2024 – My Year in Travel
by Like I did in 2023, I will kick off my looking back to the year 2024 with some travel facts and statistics. Traveling is still …
Tag: Rides on Rail
A special ride on a train or tram may be an absolute highlight of your trip – here are some examples.
Austrian Rail Lounge (ÖBB Lounge) Innsbruck
While most of my lounge reviews deal with airport and airline lounges, I am always flattered to also visit lounge for rail passengers. My trip …
Food I Had Onboard XIX (October 2024)
While my 18th edition of the Food I Had Onboard just came with a limited number of trips rather widely spread over a longer period, …
Czech Rail (CD) Railjet Business Class
I really enjoy riding the Railjet. The type of trains is majorly the backbone of the Austrian high-speed rail network. In August 2024, I had …
Riding KCIC Whoosh – The Indonesian High-Speed Rail – in First Class
17th October 2023 marked a very special day in the Indonesian and South-East Asian transportation history. The first ever high speed rail in the region …
Exploring Vienna Prater with the Prater Train (Pictured Story)
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)! …
Food I Had Onboard XVIII (end July to mid September 2024)
I did not have that much traveling during the last weeks – but as some major trips are ahead, I felt it is time to …
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 …
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 …