<![CDATA[Patience, patience, patience.]]>Patience, patience, patience.

Booking long distance rail journeys is just like a puzzle. Fit all the pieces together and then try to actually book individual segments only for it all to fall apart.

Guess I love it really.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/df763e37-3053-4701-87dc-6de02accf2ea/patience-patience-patience.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 05:37:37 GMTThu, 02 Apr 2026 12:21:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Patience, patience, patience. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:15:51 GMT]]>@MartinJBreen There's a hidden "calendar trick": many European night trains release their booking slots exactly 6 months in advance, so if you miss that window, popular sleeper compartments vanish instantly.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/ap/users/116380377006747794/statuses/116464114202841431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vir.group/ap/users/116380377006747794/statuses/116464114202841431Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:15:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Patience, patience, patience. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:41:34 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE the UK does a lot of things well even if it doesn’t feel that way when you live there.

It’s a policy failing in the end of the day if a state doesn’t require accessible transportation. Policymakers may argue it would impose too high a cost on providers but that just exposes their actual level of commitment to equality.

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Indeed - on our last trip she really struggled with Czech and Slovak old-style carriages, as well as lack of empathy from SNCF employees.
Lack of seating, working lifts or escalators at some stations caused issues.
Don't even think of suggesting that anyone tries to unravel the mysterious world of Europe-wide passenger assistance! (Something that the UK does extremely well, in our experience)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116336262325091010https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116336262325091010Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:21:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Patience, patience, patience. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:15:04 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE it’s a real shame our societies fail to value everyone equally regardless of their abilities or lack thereof.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/MartinJBreen/statuses/116336237276412070https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/MartinJBreen/statuses/116336237276412070Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:15:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Patience, patience, patience. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:06:13 GMT]]>@MartinJBreen
I really enjoyed the planning for our previous trips.
I'd like to say I enjoyed the planning as much as the trips, but that'd be a lie!

Sadly it very unlikely we'll be taking any more long rail trips again due to my wife's increasing lack of mobility.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116336202443521388https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116336202443521388Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:06:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Patience, patience, patience. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:47:41 GMT]]>@tml that’s true - to a point.

Eurostar London-Paris already showing no Interrail 1st class availability on some services in early June. Also hate paying €20 instead of €10 for a TGV.

Meanwhile Intercity Notte to Sicily not available to purchase yet.

I’m on a tight schedule this trip and will mostly need to take high speed reservation only trains.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/MartinJBreen/statuses/116335185868641272https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/MartinJBreen/statuses/116335185868641272Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:47:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Patience, patience, patience. on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:34:55 GMT]]>@MartinJBreen If the Interrail hashtag indeed is relevant, whether you need to ”book” a leg or not depends on where you travel. As I am sure know.

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