Trains

Luggage logjam

It’s one of those days when a song gets stuck in my head. I mean really stuck in my head – all day. There’s music playing in the breakfast area of the Innsbruck hotel –…


Arlberg Pass rail trip day 2

The day begins with some tram-spotting from the breakfast room of the hotel. Not only trams at ground level but also trams appearing out of the side of buildings heading up the hill. Back at…


Arlberg Pass rail trip day 1

I’m about to set off on a 550-mile 11-hour rail journey. I’m going by train from Sussex to London St Pancras, Eurostar to Paris then across Paris and on to Zurich. It’s day 1 of…


Arrows of desire

Five things I’m not going to write about on this blog: 1. A list of things I’ve always wanted to do but haven’t had the time 2. A list of things I’ve always wanted to…