Ciao from Rome! With my arrival in Rome, this marks the end of my solo journey that started in London, England. I’ve managed to make it all this way with nothing but train travel and my own two feet! Milano centrale. But before reflecting further, here’s my ride from Milan. This is … read more

Buona sera da Milano! I spent the day wondering around Milan, here’s what I got into. The first stop for me today was Castello Sforzesco, a castle from the Renaissance era. It was fun to see the huge courtyards with their impressive architecture. Don’t forget to look up every now and … read more

Hello from Milan, Italy! I’ve reached the final country on my trek and I’ve arrived via another world class train line. Today’s star was the Bernina Express, which travels between St. Moritz and Tirano, Italy. This line is named after the Bernina Pass through the Alps. In the last … read more

Hello again from St. Moritz! I decided to have a rather low key day today, the skies were mostly overcast and after so many days of either travel or activities, I was feeling the need to recover. So, what’s a low key day in the Swiss Alps look like? How about a short train ride, followed by a … read more

There’s some interest in how I packed for this trip, so here’s a post about that. (Hi, Su!) I knew I needed to develop a packing strategy ahead of the trip so I could be away for about a month. I also had a few other goals: Have a carry-on sized bag so I wouldn’t need to check it … read more

Hello from St. Moritz! Today is all about the Glacier Express, a scenic train through the Swiss Alps between Zermatt and St. Moritz. This train is considered a bucket list item by many and has accolades aplenty. Will it live up to these expectations? The exterior of the train is rather ordinary for … read more

Hello from Zermatt, Switzerland! Today was all about the mountains. I spent the morning with breakfast at the hotel (another enjoyable buffet!) and some wandering around town. I was waiting for the sky to clear before I headed up into the mountains. When I saw this, the Matterhorn, emerge from the … read more

Hello from Zermatt, Switzerland! Today was one of the most complicated days of travel as I had multiple connections. But everything went smoothly and felt rather relaxed overall. First up, my train from Lyon to Geneva, Switzerland. It’s a regional train that made multiple stops along the way. … read more

Here’s how I spent my lazy Sunday in Lyon. A late breakfast at the hotel (I tend to really love European breakfast buffets and this one was no exception) then I headed back to Vieux Lyon to see a movie and miniatures museum I noticed yesterday. Soon after walking in the door, I was greeted … read more

Hello from Lyon! Today’s train was Ouigo Grande Vitesse train No 7885 operating on the high speed line between Paris and Lyon. This is my second high speed line after the Eurostar to Paris. I only wish this train was in an orange livery like the original TGVs. Instead I got … read more

Hello! A shorter update tonight because it’s late and I have an earlyish day tomorrow. The main event of today was visiting the Louvre. It was incredible! I knew it was supposed to be great, but I really had no idea how great. What an amazing museum. I could probably write for an hour about … read more

Welcome back to another update from my Europe Train Adventure. Today was the first high speed rail leg of my trip, starting at St. Pancras International station in London and arriving at Gare du Nord in Paris. I enjoyed the architecture of St. Pancras station as I headed to board Eurostar 9022 to … read more

Today was spent mostly at the Tower of London, which I really enjoyed. It’s incredible to see the structures built over the ages, including nearly 2000 year old remains from the Romans as well as many towers and keeps from the 1200s to relatively recent Tudor era timber framed buildings. Here, … read more

My flight touched down at Heathrow airport early this morning (before 7am). I didn’t check a bag, so getting through the border and exiting the airport was a breeze. I decided to take the train to get from the airport to the neighborhood where I’d be staying (how could I not??). I took … read more

I haven’t talked about this much here, but in March I left my job with the intention of taking some extended time off. Travel is one of the things that I want to do during my time off. And my first big trip is coming up this week: I’ll be traveling from London to Rome via train! The trip … read more