The Romance of Train Travel – Is It Dead?

The Romance of Train Travel – Is It Dead? Train Travel in Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’ve always loved train travel. ‘Loved’ being the key word. But a daylong journey fraught with problems from Budapest to Vienna, Vienna to Salzburg, and Salzburg to Zell am See, had us wishing we could have flown, and had us wondering what happened to the romance of train travel. Is it dead? Over the years … Read more

Train Travel and Taking Time Out for Reflection

Train travel in Italy with TrenItalia, Italy. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Train Travel and Taking Time Out for Reflection.

Train travel. We’ve always loved it – as much for the opportunities it affords us to sit back and simply reflect, as for the chance to people-watch, as well as take in scenery you don’t get to see from the seat of a car, bus or plane. Train travel is our favourite form of travel in Europe. Train … Read more