@peter All while being paid 2-3x as much as TSA agents get when they're actually getting paid.

I hope there's some silver lining here in finally getting the US middle class to #FlyLess.

Homeward bound under the sea 🚄🌊

On the Eurostar from Brussels to London, originally from Amsterdam, and running about 20 minutes late. Currently racing beneath the Channel, which never stops feeling slightly surreal.

Should roll into St Pancras around 14:17, then it's Hammersmith and City line to Paddington and GWR back to Bristol. Nearly there after a brilliant rail adventure across Europe.

#BetterByRail
#EuropeByRail
#Eurostar
#TrainTravel
#SlowTravel
#RailAdventure
#FlyLess
#HomewardBound

Now on my way from Bruxelles to #Amsterdam to catch my EuropeanSleeper night train there, as one does.

This #ECD9547 is very comfortable. It takes just 2 hours, 30 €.

Ventilation seems good, with 1100 ppm CO2 even after the wagon almost filled up in Antwerp.

#StayGrounded #FlyLess

Got on the (in)famous bus Vaasa-Warsaw in Tallinn. It seems today I'm the only one going all the way to Warsaw from Finland. Two smiling drivers, that's new.

#StayGrounded #FlyLess #N1205

Good morning from Budapest ☀️🚆

Time for the next international train, this time heading to Prague. That makes capital city number five on this trip, after London, Brussels, Vienna, and Budapest. Not a bad way to travel across Europe.

Onwards by rail.

#BetterByRail
#EuropeByRail
#TrainTravel
#RailAdventure
#SlowTravel
#FlyLess
#Budapest
#Prague

Woke up to snow-covered fields and an orange sunrise outside the window ❄️🌅

Slept really well, the bed was genuinely comfortable, and showering on a moving train still feels slightly magical. Breakfast was far better than expected too. Rolling east while the world slowly wakes up is an excellent way to travel.

First sleeper train experience and I am completely sold.

#BetterByRail
#NightTrain
#SleeperTrain
#Nightjet
#EuropeByRail
#SlowTravel
#WinterRailTrip
#RailAdventure
#FlyLess
#Nightjet
#OBBNightjet
#SnowyMorning
#FrozenLandscape

Rolling east through the night 🌙🚆

On the Nightjet to Vienna and we’ve just passed Cologne. Lights low, steady rhythm of the rails, and that brilliant feeling of waking up somewhere completely new tomorrow. First sleeper train and I am very much a fan already.

This is exactly why I love travelling this way.

#BetterByRail
#NightTrain
#SleeperTrain
#Nightjet
#EuropeByRail
#FlyLess
#SlowTravel
#WinterRailTrip
#RailAdventure
#FOSDEM
#FOSDEM2026

Arrived right on time, dumped my bag, then headed out for a wander. Stumbled past the Porte de Hal, grabbed Lebanese food, and ate outside soaking up the early evening buzz. Exactly the kind of pause that makes rail travel so good.

Back to the station next. NightJet at 19:06 and my first proper sleeper train awaits. Very excited about this bit.

#BetterByRail
#FlyLess
#EuropeByRail
#NightTrain
#SleeperTrain
#RailAdventure
#SlowTravel
#WinterRailTrip
#Brussels
#FOSDEM
#FOSDEM2026

Just boarded and waiting for departure. Doors closed, everything on time, and that quiet pre-departure buzz in the carriage. Next stop Brussels, with night trains and Central Europe to follow.

#BetterByRail
#FlyLess
#EuropeByRail
#TrainTravel
#Eurostar
#SlowTravel
#WinterRailTrip
#FOSDEM
#FOSDEM2026

Through security and passport control at St Pancras and now waiting to board. Super smooth and impressively quick, no queue at all. This is how international travel should feel.

Next stop Brussels on Eurostar, then onwards by night train into Central Europe. The rail adventure continues.

#BetterByRail
#FlyLess
#EuropeRailAdventure
#SlowTravel
#EuropeByRail
#WinterRailTrip
#StPancras
#StPancrasInternational
#Eurostar
#FOSDEM
#FOSDEM2026