good words for more sensible travel
Welcome to this new section of our website. Expect notes and news relating to travel, culture, society and politics in and around Europe. We don't call it a blog. And why not? Well, let's face it, while there are a lot of good blogs around, too many blogs are poorly researched, badly written, ill-tempered and just a little bit too opinionated. We want to do something softer and gentler. Hard news, to be sure, but presented with that same quiet authority and perceptive insight that readers of hidden europe magazine have come to expect.
Flashback: tragedy in Berlin
Twenty years ago this summer, each new week seemed to bring another momentous political event as the two German States edged towards Union. But a tragic incident overshadowed the Unification Treaty signed on 31 August 1990.
a matter of class: changes at Eurostar
There are a few changes on Eurostar this week with the introduction of a new Standard Premier class on services linking London with Brussels and Paris. Standard Premier replaces Leisure Select as the middle tier of the three class service on Eurostar’s capital city services.
George Behrend RIP
We were saddened to see the news this week about the death of the writer George Behrend on Monday evening. He was always very enthusiastic about our work with hidden europe, although perhaps a tad surprised to find two women writing about his pet topic, viz. railways.
Just imagine
Communities across Polissya are this week celebrating Chernobyl Days, the festival that marks the renaissance of the Chernobyl region since it was resettled in June 2040. Polissya now boasts Europe’s largest national park, a region of remarkable biodiversity with more bear, wolves and bison than any other area of Europe.
travelling without an ice bucket
Our quest to travel light is of course a fruitless whim. We like the idea of strolling down to our nearest mainline station and hopping on a night train to the other side of Europe with no more than a light day sack. But it never happens.
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