Items tagged as Train

Tenerife by train

26th October 2007 (0) Comments

Did you know that a journey by air can produce 10 times as much climate damaging CO2 as the same journey by train?

By Rowena Quantrill Did you know that a journey by air can produce 10 times as much climate damaging CO2 as the same journey by train? To avoid flying the trick…

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Sleeper train to Scilly

30th July 2008 (0) Comments

Mark Frost tells his story of taking the sleeper train to the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall.

By Mark Frost “Is this because you want to go on that sleeper train thing?” girlfriend Emma asks with a raised eyebrow that conveys, if not wholesale…

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North European Odyssey - Denmark & Germany

15th July 2008 (0) Comments

Sam Margolis recalls his slow travel journey to Denmark with four of his close friends.

By Sam Margolis The sign of a good holiday, by all accounts, is to know you’re having a great time when you’re actually there, rather than with the…

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Take the train to Italy

23rd June 2008 (0) Comments

How to travel to Italy by rail - in style.

By Guy Saunders Before the advent of the Channel Tunnel and then Eurostar, it was quite an undertaking to travel by rail to Italy. Once you had negotiated the…

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Go Slow In Denmark

4th April 2008 (0) Comments

If you are planning an escape that ventures a little farther than the UK, a European break to Denmark ticks those responsible, eco and green boxes including the transport that will get you there and back again.

If you are planning an escape that ventures a little farther than the UK, a European break to Denmark ticks those responsible, eco and green boxes including…

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