For my October 2021 trip to Iceland, I went for a car rental provider which I had used before for trips to the Nordic island: Blue Car Rental is operating an office right in the car rental park at Keflavik…
Car Rental Review – Procar Keflavik Airport (KEF) – Dacia Duster 4WD
Covid-19 lead to numerous flight cancellations and rebookings. One of them was that I finally ended up flying back from Iceland in summer 2021 one day later than I originally intended to do. But what about the rental car booking?…
Ehlers Harbor Cruise Hamburg
If you are in Hamburg, a Hafenrundfahrt (or: harbor cruise) is one of these must-dos in the largest city in the North of Germany. Having some more time than expected on one of my last stays in the city, I went…
VIA Rail Business Class Train Ride from Ottawa to Toronto
After flying with Porter Airlines from Toronto Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) to Ottawa, my return trip was on rails. For the first time, I checked out the Canadian rail provider, VIA Rail on their services between the Canadian capital and…
Car Rental Review – Sixt London Heathrow (LHR) T5 / Sofitel – Audi Q2
Renting a car at London Heathrow Airport typically leads to a shuttle bus ride from one of the terminals to the rental car locations, which are typically located North of the travel hub. However, some rental car companies drive designated…
Car Rental Review – Geysir Keflavik Airport (KEF) – Dacia Duster 4WD
After so many other options failed, I opted to extend the coverage on Flyctory.com to the wonderful island of Iceland. It has been more than three years ago since I had been there the time before. One major reason was…
Car Rental Review – Hertz Salzburg Airport (SZG) – Mercedes GLE 350d
For a weekend trip to Tyrol, my wife and I flew to Salzburg Airport (SZG) and took a rental car from there. For the booking in August 2021, I opted for Hertz, which is overall my preferred car rental company.…
Riding the Express InterCity Premium (EIP) in Poland
While I did the “traditional Flyctory.com way” on the outbound trip from Dusseldorf to Krakow and flew LOT Business Class, I went for the alternative on the inbound return: I went by rail. The first part of the trip was…