Major improvement for train passengers planned in Europe: single tickets for cross-border travel

trains meet at an arid land between mountains

EU Commission has created an ambitious plan for streamlining the booking of train tickets in European Union countries. The Passenger Package proposal aims at allowing travelers to book a single ticket for a cross-border train journey that may include multiple rail operators. Additionally, travelers are planned to have the right … Read >

Travel news digest: Airbnb says road trips are in, EU opens borders for tourists, campervan packing tips

autobahn a5 in herbolzheim, germany
Autobahn A5 in southern Germany.

EU to allow visitors from 14 countries in July

European countries are opening their borders for travelers in July 2020 after the first wave of corona virus has subsided. Travel within EU is mostly allowed (Sweden is an exception), and 14 countries outside the EU … Read >

Ebook news digest: travel is resuming, digital product licenses, working from motorhome

motorhome on a road. photo by sebastien goldberg
Photo by Sebastien Goldberg.

News about ebooks, writing and travel

Rick Steves about travel writing and the slow return Of European travel

Travel professionals seem to agree that travel will resume in the second half of 2020, but primarily it will regional and conducted by car. As Rick Steves puts … Read >