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First project summary video now available!

by Jon on 22.08.2022 0 comments

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

All train and bike legs of #CrossBorderRail now complete, and final statistics available

by Jon on 19.08.2022 2 comments

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 […]

Event: presentation of the first conclusions of the #CrossBorderRail Project – Berlin, 29 August

by Jon on 17.08.2022 2 comments

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 […]

The postcard marathon

by Jon on 15.08.2022 0 comments

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 […]

Further press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South East loop, and general analysis

by Jon on 15.08.2022 0 comments

(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 […]

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Re-planning Day 40 – Monday 1st August – the final day of the main #CrossBorderRail loops

by Jon on 30.07.2022 0 comments

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 […]

Press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South West loop

by Jon on 18.07.2022 1 comment

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 […]

Details of the events on the South East circuit

by Jon on 15.07.2022 0 comments

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 […]

Events and a scenic route in Bayern – Tuesday 12 July

by Jon on 08.07.2022 0 comments

The South West loop of the project concludes on 12th July in Bayern, and here is the plan! 08:00-09:30 – breakfast in München at Café und Bäckerei Mauerer, Landwehrstrasse 31 (Ecke Schillerstrasse), 80336 München (map). Call by and say hello! It’s 5 minutes on foot from Hauptbahnhof. In case my […]

The detailed plan to find a way past the train strike in France on 6 July

by Jon on 05.07.2022 1 comment

(These plans have changed even more since I first wrote this post! The post has been updated to reflect this – the update is correct as of 6 July at 18:30!) So the French train strike on Wednesday 6 July has messed up my plans. I know that my cross […]

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First project summary video now available!

All train and bike legs of #CrossBorderRail now complete, and final statistics available

Event: presentation of the first conclusions of the #CrossBorderRail Project – Berlin, 29 August

The postcard marathon

Further press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South East loop, and general analysis

Re-planning Day 40 – Monday 1st August – the final day of the main #CrossBorderRail loops

Press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – South West loop

Details of the events on the South East circuit

Events and a scenic route in Bayern – Tuesday 12 July

The detailed plan to find a way past the train strike in France on 6 July

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