After a good nights sleep at the surprisingly nice and modern Harry’s Home hotel we went over to Villach’s station to see if we could find anything to eat as breakfast wasn’t included in our room rate and the station seemingly had no lounge. Our next train was the sort of famous ÖBB Railjet, which… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 6: Villach, Austria to Venice, Italy
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Stockholm-Croatia by train part 5: Lake Bled to Villach, Austria
After four days in idyllic Lake Bled, it was time to move on. From Lake Bled, the nearest travel hub for trains is Villach in Austria, from where you can catch trains to for instance Vienna, Munich or several cities in Italy. As on the arrival to Bled, we had to catch the train from… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 5: Lake Bled to Villach, Austria
Stockholm-Croatia by train part 4: Ljubljana to Lake Bled
After a fun night out in Ljubljana, with excellent Istrian fuzi pasta with beef and truffle at restaurant Most, it was time to take a final train to our first proper stop of the trip, the famous Lake Bled. As we stayed quite close to Ljubljana’s train station, we just walked over there a short… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 4: Ljubljana to Lake Bled
Stockholm-Croatia by train part 3: Graz to Ljubljana with ÖBB Eurocity
After checking out beautiful Graz, eating a mediocre schnitzel and getting semi-submerged in a massive Austrian rainfall, it was time to move on once again. We stayed very close to the central station in Graz, so after checking out from the IntercityHotel Graz, we walked the 100 meters or so to the station for our… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 3: Graz to Ljubljana with ÖBB Eurocity
Stockholm-Croatia by train part 2: Berlin to Graz with ÖBB Nightjet
After a night at the Intercity Hotel Hauptbahnhof it was soon time to get moving again. Although we had a few hours to kill before our 18.45 departure, so since our next train would not have any dining car (but you can order some food to your compartment from the staff), we thought we’d have… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 2: Berlin to Graz with ÖBB Nightjet
Stockholm-Croatia by train part 1: Stockholm to Berlin with SJ Euronight
I’ve grown fond of train travel the last couple of years with train trips from Stockholm where I live, to both Malta in 2019, and to Scotland last year. It’s an incredibly (mostly) comfortable experience compared to flying, you just take your bags to the central station, no lines, no checking in, no waiting, no… Continue reading Stockholm-Croatia by train part 1: Stockholm to Berlin with SJ Euronight
4 days in northern Sweden (Åre and Sundsvall) by train from Stockholm
Stockholm-Sundsvall: A night at Elite Hotel Knaust This Christmas, we found ourselves with a few extra vacation days we needed to spend, and not wanting to spend them entirely on video games and Netflix in the sofa at home, – and prices for flying to the sun in Southern Europe and beyond already steep –… Continue reading 4 days in northern Sweden (Åre and Sundsvall) by train from Stockholm
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Inverness to Edinburgh [part 6]
After four amazingly nice days in beautiful Inverness, visiting the famous Loch, Isle of Skye and eating plenty of delicious food, and drinking semi-plenty amounts of local whisky, it was time to hit the rails one last time. LNER first class to Edinburgh We had booked two first class tickets (£70 in total) for the… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Inverness to Edinburgh [part 6]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: London to Inverness [part 5]
After four days of eating, drinking and walking our way through a surprisingly sunny London, it was once again time for the next part of the journey. And this time, it was for the first time of the trip on a night train, the night train that pretty much was the reason for the whole… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: London to Inverness [part 5]
Stockholm-Scotland by train: Amsterdam to London [part 4]
When I was around 10 years old, the Eurostar opened and for the first time in history, people could travel by train from the United Kingdom to the rest of Europe. I don’t really remember how I got this information, probably from tv as the internet took another year or two to reach my 1990s… Continue reading Stockholm-Scotland by train: Amsterdam to London [part 4]