Paris. International City of Romance. The City of Lights. The Epicenter of All Things Culinary. Who wouldn’t want to go there on a European vacation? Us, that’s who. Even after Paris won the Rock-Paper-Scissors contest, both Sleeping Beauty and I were hesitant about our...
To some people, buying a train ticket to a place you’ve never been in a place you’ve never been, with no idea where you’ll be staying that night or even if you’ll take that train all the way to your destination would seem like an exercise in stupidity. To me...
The next morning, I sauntered to the ticket window at the train station and requested two tickets to the top of the Jungfraujock. The guide books had warned that the ride we were about to embark on was ‘the most expensive train ride in all of Europe.’ Most expensive...
So where was I??? Oh yeah… Swiss trains are legendary for their punctuality. You could set your $15,000 watch by the arrival and departure of an SBB Metroliner. Of course affording that watch would be a bit more difficult after buying a couple of train tickets. As we learned...
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the typical pre-flight spiel started as Fiona and I settled into our seats, “welcome to EasyJet. I’d like to inform you that currently the plane is being refueled, so please leave your seat belts unfastened.” At this point the flight...