LONDON–This is the third time I have consulted with and relied upon Railbookers for a trip to the U.K. and Europe. The fact is, however, I think this trip would have been improved had I asked for their recommendations in one or two instances, rather than just making the decisions based on my own on-line…
When it comes to travel arrangements, I book it myself if it’s in the US and Canada, including air, rail and hotel, but I turn to a pro for travel elsewhere in the world. If you’ve been to Europe and traveled by train there, you know that there are so many trains going to…
I received an email yesterday from someone asking about travel agents: Should they use one when putting together a train trip? And my answer is … (drum roll) … “It depends”. If you live in Springfield, Illinois, and want to take the train to Chicago to see the Cardinals play the Cubs at Wrigley…
Well, I made it. Comfortably, as it turned out, but with plenty of stress and some remarkable support. I left my little Parisian hotel at 5:15 yesterday morning, nipped around the corner to Gare du Nord, and found myself about 12th in line at the Eurostar ticket office, which was due to open at…