problems. The result? In the Czech city of Brno, train tracks ar [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

The Baltic States

These three countries along the coast of the Baltic Sea, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, are known for having experienced numerous upheavals over the past, and thus for a long time tourism has been minimal. For centuries, they have been d [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Liechtenstein

A tiny principality run by an iron-willed monarch in the heart of 21st-century Europe, Liechtenstein is like the oft-quoted fictional country of Ruritania made real. A Gothic castle perches over the capital, Vaduz, where tourists stop for [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is still all things to all people. From the pulsing capital Prague to the back-in-time villages of Moravia, from toiling up mountains to lounging in spas, from the world-famous Pilsner to the strains of Smetana and Dvo& [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Moldova

Moldova is a picturesque country - all rolling green hills, whitewashed villages, placid lakes and sunflower fields - with an old-world charm that's hard to manufacture. Oh, and those vineyards. Go see it before it becomes completely Peps [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Vulcano Island

If you’ve read Roman mythology you’ll be familiar with Thermessa or Vulcano. It was the abode of Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire, and also the entrance to Hades. It is a volcanic island and Thucydides, Siculus and Aristotle have [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Lithuania - Trakai

If you have time and you have come to Lithuania during a warm period, we recommend that you visit Trakai. This is a rather small town with a lovely castle and little more than a few streets. But the visit is worth it! After touring the ca [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Espoo Travel Guide

Espoo is Finlandâ€™s second largest city and quite original in urban structure. The city consists of five district centres, all of them as large as a normal Finnish town, connected perfectly by public transport to one ano [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Budapest - Travel NEW YORK PALACE - A BOSCOLO LUXURY HOTEL

The grand, neo-classical Boscolo New York Palace Hotel features an eclectic mix of Italian renaissance and contemporary interiors and is situated in the centre of Budapest. It is one kilometre from the State Opera House and 2.5 kilometres [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Scottish Highlands

Rugged, remote, romantic and rare - Scotland's famous Highlands make up one of Europe's great wilderness areas. Return to an era when Sunday was sacred, explore a Stone Age village, spend time with the local wildlife or meet the people th [...]