Member of the European Parliament for the Swedish Greens Jakop Dalunde has long been one of the very best EU politicians about railway policy, and I even met him for a short chat about my #CrossBorderRail project right back on Day 1 in June. The picture here is of us […]
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Pressemitteilung / Press Release – Präsentation der ersten Schlussfolgerungen des #CrossBorderRail-Projekts – Presentation of the first conclusions of the #CrossBorderRail Project
(English version below – details of the Top20 projects here) Im Sommer 2022 überquerte Jon Worth im Rahmen des Projekts #CrossBorderRail jede Binnengrenze der EU, die man mit dem Zug überqueren kann. 95 Grenzen, mehr als 30000 Zugkilometer, und wo keine Züge mehr fahren, nahm er ein Klapprad, um von […]
Read MoreFirst project summary video now available!
Now the travel for the project is complete I have now published the first video summarising what I have learned. It is also available on: Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn
Read MoreAll train and bike legs of #CrossBorderRail now complete, and final statistics available
The final day trip of the #CrossBorderRail project – CD-CZ-PL as explained here – was completed on 18 August. And I have no more days left on my Interrail pass. So that means that all the travel for the project for the summer of 2022 is now done. Everything has […]
Read MoreEvent: presentation of the first conclusions of the #CrossBorderRail Project – Berlin, 29 August
With just one more day to go before I finally stop travelling to the internal borders of the European Union by train, I am pleased to be able to announce the first event where I will present the preliminary conclusions of the project so far. This event will happen on […]
Read MoreThe postcard marathon
It was a nice idea. Get myself out of the digital-only communication means on my blog and on Twitter, and go back to old and friendly forms of travel writing – postcards! But not any old postcards… Self-printed postcards, 2 for each day of the #CrossBorderRail project, home made and […]
Read MoreFurther press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South East loop, and general analysis
(Not all of these stories necessarily concern the South East loop of the project in particular – but they were published during the time I was on the rails for that loop!) Journalist Jon Worth gaat uitdaging aan: in 40 dagen alle Europese grenzen passeren met de trein OVPro […]
Read MoreRe-planning Day 40 – Monday 1st August – the final day of the main #CrossBorderRail loops
The end is in sight! I am writing this post on Day 38, in the train approaching Poprad in Slovakia. In about 48 hours, 9 more trains, 1671.7km of trip, and 9 more border crossings I will be back home in Berlin. After the past few days – notably Day […]
Read MorePress coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South West loop
Železnice imajo težave pri prečkanju meja Dnevnik – Peter Pahor – 18.7.2022 “Jon Worth bo z vlakom in svojim zložljivim kolesom prepotoval 27.000 kilometrov dolgo pot in pri tem prečkal vse notranje meje Evropske unije. Na terenu že več kot mesec dni spoznava, kako se lahko stvari zapletejo, ko želiš […]
Read MoreDetails of the events on the South East circuit
Trying to plan events while in the middle of a complex railway trip has not been easy, but now I am happy to announce the events during the South East circuit of the project, starting 19th July. Please note in particular the changes on 20 July – with the Wien event […]
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