Inspired by the fact that I am on a train and need to pass the time.
What’s your best and worst train journeys?
Best: Marseille to Nice - goes right along the French Riviera - absolutely stunning
Worst: The time on my way to uni when I’d been out the night before and really needed to vom but was stuck standing next to a guy who hadn’t washed for weeks.
Best: the train from San Sebastian to Bilbao through the basque country. Absolutely beautiful despite the fact that I was in my bike wanker gear and couldn’t get a seat.
Worst: Newark North Gate to London Kings Cross one time when I had to boot my CEO out of my seat reservation. Luckily he didn’t recognise me.
Done marseille to Barcelona which includes the riviera bit. Lovely.
Munich to Prague is pretty.
Really love the one from here to Manchester through the hope Valley.
Bleakest and worst quality train was Belgrade to Sarajevo, but was also pretty fascinating
Best - Salou to Barcelona. Along the Costa Dorada. Picturesque.
Worst - Bradford to Derby via York. Was pissed after being force-fed beer and chips at Valley Parade. Had to change at York and lay on a bench outside York Station because I felt that ill. Finally vommed when we were bypassing Chesterfield
The trains on that line are the worst possible advert for rail privatisation. Shitty 80s trains (at a guess) that break down all the time and make alarming noises at speed.
Best: Milan - Barcelona sleeper. Drank a ton of mini bottles of wine, woke up at sunrise with the train looking out over the med. Beautiful.
Exeter - Plymouth, and all the way to Penzance is lovely too
Worst: Prague - Krakow was pretty bad, as was Krakow - Vienna. But probably the journeys when the commuter line goes down to Waterloo. Delays, overcrowding, shitty passengers