There is only 1 company: SNCF. Used to be owned by the government but there is some privitization. Types of trains below: 2 Main Types 1) Fast Train on Main Lines to Major Destinations1. TGV = Train Grand Vitesse, a type of train fastest trainthey go on the major lines, like Paris-Bordeaux, Paris-Lyon 2. OUI.go … Continue reading Decoding France’s Train Systeme
Category: Transport
Moseying over to chill…in Madrid
Easy to catch the metro into the city from the train station 🙂 It's a bit of a walk from the tracks to the Metro but it's all connected. You do need to get a card and then load money/tickets onto it. TIP: There is an option to get a pack of 10 tickets and … Continue reading Moseying over to chill…in Madrid
Gotta Bounce… to Barcelona
Easy to pay for the Renfe train (and cheap for 4.50€) from airport to Barcelona centre 🙂 It would even take you to the main train station! Got in smoothly and had to go to the agency's reception to pay cuz the link didn't work 
All good though as the metro system was easy … Continue reading Gotta Bounce… to Barcelona
Toddling off to Torino
Work work work Super busy from the moment my train got in! Our work partner was so kind to invite me to his house for a lovely family meal that his wife made! We had some nice appetizers with tapenade on bread and stracciatella on bread 🙂 then some deeeelish spaghetti carbonara, followed by wonderful … Continue reading Toddling off to Torino
Zipping around to Zurich
Holy cow you can tell this is a rich place. Menus outside show even a simple Chinese meal can be easily 20€ , twice that of France and Germany. Clean everywhere, no construction - everything is pretty nice already! , Ballroom dress shop, so many hipster fancy shops. Very manicured and safe and calm. And … Continue reading Zipping around to Zurich
Popped into Prague
Well well well Munich airport prices are SO expensive holy cow! Luckily I wasn't too hungry... 13€ avg for a salad and 15-20€ for a meal that looked very avg ugh. Good thing lots of outlets there... shitty wifi tho. Got 1/2 a wrap for almost 6€.... it cost slightly less on the plane haha … Continue reading Popped into Prague
Galloping off to Greece!
Got ready and got to the airport seamlessly. Couldn't change to an earlier flight though i was early. However I was only allowed 1 small clear bag to put my lotions and liquids! So aggravating as I bought stuff in advance and sis and I took the time to put in bottles and other flights … Continue reading Galloping off to Greece!
Vrrrromming off to Venice
No issues for our double transfer on the train from La Spezia to Venice. Gotta hand it to my sis that she was a trooper and that massive suitcase did not give her any grief.... good on her! haha so many people driving boats on the canals everywhere! Even taxi boats 😀 some guy driving … Continue reading Vrrrromming off to Venice
Travels w/ Sis: Cinque Terre!
We both got to the ORY airport with no issues and the flight overall was very smooth too. We got outta the Pisa airport with no issues and we were very surprised that there were no checks at all for covid! Almost too easy…. We got onto the Pisa Mover commuter train from the airport … Continue reading Travels w/ Sis: Cinque Terre!
La Rochelle &…. Last Week
What a lovely little town! I went with a friend and enjoyed the quiet pace 🙂 We had a 2 hour delay on the trains getting from Toulouse —>Bordeaux —> La Rochelle but we made it after all 🙂 The hotel was fine and it was an easy 15 min walk to the city centre. … Continue reading La Rochelle &…. Last Week
Antics & Adventures 