Comments on: Riding the Rails in Europe

By: Mark at Cornwall Rooms

Mark at Cornwall Rooms — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:27:32 +0000

There is a pass available for about 450 euros which allows unlimited train travel in 30 different European countries for 22 days. I think there is a 14 day and a months pass available too.

By: Backpacker

Backpacker — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:29:50 +0000

You captured the beauty of the countryside PERFECTLY Matt! You gave me an idea, next year I will be visiting Europe and I guess I will give Eurail a try.. seeing these beautiful places is really a wonderful experience.

By: Lively

Lively — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:17:30 +0000

The pics are so damn beautiful I didnt read the post. I kept staring at them and imagine myself there. Wonderful pics Matt. You could start a photoblog you see
And you shot those from trains?? Holy flyin buffalow! They are terrific then.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:51 +0000

I totally agree. The best way to see Europe is riding the rails. A journal, great music on the iPod, and a window seat on a train… that’s the sort of stuff that changes your life.

By: maria

maria — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:49:59 +0000

Like a lot this post Matt! Really nice one!

By: ivan

ivan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:30:30 +0000

Low rates flights made me forget that train travels offer such beautiful landscapes… You’re totally right to ride across the world on rails whenever it’s possible, I’ll definitely think about that option when I’ll plan my next trip.

Oh, and you should totally ride across Switzerland too, particularly in mountains areas..

By: Nisha

Nisha — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:16:36 +0000

What a wonderful delight to the eyes !

As far as possible, I always prefer train journeys to air and then once inside, I can’t even read a novel however hard i try ! The sights are much more interesting.

By: Outdoor Bar

Outdoor Bar — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:01:49 +0000

Thanks for doing a post on trains. That is one of the must experience things I want out of my Europe trip. If your over night train experience is anything like my over night grey hound experiences I understand

By: Jason of TwoBackpackers

Jason of TwoBackpackers — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:43:56 +0000

I hear so many great things about traveling through Europe on trains. We will have to get there someday.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:45:42 +0000

I think train are considered to be much more environmentally friendly than aircrafts. Unfortunately, they lose their ecological advantage when speed goes up. And train companies seem to be obsessed by speed. Last week, the French high speed train (TGV) officially broke the 515 km/h speed record of 1990.