Getting to the Cinque Terre The Cinque Terre has no airport of its own, and genuinely no direct high-speed rail line reaches the villages themselves, which understandably leaves first time visitors wo...
Why the Cinque Terre Express Is the Best Way to Explore The Cinque Terre Express is genuinely the single most important piece of infrastructure for anyone visiting this stretch of Ligurian coastline, ...
Seeing the Cinque Terre from the Water Seeing the Cinque Terre from the water genuinely offers a completely different perspective on this dramatic stretch of Ligurian coastline, one that many visitors...
What Is an Airport Transfer Company? If you’ve never booked an airport transfer before, you might be wondering how it differs from simply taking a taxi after you land. An airport transfer compan...
Getting from Florence Airport to the City Centre Florence Airport, officially known as Amerigo Vespucci Airport and often referred to by its old name Peretola, sits genuinely close to the city, roughl...
Getting Around Newcastle One of the biggest advantages of visiting Newcastle upon Tyne is that you can explore almost the entire city without needing a car. Whether you’re arriving for a weekend...
Getting from Newcastle Airport to the City Centre Newcastle International Airport is located around 6 miles (10 kilometres) north-west of the city centre, making it one of the UK’s easiest airpo...
Why Portugal’s Best Rail Deals Are Built for Residents, Not Tourists Portugal’s rail network is run almost entirely by a single operator, Comboios de Portugal, known simply as CP, which ke...
Why Spain Doesn’t Play by the Same Rules as Germany or Austria Spain does not have an equivalent to Germany’s regional day tickets or Austria’s Einfach-Raus-Ticket. There is no singl...
Belgium Rewrote Its Entire Ticketing System, and Most Guides Haven’t Caught Up If you have read an older guide to Belgian trains that mentions a “Rail Pass” for 10 journeys, a Standa...
