Editor’s Note — Monthly Ticket is a new CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In May, we’re riding the rails as we explore the world’s greatest train journeys. Whether you’re looking for travel inspiration or insider knowledge, Monthly Ticket will take you there. (CNN) — Faster,…
Catherine Livesley is a sustainable travel expert who has traversed almost every country in Europe overland. She has created dream trips at some of the world’s leading rail and sustainable travel companies and worked as a consultant for independent travel companies. She is the founder of flight-free tour operator and travel club, No Fly Travel…
Francesca Street, CNN The summer Tim Thomas was 18, he packed up a rucksack, left his small hometown in the south of England and hopped on a train to France, kicking off a month-long journey through Europe by rail. It was 1972. Thomas was among the first travelers to take advantage of the fledgling European…
In the not-so-distant past, if you were a 20-something traveling around Europe, there’s a good chance your journey relied on a hefty backpack and a Eurail pass. The pass, which has been around for 60 years, enables rail travel in 33 European countries and remains a popular choice among backpackers and beyond. The offering has…
It seemed like an exciting, novel way to kick off our family ski trip: taking the train from New Orleans to Denver via Chicago, before renting a car for the last leg to the resort. In reality, the journey went down in family lore for all the wrong reasons: trains packed with rowdy spring breakers,…
