As you may know, last month there was a fire in the Channel Tunnel (”Chunnel”) involving a train carrying vehicles and other goods. Thankfully, there were no passenger trains in the tunnel at that time.
 
What you need to know if you will be using the Eurostar in the near future:

Eurostar is currently operating at 93% [...]

Thursday, October 9, 2008 | getting there, travel resources | No Comments

I fell asleep somewhere in the south of France and woke up with the Italian Alps outside my window. I’d taken overnight trains four or five times before (the Marrakesh Express was definitely the most… interesting of my sleep & ride experiences) but I’d never opened my eyes to such a vastly different landscape. It [...]

Monday, January 21, 2008 | getting there | 5 Comments