Train reports
Paris-Rouen in TER Nomad, 1st class: really good for a regional train!
The train is still the most convenient way to get to Rouen from Paris, and even though these are regional trains, the product on offer is pleasantly surprising.
When it came to organizing my weekend, I didn't have much choice...
Lyon-Paris on Trenitalia : weird service
While Trenitalia and its Executive Class are second to none on the Paris-Lyon route, the service varies greatly from trip to trip.
For this return trip I did not make the same mistake as the last time I booked...
Paris-Lyon in executive class on Trenitalia: as good as usual
Trenitalia's Executive Class is the most comfortable way to travel between Paris and Lyon despite a somewhat irregular service.
Invited to attend a Euroleague basketball game in Villeurbanne on a Friday evening, I took the opportunity to spend a weekend...
Lyon-Paris, SNCF TGV inOui in Business Première: false advertising or deliberate scam?
It's time to go back to Paris after this excellent but too short stay in Lyon. And for once it is almost with joy and in any case with a lot of impatience that I booked a TGV in...
Paris-Lyon in Executive on Trenitalia: it makes you want to love trains!
I had two ideas in mind: to spend some time in Lyon and to test the service offered by Trenitalia on this line opened to competition.
Some people often tell us that we only want to travel by plane...
Eurostar Standard Premier, Londres St. Pancras – Bruxelles Midi : very decent
After a short wait in the Business Premier lounge, I go tothe boarding of my Eurostarto Brussels, which starts about 30 minutes before departure.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Boarding
I wait a few minutes after the boarding announcement...
Eurostar Business Premier Lounge, London St. Pancras :Refreshing to be planned
New year, and first trip in mid-January 2022! To counter the new restrictions imposed by France, I took the opportunity to combine my trip with a trip to Belgium to enter France without quarantine. And in addition, my friends...
MAV-START Intercity First, Hajdúszoboszló – Budapest Nyugati : much more full than before
Return of this family day with the Intercity that brings us back to Budapest
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Experience in the station
We arrive at Hajdúszoboszló station about 30 minutes before departure. The station has been recently renovated...
MAV-START Intercity First, Budapest Nyugati – Hajdúszoboszló : Interesting
A short picturesque excursion in parallel to our stay in Budapest, with a round trip by train to visit my wife's family in Hajdúszoboszló, near Debrecen, the second largest city in Hungary.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Experience...
Eurostar Business Premier, Lille Europe – London St. Pancras, Siemens E320
Back from this express trip to Lille from London for an important business meeting.
Experience in the station
The Lille-Europe station was not really designed with Eurostar traffic in mind from the start. As a result, the queue for immigration and...