2026 travel plans

[k_sheep]

Overnight or day time train Moldova to Bucharest? There's a reason I'm asking ............ I can perhaps impart some useful advice for this.

Overnight ... intrigued ....

 

[Flashback]

Overnight ... intrigued ....

Unless it's changed since I did it ...... 2 ? years ago, it's a very, very old soviet era train. The time you're planning to go is quite warm, so just consider no aircon and each cabin on there (regardless of class!) has a very small window. You can imagine what that does for temperatures and airflow! Put it this way, Mrs FB and I could not wait to run off that train. There's slightly more (not much) air blowing through if you stand in the corridor. Some people did that for a large part of the journey..... Possibly the window doesn't open, hmm, I can't remember now!

 

[markmichael]

Long time flyer, first time poster!

Doing a short vegas trip for work in March and then heading to the world cup im usa with the family!!

Gonna be great!!

 

[VPS]

Long time flyer, first time poster!

Doing a short vegas trip for work in March and then heading to the world cup im usa with the family!!

Gonna be great!!

Welcome to AFF

 

[Big John]

Long time flyer, first time poster!

Doing a short vegas trip for work in March and then heading to the world cup im usa with the family!!

Gonna be great!!

Welcome to AFF @markmichael !

 

[brrmmm]

Since I'm coughing up for a wedding and helping out other child with buying a unit, this year has to downgraded somewhat.
Aprilish - 2 week road trip to Bundaberg region to include Lady Elliott snorkel-fest.
Oct - Fly to Adl for few days, jump on The Ghan to Asp. Few days in the red centre to see the rock etc. The Ghan again to Drw. Few days to see Kakadu and Arnhem Land. Fly home to Sunshine Coast.

 

[drron]

A warm welcome to AFF @markmichael .

 

[Flyfrequently]

Long time flyer, first time poster!

Doing a short vegas trip for work in March and then heading to the world cup im usa with the family!!

Gonna be great!!

Welcome to AFF @markmichael
Happy travels

 

[Dmac59]

Long time flyer, first time poster!

Doing a short vegas trip for work in March and then heading to the world cup im usa with the family!!

Gonna be great!!

Welcome to AFF @markmichael
If you're a Rugby League fan there is the Round 1 Double Header at Allegiant Stadium on March 1st.

 

[Forg]

I might finally have something to put in this thread, in a few weeks ... my wife stayed up 'til 2am obtaining tickets for her favourite band in London & Brussels some time around the middle of the year which I've not been told yet ... so I'll be searching for tickets & accommodation & starting to put together a real itinerary (because I have little interest in said band - certainly not to the point of adding any limitations to her ticket-availability by needing to find two seats together) soon!

Progress!

We now have a mid June ticket to Zurich and an early/mid July ticket home from London.
My wife has some Swiss Francs which are old & can be cashed-in despite being expired but only at a specific bank in Zurich, and hadn’t happened to be going anywhere via Zurich for work prior to giving her employer the bird. It’s a reasonable amount, so since we were going to Europe anyway may as well have a look at Zurich, plus we’ve been wanting to go to Lausanne for a while.
Then we need to be in Brussels for the night of 2nd July and London the 4th.
So I reckon I’ve got about a week to organise between Lausanne & Brussels; I’m thinking probably 2 or 3 cities and train in between, I don’t think it’s worth the hassle of finding parking to rent a car (plus I’m not very good at just finding stuff to do unplanned while driving through places & from experience the French road system doesn’t encourage confused foreigners to get anywhere off the autoroutes).

 

[VPS]

Progress!

We now have a mid June ticket to Zurich and an early/mid July ticket home from London.
My wife has some Swiss Francs which are old & can be cashed-in despite being expired but only at a specific bank in Zurich, and hadn’t happened to be going anywhere via Zurich for work prior to giving her employer the bird. It’s a reasonable amount, so since we were going to Europe anyway may as well have a look at Zurich, plus we’ve been wanting to go to Lausanne for a while.
Then we need to be in Brussels for the night of 2nd July and London the 4th.
So I reckon I’ve got about a week to organise between Lausanne & Brussels; I’m thinking probably 2 or 3 cities and train in between, I don’t think it’s worth the hassle of finding parking to rent a car (plus I’m not very good at just finding stuff to do unplanned while driving through places & from experience the French road system doesn’t encourage confused foreigners to get anywhere off the autoroutes).

Some beautiful train trips between Zurich and Brussels. Montreux is beautiful and not far from Lausanne

 

[Forg]

Some beautiful train trips between Zurich and Brussels. Montreux is beautiful and not far from Lausanne

Yes Montreux is on the itinerary, but as a day trip (prolly train one way, ferry return, or similar ).

Bit more looking round, DB ICE travel is 20% the price of SNCF TGV travel!!

 

[VPS]

Yes Montreux is on the itinerary, but as a day trip (prolly train one way, ferry return, or similar ).

Bit more looking round, DB ICE travel is 20% the price of SNCF TGV travel!!

There is often a sale of Interrail passes in March and sometimes it is good value. I was travelling off season and first class so didn't bother with reservations but I think in peak season you may need reservations.

 

[Forg]

There is often a sale of Interrail passes in March and sometimes it is good value. I was travelling off season and first class so didn't bother with reservations but I think in peak season you may need reservations.

Thanks for the timing info, looks like SNCF hasn’t released reservations (and probably not concrete timetables) past April at the moment, but good to know I should be looking in March-ish.

It also appears 1st is only about 10% more $ than 2nd, probably worthwhile for a 6hr train trip! Much better value than Premium Economy when flying …

 

[VPS]

Thanks for the timing info, looks like SNCF hasn’t released reservations (and probably not concrete timetables) past April at the moment, but good to know I should be looking in March-ish.

It also appears 1st is only about 10% more $ than 2nd, probably worthwhile for a 6hr train trip! Much better value than Premium Economy when flying …

The other advantage of first is that it's usually less crowded. For me for a 21 day pass it was very much worth it

 

[Deno]

June 2026 will be the start of our big holiday for the year. Cruise starting from Rome, then 15 days to fill in before we fly home via a 4 day stopover in Singapore.