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  • Train in Vietnam
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    Surviving a Sleeper Train Journey in Vietnam

    December 11, 2018 / 15 Comments

    Do you think you could survive a night on a sleeper train in Vietnam? I took two and learned some lessons along the way. Like many who visit Vietnam, I was determined to make the most of my time and see as much of the country as possible. While Vietnam is a long, thin country with most of the places worth seeing located in a line down the coast, the country is deceptively large. As a result, travel times between places may be longer than anticipated. I didn’t have many days of holiday left this year after starting a new job in May, but I had my heart set on seeing…

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    What to Know About Travelling by Eurostar

    May 29, 2018 / 0 Comments

    As I arrived back into London St. Pancras from my weekend in Bruges, feet up the footrest, drinking a glass of wine, and checking my emails on my internet connected and charging phone, one thought came into my head: Travelling by Eurostar is so much better than flying! My recent trip to Bruges marked my fifth time travelling by Eurostar. I travelled by Eurostar three times to Paris, and once to go to Ghent via Brussels. The service is expected to gain even more traffic now after recently launching a direct service to Amsterdam. But while the cross-channel train journey is almost becoming commonplace for me, the trip to Bruges was…

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