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  • Connecting Europe Express
    • Day 1 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Lisbon to Covilhã
    • Day 2 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Covilhã to Madrid
    • Day 3 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Madrid to Bordeaux
    • … click to see all 36 episodes
  • Destinations
    • Africa
      • Botswana
        • Kingdom of Elephants – Botswana
      • Namibia
        • Deserts of Namibia
        • Etosha and Namibia Wildlife
      • Uganda
        • Uganda: Murchinson Falls Vs Queen Elisabeth National Parks
        • Uganda: Chimps, Treks and Parties in Fort Portal
        • Uganda: Kabale for Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi
        • Entering Uganda: Entebbe and Lake Victoria
      • Zimbabwe
        • Victoria Falls and Crazy Rafting
    • Asia
      • Central Asia
        • Kazakhstan
          • Almaty: Central Asia’s Garden of Eden
          • … And Then You Get Invited in a Yurt for Dinner
        • Kyrgyzstan
          • Kyrgyzstan: Spectacular Ala-Kul Trek
          • Son-Kul’s Remedy to Travellers Apathy
          • The Last Great Hike in Kyrgyzstan – Lenin Peak
        • Tajikistan
          • Tajikistan: The High Lands of the Pamir Highway
          • Tajikistan: Powerful Wakhan Corridor
          • Tajikistan: Last Adventure in Bartang Valley
        • Uzbekistan
          • Uzbekistan: Three Legendary Cities on the Old Silk Road
      • Far East
        • China
          • Guangxi
            • Discovering the Karst Landscapes of the Li River
            • A Magic Light Show on the Li River
          • Sichuan
            • 4 Days of Solitude: Trekking Yading Nature Reserve
            • Good Vibes in Chengdu: What to See and Do
            • Yeah, Yeah… Pandas!
            • The Two Holy Mountains of Buddhism and Taoism
            • The Sichuan Opera Experience
          • Yunnan
            • A Two-Days Itinerary in Kunming (and something more)
            • Marvel of Yunnan: Trekking at the Tiger Leaping Gorge
            • Relax and Culture at Lijiang’s Old Town
            • Shangri-La, where China meets Tibet?
        • Japan
          • Those Little Japanese Oddities
          • Mad Tokyo Mad Tokyo
          • The Quiet Side of Tokyo
          • Kyoto: More than Just Temples
          • Nozawa Onsen Off Season
      • Indian Sub-Continent
        • India
          • An Honest Review of 15 Delhi’s Sites Worth Visiting (or not)
          • A Random (but Totally Cool) Day Tour in South Delhi
          • Eyes of Delhi – Photography Project
          • Sanctuary of Beliefs: a Walk around Old Delhi
          • Thoughts in front of Gandhi’s Memorial
        • Nepal
          • A Day Tracking Tigers
          • A Travel Guide to Bardia National Park
          • Chilling, Planning, and Paragliding in Pokhara
          • Guruwa: Healers of Tharu People
          • Manaslu and Tsum Valley Trek Explained
          • Tharu People: a Rural Way of Life?
        • Sri Lanka
          • A Complete Two Weeks Itinerary to Discover Sri Lanka
          • The Perfect National Parks Combo in Sri Lanka
          • Sri Lanka: Escapade at Horton Plains
      • Russia
        • Real Baikaaal!
        • Russia: 8 Days in the Altai Republic
        • The Contenders: Vladivostok vs Khabarovsk
        • Is it possible to see the Amur tiger in Russia?
      • South-East Asia
        • Borneo
          • Borneo’s Wildlife: the Sound of Sabah’s Rainforest
          • Sabah’s Amazing Diving and Secret Beaches
        • Cambodia
          • Banlung and the Virachey National Park Jungle Experience
          • Cambodia: Paradise on a Highway to Hell
          • Feel of Mighty Mekong in Kratie
          • Slumber of Senses in Sleepy Kampot
          • The Angkor Temples and Siem Reap
        • Laos
          • A Dreamlike Travel Itinerary in Northern Laos
        • Malaysia
          • Cameron Highlands’ Jungle Trails
          • Chilling at the Amusement Park in Langkawi
          • Penang’s Cultural Melting Pot
          • The Skylines of Kuala Lumpur
        • Thailand
          • An Honest Review of 8 Destinations in Thailand
        • Vietnam
          • 5 Great Places to Visit in North Vietnam
      • Western Asia
        • Azerbaijan
          • The Other Side of the Caspian Sea
        • Georgia
          • Georgia: 8,000 Years of Winemaking
    • Australia
      • 8 Places to Visit on the Australian East-Coast
      • Red Centre: Dreaming the Stars
      • Sydney and the Blue Mountains
    • Europe
      • Greece
        • A Welcome Back to Europe with “Open Arms”
        • Greek Islands: Milos Vs Santorini
      • Iceland
        • 4 Cool Things about Trekking Laugavegur in Iceland
        • Reykjavik and the Golden Circle
      • Italy
        • Italy: “Borghi” of Beautiful Apulia
        • Italy: Jaw-Dropping Matera!
        • Marvels to Visit around Napoli, in One Day
        • That Undecipherable Vibe of Napoli
      • Turkey
        • Is Turkey just a Money Squeezing Machine?
    • New Zealand
      • Marvels of New Zealand South Island
      • The Ultimate Road Trip in New Zealand’s North Island
    • South America
      • Argentina
        • Perceptions of Buenos Aires
        • Tales of Patagonia
        • The Best 10 Days Itinerary in North-West Argentina
        • 3 Things to Know about Torres del Paine
        • Tierra del Fuego: End of the World?
      • Venezuela
        • Relaxing in Isla Margarita
        • The most Isolated Trek in the World: Mount Roraima
  • Stories
    • Kampala to Hoima: Volunteering with Eco-Agric Uganda
    • Borneo: Community-based Eco-tourism Funds Forest Conservation
    • Connecting People with Food through “Edible Routes”
    • Living and Volunteering on the Kinabatangan River
    • Living and Working Off the Grid on a Tibetan Plateau
    • The Evergreen Bamboo Straw Solution
    • The Incredible Toys Museum Hidden in between Marche’s Hills
    • Uganda: Volunteering for Bringing Hope to the Family
  • Inner Journeys
    • Spiritual Adventures
      • Mind and Body: the Sensorial Experience of Vipassana
      • Guruwa: Healers of Tharu People
    • Ideas & Society
      • A Welcome Back to Europe with “Open Arms”
      • When We Go Numb to Horror
      • Horrors of the Khmer Rouge: S-21 and the Killing Fields
      • Pizzighettone, or the Revolution of Unchanging Worlds
      • The Strength of Superstition: Taoism in Modern China
      • Thoughts in front of Ghandi’s Memorial
      • Why I No Longer Comment on Politics on Social Media
    • Literature
      • 18 Months Worth of Books
      • Hanna Arendt’s Banality of Evil
      • Before Adam – Atavism According to Jack London
      • Dante’s Idea of Love in Borges Essays
      • Killing for the light: the White Tiger of Bangalore
      • José Saramago’s Humanity
      • Passion for Truth: The Master and Margarita
    • Personal log
  • Travel Tips
    • Border crossings
      • From Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan through the Caspian Sea
      • From Tajikistan, Through Uzbekistan, To Kazakhstan
      • From Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan through the Legendary Pamir Highway
      • From Russia to Kazakhstan
      • Crossing the Border between Thailand and North Laos
      • Nepal to India Western Border Crossing
    • The Complete Gear List for the Trekker and World Traveler
    • Travel injury? Things to do to keep positive, expectations vs reality
    • My List of Useful Apps for the World Traveler
    • How to Use Transport in Sri Lanka
    • How to Extend your Chinese Visa in Chengdu
  • Quotes
  • Ciao!

Category: Connecting Europe Express

Travelling across 26 European countries by train in 5 weeks

Day 12 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Belgrade to Skopje

13 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where the Connecting Europe Express travels slowly, very slowly through the centre of the Balkans.

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Day 11 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Zagreb to Belgrade

12 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where I am impressed by Zagreb, the Connecting Europe Express gets the first technical issue of the journey, I interview a passenger with an interesting war story, and we get COVID tested to enter Serbia. What an amazing welcome in Zagreb. Already at our arrival at the station, where a small conference […]

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Day 10 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Bratislava to Zagreb

11 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where I mostly give my two cents about the meaning of the integration process taking the rail system as an example and we get our passports checked for the first time on the Connecting Europe Express.

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Day 9 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – St. Pölten to Bratislava

10 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where I go visiting a train maintenance facility overnight, board in Vienna for the shorter border crossing so far, and arrive on the Connecting Europe Express at Bratislava’s train museum

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Day 8 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Bolzano to St. Pölten

9 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where the Connecting Europe Express stops in Brenner to wink to the tunnel under construction, we say goodbye to Italy, and we enjoy beautiful Austrian landscapes.

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Day 7 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Rome to Bolzano

8 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where I keep falling in love with Rome, I gather important information about Italy’s investments in transport, I  congratulate the Connecting Europe Express crew from FS for their nice welcoming and efficiency, and I meet some Alpini. 

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Day 6 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Milan to Rome

7 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where I mostly tell you about a dream travel itinerary for everyone in Italy, and easy to do by train. Tested on the Connecting Europe Express.

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Day 5 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Turin to Milan

6 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where we end the wine itinerary with a blast, I miss a super high tech train, I speak about the importance of train connection for commercial relations, and I present the influencers on the Connecting Europe Express while I try to solve a laundry problem.

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Day 4 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Bordeaux to Turin

6 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where we went through the perfect wine itinerary, I tell you about the Connecting Europe Express Photo Competition, we talked about important nodes of the rail network in Europe, and we cross the Alps to arrive in Italy.

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Day 3 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Madrid to Bordeaux

5 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where we had a great night in Madrid, we changed train and boarded a new and bigger Connecting Europe Express, had a citizens dialogue on board, and arrived in Bordeaux. 

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Day 2 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Covilhã to Madrid

4 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where we crossed borders for the first time on the journey, we exchanged a lot of flags with pennants, and welcomed on theConnecting Europe Express a Spanish filming crew from Villalba to Madrid. 

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Day 1 – Connecting Europe Express Journal – Lisbon to Covilhã

2 September 2021 Paolinosan Connecting Europe Express

Where we spent the whole day running around Lisbon in between conferences, press events, and ceremonies, and we finally hopped on the Connecting Europe Express.

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