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5 Days In England: From London To Carlisle By Train [UK Travel Guide]

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on July 17, 2023

With 5 days in England you can travel from London to Carlisle by train + make incredible stops along the way. This UK travel guide shares a great itinerary!Read more...

How To Make Sure Your Train Ride Doesn’t Suck

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on April 11, 2020

Fast train WiFi isn’t a made up thing, at least not anymore. Here’s how to get it for yourself (and use it to make your ride suck less). Giveaway inside! Read more...

4 Essential Tips For Seeing Europe By Train

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on August 4, 2021

Visiting Europe? Don’t miss these essential tips for exploring the continent by train, often a more budget-friendly way to travel. Read more...

Will London Transform Disused Train Tunnels Into Cycle Highways?

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on December 10, 2019

I typically don’t cover news on Jessie on a Journey unless I find it really interesting. This morning on The Guardian I read about a proposed project in London to transform the city’s disused train tunnels into cycle highways accessible via metro. Bike rental stations would sit at the beginning of each cycling stretch. Called…Read more...

Riding the Crazy Train: How I Almost Killed Someone on the Long Island Railroad

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on November 23, 2011

So I recently realized exactly why I am not nice to people on the train. Aside for the fact that I like having the whole seat to myself when riding the Long Island Railroad in New York and I usually get stuck sitting with someone strange, I also have been trying to keep my record clean…Read more...

Backpacking Europe: Route Planning & Train Schedules

By Jessie Festa | | Updated on March 31, 2020

I remember when I was planning my solo backpacking adventure through Europe the most difficult thing for me to figure out before-hand was the train schedule, especially when I wanted to check to see if particular sections of my route were doable or if I would reach a particular destination before dark. For example, in…Read more...