Below, in no particular order, are some useful resources for Passport Junkies on the interwebs and beyond. Nothing makes this list unless we’ve used it and can recommend it, and for several of them there may be more detailed information on the Passport Junkie blog. We’ll be adding to this page over time, and if you’ve got a suggestion or two, we’d like to hear it.
Message Boards
Information Resources
- Travel Independent – everything you need to know about independent budget travel (backpacking)
- The Man in Seat 61 – all kinds of good info about traveling Europe by rail, plus help using foreign rail sites for English-speakers
- Seatguru – never sit in a crappy airplane seat again
Travel Blogs
European Rail Websites by Country
- Austria National Rail – OBB
- Czech Republic – Ceske Drahy
- France National Rail – SNCF
- Germany National Rail – Deutsche Bahn
- Italy National Rail – FS-Trenitalia
- Spain National Rail – Renfe
- Switzerland National Rail – SBB
- Netherlands & Belgium – NS Hispeed
- United Kingdom, France, and Belgium via Eurostar trains
- Switzerland and Italy via Cisalpino trains
- France, Belgium, and Nethlerlands via Thalys trains