During our December 2019 / January 2020 stay in Abu Dhabi, we discussed a lot of options for New Year’s Eve. For example, Bruno Mars was performing at Yas Island, close to the race track, the Yas Mall and the…
Pittsburgh Light Rail – It’s (partially) for free!
The climate discussions during the last months again boosted discussions whether local traffic could not be for free to reduce individual traffic in the city centers. Pittsburgh already has this concept implemented since a quite some time – at least…
Mount Washington and the Pittsburgh Inclines
Pittsburgh is not only the city of the three rivers and countless bridges – on the southern bank of Monongahela and Ohio River, one of the scenic natural beauties is the not too high, but very steep Mount Washington, which…
Riding the Arlanda Express
If you want to travel from Stockholm’s major airport Arlanda to city center, you have multiple options. Undoubtedly, the strongest appearance in the travel hub regarding advertisements is up to the Arlanda Express, a non-stop high speed train service on…
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (Chattanooga, TN)
Just after I left Chattanooga Airport on Day 3 of my CMA Fest Trip, I went to the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. I originally planned to visit this place already in 2018, when I was in the city with Weird…
Platform 0 Chamberí – A Madrid Metro Ghost Station
If you use the Madrid Metro Line 1 between Bilbao and Iglesia, you will likely notice that you pass another station, Chamberí. Despite it is one of the original Metro Madrid station, it has closed its operation in 1966. However,…
Bergisch Historic Trams Wuppertal
Wuppertal in the Bergisches Land region Northeast of Cologne hosts a very special attraction for train and rail enthusiasts: the Bergische Musemsbahnen e.V. federation hosts the world smallest tram system. The historic trams are thereby fully run by the non-profit…
Bus Transfer from Heathrow to Oxford: The Airline
A picturesque city center and a huge variety of superb museums – Oxford is one of the key tourist destination in Southern England. Due to its proximity to London, it is not that surprising that there is a huge variety…