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Episode 1: The Why and The Where Introducing an epic and somewhat bizarre quest to travel on as many trains as possible day after day for what felt like forever. So that I could harvest as many tips and as much info as possible, to share with future rail travellers

Episode 1: The Why and The Where Introducing an epic and somewhat bizarre quest to travel on as many trains as possible day after day...

Through the Moselle river valley by train

Episode 10: the best of Germany by train A day trip which included Germany's most thrilling rail journey and its most romantic!

Travelling from Basel to Zurich on a Lyria train

Episode 11: A thrilling journey through three countries Having breakfast in Köln and dinner in Milano, thanks to a fabulous and easy journey.

Through the Bernina Pass on a journey from Milan to Innsbruck

Episode 12: Catering Mishaps Don't Spoil A Beautiful Day Heading to Innsbruck from Milano by travelling through Switzerland on the stunning Albula and Bernina railways.

Episode 12: Catering Mishaps Don't Spoil A Beautiful Day Heading to Innsbruck from Milano by travelling through Switzerland on the stunning Albula and Bernin...

Episode 13: A morning in Munich, an afternoon in Innsbruck and an evening in Italy Tips for finding a hotel at a station and using one of Europe's largest stations, München Hbf, plus a visit to one of Europe's most unique railways

Episode 13: A morning in Munich, an afternoon in Innsbruck and an evening in Italy Tips for finding a hotel at a station and using one of Europe's largest stations, München Hbf, plus ...

The Business Class seating saloon on a Frecciarossa 1000 train

Episode 14: Italy in Style Did I really spend the day travelling a circular Verona - Milano - Roma - Venice - Verona route in the name of research? The answer is yes and it was a bit of a blur!

Episode 14: Italy in Style Did I really spend the day travelling a circular Verona - Milano - Roma - Venice - Verona route in t...

Episode 15: How to see the leaning tower of Pisa for five sweet minutes Taking a journey from Verona to the south of France the long-way round through Florence, Pisa and Genoa isn't a great idea, but my travels enabled me to learn a lot about riding Italian trains.

Episode 15: How to see the leaning tower of Pisa for five sweet minutes Taking a journey from Verona to the south of France the long-way round through Florence, Pisa and Ge...

The views of the Cote d'Azur can be fabulous

Episode 16: Along the Mediterranean Coast A day which proved the worth of having a back-up plan when taking a long rail journey with multiple connections.

Episode 16: Along the Mediterranean Coast A day which proved the worth of having a back-up plan when taking a long rail journey with multiple ...

AVE (103) trains await departure from Madrid Atocha

Episode 17: The wild ride to Madrid I'd saved the best for last on this trip, thanks to a journey with a wow factor

Episode 18: Navigating one of Europe's more unusual stations Is it a shopping mall, or is it the main station in the Czech capital? How to find and board a train at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi.

Episode 18: Navigating one of Europe's more unusual stations Is it a shopping mall, or is it the main station in the Czech capital? How to find and board a train...

Travelling by the River Elbe on route to the Bastei Bridge

Episode 19: Deliberately going the long way round to Munich I could have taken a direct train from the Czech capital to Bavaria, but on my quest to harvest tips and info I dedicated a whole day to travelling by train

Episode 19: Deliberately going the long way round to Munich I could have taken a direct train from the Czech capital to Bavaria, but on my quest to harvest tips...

Episode 2: Solving a metro puzzle How to find your metro train in Stockholm and other thrilling nuggets of highly useful info

Episode 20: A beautiful journey and Italian drama A stunning journey on one of Europe's greatest Alpine rail routes is followed by an afternoon of spontaneous travel when best-laid plans had to be jettisoned.

Episode 20: A beautiful journey and Italian drama A stunning journey on one of Europe's greatest Alpine rail routes is followed by an afternoon of spo...

Episode 21: The Adriatic Coast and Perugia A thrilling day trip from Bologna to Ancona and Perugia, once I'd worked out how to board the train

Episode 22: Making the most of rail passes in Italy Why the balance can tip in favour of travelling first class when using Eurail and InterRail passes in Italy; plus solving a mystery at Bologna station

Episode 22: Making the most of rail passes in Italy Why the balance can tip in favour of travelling first class when using Eurail and InterRail passes i...

A Frecciarossa 1000 train has arrived in the AV (high-speed) station

Episode 23: Whizzing from Bologna to Sorrento and back again Travelling more than 1200 kilometers in under 10 hours, on a combination of some of Europe's most fabulous and most bizarre trains.

Episode 23: Whizzing from Bologna to Sorrento and back again Travelling more than 1200 kilometers in under 10 hours, on a combination of some of Europe's most fa...

The Frecce trains depart from the binari which have shelters along their length

Episode 24: The incredible journey by train from Bologna to Florence Using the incredible journey by Frecce train from Bologna to Florence as an excuse to give an overview of Italian high speed rail travel.

Episode 24: The incredible journey by train from Bologna to Florence Using the incredible journey by Frecce train from Bologna to Florence as an excuse to give an overvi...

Double deck trains are used for some Regionale trains on certain routes including Firenze - Pisa

Episode 25: An afternoon visiting Lucca, Pisa, Firenze and Torino No, not the towns and cities, lovely as they are, I had the stations and the train journeys between them to tick off my list

Episode 25: An afternoon visiting Lucca, Pisa, Firenze and Torino No, not the towns and cities, lovely as they are, I had the stations and the train journeys between ...

Episode 3: Going under ground to have some wow moments The way that I roll means that few things give me greater pleasure than when art is used to enhance taking public transport.

Episode 3: Going under ground to have some wow moments The way that I roll means that few things give me greater pleasure than when art is used to enhance ...

Episode 4: Stockholm to Malmo Heading south on a 'high-speed train' which erm isn't actually a high-speed train, but is still rather fabulous!

Episode 4: Stockholm to Malmo Heading south on a 'high-speed train' which erm isn't actually a high-speed train, but is still rath...

Episode 5: Nipping across a border for something to eat A short trip across a border in order to have a supper and a beer or two in another nation's capital, and then heading back to bed in that other country. The wonders of Europe by train!

Episode 5: Nipping across a border for something to eat A short trip across a border in order to have a supper and a beer or two in another nation's capital...

Episode 6: Back to Denmark the long way round One of the many joys of InterRailing is the ability to take a longer route from one place to another, just because it's fabulous!

Episode 6: Back to Denmark the long way round One of the many joys of InterRailing is the ability to take a longer route from one place to another...

Episode 7: Copenhagen to Cologne Learning a lot on what is usually a straightforward journey across northern Europe.

Episode 8: A day trip to Amsterdam AND Bruxelles part 1

Episode 9: A day trip to Amsterdam AND Bruxelles part 2 Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bruxelles, Liege and back to Cologne, all ticked off between lunch and dinner.

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