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rail and sail

London to Berlin, via Harwich Ferry and European Sleeper

Last time, I came to Berlin via the night ferry and then a day train from Amsterdam. It’s now possible to flip reverse it: the day sailing from Harwich, and then a sleeper from Holland. [1] My journey started at 5:25am in Furzedown, near Tooting Common, with Murphy the dog forlornly watching me get underway. Read more

August 14, 2024

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jamesofwalsh

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cities, Diary, Ferries, Places, Trains, travel

Berlin, European Sleeper, ferry, Harwich, Hook of Holland, Liverpool Street., London, London to Berlin, London to Berlin by day ferry and night train, London to Berlin by ferry and train, rail and sail, Rotterdam, Stena Line
Brighton to Paris by rail and sail

I had forgotten Europe exists. Not because of some “Fog in Channel – Continent cut off” insularity, or because I am a mud-encrusted 13th century peasant who has never been further than Bessie’s hillock. Let me explain. During the pandemic my world, as for many, because a lot smaller. My brain adapts easily – too Read more

November 20, 2022

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jamesofwalsh

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Diary, Trains, travel

Brighton, Brighton to Paris, Dieppe, ferry travel, Newhaven, Newhaven Harbour, Newhaven Town, Paris, rail and sail, train travel