It has been a long day. Star of the day is the DB app which has allowed us to cope with the various delays with zero stress and panic, so we arrived at the guest house 45 minutes later than expected - funny that the initial Eurostar delay has propagated throughout the entire journey of … Continue reading Arrived in Hamburg →

The journey started in a fairly familiar way - we're no strangers to taking the Eurostar, after all. Not a wonderfully auspicious beginning though, as the 0901 to Brussels was delayed by nearly 40 minutes. I recall I had looked at, and discounted, a connection on to Germany that would have been tight anyway, so … Continue reading And we’re off! →

We invested in two rolly soft bags from Decathlon for the trip - they have straps that can be attached to carry them on your back, although we're hoping that won't be necessary! We have 12-13kg in each. The packing cubes have meant they haven't been filled to bursting on departure, which is a good … Continue reading Baggage →

Slightly odd to be writing this at this stage, before the trip has even begun, but whilst I am very happy to be going on our train adventure, I think the Interrail pass itself is really not the best tool for us and where we are going. The Interrail pass saves a lot of money … Continue reading Interrail Pass Thoughts →

Not long now before our first of many trains! All the trains are booked except a couple of stragglers which are a few weeks away anyway. Our route will start with the Eurostar to Brussels, then the same day going to Hamburg as our first city stop. Then Copenhagen, Stockholm, ferry across to Tallinn, down … Continue reading Final Prep & Route →

I've hardly been a prolific poster in recent years, but there is about to be a flurry of activity! Would you believe, it's 5 years since the Inception of this blog, which was my first "Transformational Leave"  (a short term sabbatical). That means I have had (and seized!) the opportunity for a second Transformation! This … Continue reading Dusting off my mobile app… →