I’ve enjoyed overnight train travel ever since I was a kid and even today always look forward to those experiences. When I was planning my most recent trip to Europe, I asked the folks at Railbookers in London to schedule me on one of the overnight sleepers en route to visit friends in Oslo. And…
Here’s what impressed me about my three train rides today: the slow trains here are fast and the fast trains are really fast. When Matthew Foy of Railbookers in London presented me with my rail tickets and hotel vouchers, he described several of the rail segments as “local trains”, emphasizing that there was no reserved…
My European trip is now just a bit more than a week away. All the details are in place and I’m starting to think seriously about getting organized. After my ride on the Glacier Express in Switzerland, I’ll return to France for what will be, for me, a bit of a longer stay: three nights…
If I’m traveling in North America, I usually handle all the reservations myself. But in the case of an extended European trip, I feel much more comfortable using a booking agency like Railbookers, a London-based company with an office in Los Angeles. I was referred to Railbookers by Mark Smith, the person behind what has…