An anniversary return to the Belgian capital, in search of locations from a board game.
The Honeymoon Tour
An overview of our honeymoon trip across Europe: from our wedding venue in Rotterdam, to Taormina in Sicily, all by train!
From Rotterdam to Taormina, by ten trains
An overview of each of the train journeys making up our Honeymoon tour from the Netherlands to Italy.
Gallery: The Bernina Express
Although a challenging environment – and one I wanted to enjoy! – I managed a few reasonable shots on the Bernina Express.
The Bernina Express
Getting from Switzerland to Italy in style – by narrow gauge railway across the Alps.
Across Europe, by train: planning our honeymoon tour
From a simple idea, our honeymoon plan grew into a five country, nine day train journey from Rotterdam to Sicily (and then a well-earned rest). This post covers the itinerary and logistics, providing a guide to booking something similar yourself (including an alternative start from the UK).
Europe, South to North
Overview of my travels this summer, exploring Europes extremes from sand dunes to glaciers!
Year in Review 2015
A quick summary of my flights, train rides, and hotel stays – plus all the corresponding loyalty scheme antics – in 2015.
My North American Travel Bucketlist Tour 2015
An overview and links to coverage of my trip to New York, Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles via a mix of international business class flights and long distance trains.
Three nights in… Brussels
A long weekend in Belgium – based in Brussels, with a side trip to Ghent – plus Eurostar’s standard premier service.
Gallery: Vancouver to Los Angeles by train
The photographic version of my rail journey along the west coast.
Routemap: Vancouver to Los Angeles by train
An interactive map of the rail route down the west coast of America.
Coast Starlight Day 2 – California
The second day aboard the Coast Starlight – having crossed into California overnight, we still had a long way down to Los Angeles!
Coast Starlight Day 1: Washington and Oregon
The first day aboard the coast Starlight, working our way from Seattle, WA to Klamath Falls, OR.
First class on the Coast Starlight
An overview of my ‘roomette’ and the amenities available to sleeper car passengers on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight service, including the Pacific Parlour Car.
Gallery: Vancouver to Seattle on the Amtrak Cascades
From Canada to the US, by train.
Three nights in… Strasbourg
A very green Easter weekend in France – traveling by train, and exploring by bike! Thus justifying a pancake-based diet throughout.
Trip Report: Barra beach landing
Quick overview of my trip to Barra, and link to the detailed Flyertalk report.
Trip Report: The big win, big science, and a big storm
Full report on my 2013Q4 project: chasing IHG’s Big Win promotion.
Trip Report: A Californian status run
In-depth report of my push for HHonors Gold and BA Silver, hotel-hopping and tier-point running around California.