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Good news! The Seifhennersdorf (DE) – Varnsdorf (CZ) line to re-open
One grey and overcast August day last year I took a New York Times journalist and photographer to Seifhennersdorf, a town in Sachsen, Germany, that is less than 2 kilometres from the border to Czechia. The town features in the resulting piece in the Times about my #CrossBorderRail project. The […]
Read MoreThe plan for the #CrossBorderRail extra days in May and June 2023 is ready
It has been only a matter of days since my Germany borders project concluded, and I am off again! All of the extra journeys I am about to make are mapped here. First 26-28 May I am making a 3000km journey from Berlin via Kraslice to Klagenfurt, from Klagenfurt via […]
Read MoreLive blog – Extra Day 01, 26 May – Berlin – Kraslice – Marktredwitz – München – Klagenfurt
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Read MoreThe Germany borders research is done – but there are events and more trips to come!
The train journeys for the Germany borders project 2023 are now done. You can find the complete route in a Spreadsheet here, and mapped here. 67 trains, more than 60 of them using a Deutschlandticket, and more than 500km on the Birdy folding bicycle and no serious delays or mishaps. […]
Read MoreLive blog – Day 12, 14 May – Lichtenfels – Dresden – Rumburk – Löbau – Berlin
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Read MoreLive blog – Day 11, 13 May – Horažďovice – Domažlice – Nürnberg – Bamberg – Lichtenfels
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Read MoreLive blog – Day 10, 12 May – München – Simbach (Inn) – Nové Údolí – Horažďovice
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Read MoreChanges for Day 09 (München) and Day 12 (Dresden and Ebersbach)
At short notice there are a couple of changes to Day 09 (München) and Day 12 (Dresden and Görlitz) of the project. Due to rain forecast, the original venue in München cannot host the meetup on Thursday 11 May, so that has been moved to Wirtshaus in der Au, Lilienstraße […]
Read MoreSaturday 13 May – #CrossBorderRail goes to the DB Museum Nürnberg and there’s a new event with local activists in Bamberg
It’s taken a bit of planning to get the events on 13 May right, but now everything is set – come and discuss and learn about international railways and transport politics in Nürnberg and in Bamberg! At 15:00 on Saturday 13 May I will visit the DB Museum Nürnberg, and […]
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