Comments on: Travelling across Europe by train in the time of Covid-19/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/Tales from Italy, Alps, British Isles and FranceFri, 19 Mar 2021 12:45:20 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: The reality of travel in Europe – March 2021 – The Educated Traveller/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-24650Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:45:20 +0000/?p=20511#comment-24650[…] Travelling across Europe by train in the time of Covid-19 (June 2020) […]

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]]>By: Janet Simmonds/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20749Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:24:28 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20749In reply to John.

As always John – many thanks! Yes I think the twisted packets of salt were blue…J x

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]]>By: John/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20579Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:30:35 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20579Hi, Janet
Just to endorse the rave reviews from Sandra and Mary Lou, and to congratulate you on a really interesting and all-embracing account of the first leg of your journey; I look forwrad to reading parts 2 and 3. Thank you for a great read (See truth no.3 !).
By the way, surely the little twisted packets of salt were blue, bot brown? (At least they were in Smith’s Crisps !)
Otherwise 10 out of 10!

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]]>By: Janet Simmonds/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20528Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:17:56 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20528Thank you Sandra – they say writing is cathartic!

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]]>By: Jules Told Me/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20527Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:17:21 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20527In reply to Janet Simmonds.

Boy, were they drunk…

Book out in September!

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]]>By: Janet Simmonds/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20526Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:15:32 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20526In reply to Jules Told Me.

Btw your new books sounds fun – especially the drunk Slovenians!!!

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]]>By: Janet Simmonds/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20525Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:14:45 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20525In reply to Jules Told Me.

To be honest Jules having created and sold travel dreams to customers for years – I felt that I needed to challenge myself and see what was now possible. I don’t think many people feel inclined to travel just now – you are not alone. Certainly the mask wearing is very isolating – it creates a physical barrier between us and it also provokes distrust (in my opinion). I felt I had to get out to Venice to our rented house that we haven’t set foot in since late February. There were no flights – so here I am on the train. From the outset I was certain that the travel industry would be in the doldrums well into 2021 – it will be interesting to see how things are in Italy when I get there…..

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]]>By: Jules Told Me/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20523Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:46:10 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20523A direct report from the ‘New Normal’ – it’s going to be fascinating to see how long all this lasts and what impact it has on travelling. To be honest, I’m not desperately keen to start taking train journeys under these circumstances, even if you do end up in lovely Venice! Funnily enough, I’ve spent lockdown writing a book about a train adventure in Europe last summer – and all the stuff I loved about that trip (dining cars, drunk Slovenians, overnight sleepers, bustling stations, random encounters) will be far harder to recreate in the New Normal. But let’s see I guess!

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]]>By: Mary Lou Peters/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20507Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:00:33 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20507Brilliantly entertaining!

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]]>By: Sandra Hutchinson/2020/06/23/travelling-across-europe-by-train-in-the-time-of-covid-19/comment-page-1/#comment-20505Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:56:54 +0000/?p=20511#comment-20505Brilliant post, Janet. Honest and insightful. And you made me laugh out loud even though you were feeling sad at times. You expressed thoughts that I think I would have had if I had been on the same train journey! Love your references to Mr. Bean, Hercules Poirot and even the smell of waffles. Can’t wait to read about the continuation of your trip! Sadly I’m still only traveling vicariously at this point. Hopefully this does not become the “new normal.” Stay well!

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