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UK train tickets tips for visitors
How to get the best bargains on UK rail travel, using special passes, discount booking sites, split tickets and off-peak trains. Buying a train ticket can elicit howls of anguish from visitors to
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Myrdal: The world’s most spectacular railway station?
It only goes for 20km, and the journey takes just under an hour. But for those who want the cool train experience without necessarily spending days on the rails, the Flåmsbana railway is hard to
Read More »7 totally uncool reasons why I’ll avoid certain destinations
As someone who makes a living from travel, I’m probably supposed to be a lot more open-minded and tolerant than I am. But, alas, I am often driven by utterly pathetic reasoning. There are
Read More »Grumpy Traveller on other blogs
I’ve been a little slutty recently, and contributing to a couple of other blogs. Ironically, given my little hissy fit about ‘character’ accommodation yesterday, I’ve picked out a place I’d happily pay to stay
Read More »Green travel: Did many travellers care in the first place?
Less coverage of green travel in travel media You don’t hear quite so much about green travel these days, do you? For a good few years, it was the flavour of the month in
Read More »High speed rail: How the UK and Australia can learn from Spain
High speed rail network in Spain I’ve recently got back from a short break to Spain, and I was amazed at the expansion of the country’s high-speed rail network. Those who know me will
Read More »New ticket barriers at St Pancras Station
Gates for East Midlands Trains Sometimes I get the impression that companies do things purely because they have the ability to. I can think of no other reason why barriers have been installed at
Read More »Noise pollution on trains
British rail complaints My list of complaints about trains and the railway system in Britain could fill a fair few medieval scrolls, but in recent times, I’ve started to notice a new irritant.
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