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Rail-booking websites and tight connections

Be warned about rail-booking websites - they are blunt tools
Sat 05 Oct 2024

SNCF's Carte Avantage discounts

It's worth considering getting SNCF's Carte Avantage to get discounts on travel within France
Tue 24 Sep 2024

SNCF Dec - Jan trans go on sale 2nd October

Wed 2nd October is when SNCF puts tickets on sale for Dec-Jan trains
Sun 29 Sep 2024

Eurostar's website is confusing

Eurostar's website doesn't distinguish between whether a train is sold out or not yet on sale
Mon 23 Sep 2024

Landslide blocks St Michel-Valloire to Oulx for winter 2024-25

The rockslide blocking St Michel-Valloire, Modane and Oulx continues for winter 2024-25
Tue 13 Aug 2024

Eurostar booking-window bonkersness

Another Eurostar fiasco - this time the change to a new booking window
Tue 23 Jul 2024

Eurostar Snow pricing - one week on

One week after going on sale, what we learned from looking at Eurostar Snow's pricing
Wed 17 Jul 2024

Eurostar Snow will run for winter 2024-25

The 'Eurostar Snow' winter ski service will run for 2024-25...but what's different?
Thu 27 Jun 2024

How much for Eurostar Snow?

How much did seats on Eurostar Snow cost?
Wed 10 Jul 2024

Your stories

Your Stories (or should we call it 'Paw Stories') is a very useful thing
Mon 06 May 2024

Perfect ski holidays? I don't think so

Perfect ski holidays don't exist, so why offer them?
Tue 23 Apr 2024

Waiting for (Eurostar) Snow 2024-25

What needs to change with Eurostar Snow for 2024-25?
Sat 20 Apr 2024

Smug at 04:20am

Sometimes it's difficult to persuade people to go by train - until they fly...
Fri 05 Apr 2024

Skis and snowboards on TGV trains

SNCF's confusing website doesn't reflect the reality that you can take skis and snowboards on TGVs - here's the proof
Sun 11 Feb 2024

What I've learned about TER trains

TER trains are local trains in France
Wed 07 Feb 2024
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