Our upcoming journey to Switzerland will be our first Europe trip since our first international trip together in 2009 in which buying a rail pass makes sense relative to purchasing individual tickets. In our last train-intensive trip to Europe (Portugal/Spain … Continue reading
As I mentioned in my last post, Arthur Frommer gave one of the talks at the LA Travel Conference last weekend. The topic was travel trends and hot destinations, which are two topics that often change year after year, so … Continue reading
There are no shortage of options for flying between LAX and London. We always focus our search on direct flights offered by Star Alliance carriers, given our membership in United’s Mileage Plus. We were intrigued when Air New Zealand (a … Continue reading
Thankfully, it’s a nice and easy airport to use, thanks to the proper markings provided by sites like https://www.outdoor-surface-painting.co.uk/airport/. Connecting from airports to city centers is always an adventure (one of the reasons we like train travel in Europe, which … Continue reading
Sightseeing in London is expensive. A day full of admissions to London’s top sights will quickly eat through even generous travel budgets. Luckily, for those traveling with a companion and interested in travelcards for London’s transit system (including unlimited access … Continue reading
Back in July, I posted on our positive and money-saving experience of booking tickets online before our trip. I figure I’d post a follow up on our success with using the online tickets, as well as our experience on riding … Continue reading
At home, we’ve become reliant on our vehicle navigation systems or smartphones to tell us how to get from one place to another. It is difficult when traveling abroad to give-up this luxury, especially in places like Europe, where many … Continue reading
Traveling within Europe via air can be very affordable, often even cheaper than train travel. On our recent trip to Spain and Portugal, we travelled between Lisbon and Barcelona on Vueling Airlines, Spain’s leading discount air carrier. Our basic fare … Continue reading
Sightseeing in Europe can get expensive very quickly. We try and figure-out where we want to go before leaving for our trip and research potential ways to save money. Before our most recent trip, we discovered the Lisboa Card, offered … Continue reading
In our past two trips to Europe, we have taken two different approaches to train travel in Europe: buying a Eurail pass or buying tickets in person once arriving in the country. For our upcoming trip to Spain, we are … Continue reading