Exploring Vienna Prater with the Prater Train (Pictured Story)
by What’s a good way to explore the permanent fun fair and entertainment area in Vienna, the Prater, if you are lazy? The Prater Train (Praterzug)! …
Category: Other Transportation
Flyctory.com is not only about flying when it comes to transportation. There will be a more and more increased focus about non-air travel, especially train transport. But this category also features buses, ships and other ways of traveling.
Roosevelt Island Tramway
There is a sheer countless list of reasons why one might want to visit New York City. The spirit of Manhattan, the interesting neighborhoods, shopping …
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the Sandoyartunnilin (Sandoy Tunnel)
On 21st December 2023, travel and commuting in the Faroe Islands reached another evolution. On that day, the Sandoyartunnilin (Sandoy Tunnel) opened to traffic. For the …
DB (German Rail) Lounge Dresden Main Station
Being the only guest in a lounge almost demands me having a lounge review. This happened to me in Dresden in early September 2024. I …
Flytoget Oslo Airport Express Train
Airport trains are a very convenient option to get to an airport. The Arlanda Express in Stockholm, for example, makes travel from the city center …
Dresden Funicular (Standseilbahn)
After I already introduced you to the Dresden Suspension Cable Railroad (Schwebebahn), it is urgently time to share my other special public transport experience in …
Biggesee Cruise with Personenschiffahrt Biggesee
The Sauerland in the Western part of the German state of North Rhine Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is very popular as a getaway destination. Not only the …
Grand Central Terminal New York (Pictured Story)
Even though the Grand Central Terminal (or: Grand Central Station) in New York City is a popular touristic attraction, it is in fact also a …
Food I Had Onboard XVII (mid-May to mid-July 2024)
Oh, I traveled too much the last weeks again. Time for another Food I Had Onboard posting – this time also featuring quite some rail travel (the …
Vienna Danube City Cruise (Route C) with DDSG Blue Danube
Everybody in German-speaking countries knows the (Erste) Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft (which literally means “(First) Danube Steam Ship Company”). The word is a perfect illustration for the nice …
Riding the Dajti Ekspres in Tirana
4,354 meters long – the Dajti Ekspres is (by its own marketing) the longest cable car in the Balkan region. During my visit in December …
Car Rental Review – Hertz Munich Airport (MUC) – Toyota C-HR
A rail strike destroyed our travel plans in and around Munich in March 2024. Thus, on a rather short notice, my wife and I had …