appreciate-staff
type: Note
tmpcontent: Appreciate staff at Innsbruck Hbf who helped me calculate convoluted train route to avoid reservation fees :D
actor: me
content: Appreciate staff at Innsbruck Hbf who helped me calculate convoluted train route to avoid reservation fees :D
published: 2015-05-13T12:43:13+0100
summary: Amy wrote about travel, trains, & Innsbruck
tag: innsbruck
tag: Innsbruck
tag: trains
tag: travel

bologna-massive
type: Note
tmpcontent: Bologna. Massive station, with three of certain platforms >.>
actor: me
content: Bologna. Massive station, with three of certain platforms >.>
latitude: 44.50652
location: Bologna
longitude: 11.34416
published: 2015-05-17T19:24:59+0100
summary: Amy wrote about travel, italy, & trains
tag: italy
tag: trains
tag: travel

ferry-ancona
type: Article
tmpcontent: # Ferry at Ancona I decided last minute to get a ferry from Ancona (Italy) to Split (Croatia). I thought I'd write a note about navigating Ancona and ferries, because I didn't find much online beforehand and if you don't read Italian and/or have an intricate understanding of ports it's not a particularly welcoming experience. Initially - which is unrelated, but sets the tone - I planned to take trains from Firenze to Faenza, then Faenza to Ancona. The train from Firenza was delayed by 25 minutes, but fortunately I had an hour to make the connection at Faenza. I have already noted that most regional trains I've been on in Italy so far don't have any clues on the outside about where they're going, and lots don't have screens or announcements on the inside either. On top of that, smaller stations don't have live departures signs on platforms (ie. which train is here next) but paper posters for looking up platform based on time and destination. Which are good, but there is a certain amount of hoping for the best when you jump on the mystery train that rolls up to where you think you should be waiting. Anyway, at Faenza the Ancona train was also delayed by 35 minutes. Despite knowing this, I jumped on a mystery train that rolled up at the correct platform at about the correct time, then realised what I'd done. This turned out to be a delayed train from earlier. This was one of the great ones with zero hints on the inside about route audibly or visibly. The Interrail timetable app is *great* however, and after a couple of stations I managed to pin down which train I was on and could work out that it should terminate at a station where I could pick up the train I *should* have got - assuming that one was still running late. It was - even later, in fact - and I eventually switched to the Ancona train at Rimini. The last stretch of the journey was along the coast, which is always good. The internet advised me to check in to the ferry 2 hours before departure, and I'd left an…
actor: me
content: I decided last minute to get a ferry from Ancona (Italy) to Split (Croatia). I thought I'd write a note about navigating Ancona and ferries, because I didn't find much online beforehand and if you don't read Italian and/or have an intricate understanding of ports it's not a particularly welcoming experience. Initially - which is unrelated, but sets the tone - I planned to take trains from Firenze to Faenza, then Faenza to Ancona. The train from Firenza was delayed by 25 minutes, but fortunately I had an hour to make the connection at Faenza. I have already noted that most regional trains I've been on in Italy so far don't have any clues on the outside about where they're going, and lots don't have screens or announcements on the inside either. On top of that, smaller stations don't have live departures signs on platforms (ie. which train is here next) but paper posters for looking up platform based on time and destination. Which are good, but there is a certain amount of hoping for the best when you jump on the mystery train that rolls up to where you think you should be waiting. Anyway, at Faenza the Ancona train was also delayed by 35 minutes. Despite knowing this, I jumped on a mystery train that rolled up at the correct platform at about the correct time, then realised what I'd done. This turned out to be a delayed train from earlier. This was one of the great ones with zero hints on the inside about route audibly or visibly. The Interrail timetable app is great however, and after a couple of stations I managed to pin down which train I was on and could work out that it should terminate at a station where I could pick up the train I should have got - assuming that one was still running late. It was - even later, in fact - and I eventually switched to the Ancona train at Rimini. The last stretch of the journey was along the coast, which is always good. The internet advised me to check in to the ferry 2 hours before departure, and I'd left an hour of buffer time, …
name: Ferry at Ancona
published: 2015-05-23T09:07:28+0100
tag: ancona
tag: ferry
tag: italy
tag: port
tag: protip
tag: trains
tag: travel

just-feeling
type: Note
tmpcontent: Was just feeling grumpy about no air con and loud babies on this train but then saw a wild boar crossing a river and I guess it's okay.
actor: me
content: Was just feeling grumpy about no air con and loud babies on this train but then saw a wild boar crossing a river and I guess it's okay.
latitude: 45.05348
longitude: 9.70693
published: 2015-05-17T17:43:43+0100
summary: Amy wrote about travel, trains, & Italy
tag: Italy
tag: trains
tag: travel
tag: italy

milano-centrale
type: Arrive
tmpcontent: Milano Centrale. Full of people smoking, and few clues about where trains are headed.
actor: me
content: Milano Centrale. Full of people smoking, and few clues about where trains are headed.
latitude: 45.65272
location: Milan
longitude: 9.20482
published: 2015-05-17T16:09:42+0100
tag: Italy
tag: trains
tag: travel
tag: italy

navigating
type: Article
tmpcontent: # Navigating Slovenia This afternoon was probably the most ad-hoc bit of travel in this whole barely-organised trip so far. I couldn't find any information online about buses from Koper to Portoroz, other than that such things exist, so I figured I'd show up in Koper and figure it out from there. What could go wrong? Step one was easy: bus station was right outside the train station. Bus stands were all labelled with destinations, and no fewer than three had Portoroz listed. Step two was easy: there were buses in the stands, with Portoroz even in their window signs. Step three was more difficult: there were no timetables, and no bus drivers. So I started to deviate from the obvious plan. Step four: talked to accumulating small group of fellow rucksack-bearing young people. Discover nobody knows the timetable and everyone is waiting around hoping for the best. Discuss how long we should wait. Step five: more adventurous Americans go to speak to nearby taxi drivers. Step six: we realise splitting the cost of a taxi is the same as the bus, and all seven of us pile into a taxi-van. Most are bound for Piran, two of us to Portoroz and one person (the only other ESWC-goer) for somewhere in between. Step seven: success! Arrived in Portoroz for a mere 3.5 Euros, less than half an hour later. Mohammed, the other Portoroz passenger, turned out to be staying in the same hostel as me, so we climbed the hill together. The hill was knackering, and it was hot, so I was keen to crash but ended up taking an hour to check-in because Andrej the hostel owner was fun to chat to. I'd booked a bed in a 10-bed dorm, as usual, but apparently I'm the only girl staying in the hostel. So I have a family room to myself, with my own bathroom! Score. Seems like yet another great hostel. Feeling bouncy, so I'm going to meet other ESWC-ers for dinner (thanks, twitter!).
actor: me
content: This afternoon was probably the most ad-hoc bit of travel in this whole barely-organised trip so far. I couldn't find any information online about buses from Koper to Portoroz, other than that such things exist, so I figured I'd show up in Koper and figure it out from there. What could go wrong? Step one was easy: bus station was right outside the train station. Bus stands were all labelled with destinations, and no fewer than three had Portoroz listed. Step two was easy: there were buses in the stands, with Portoroz even in their window signs. Step three was more difficult: there were no timetables, and no bus drivers. So I started to deviate from the obvious plan. Step four: talked to accumulating small group of fellow rucksack-bearing young people. Discover nobody knows the timetable and everyone is waiting around hoping for the best. Discuss how long we should wait. Step five: more adventurous Americans go to speak to nearby taxi drivers. Step six: we realise splitting the cost of a taxi is the same as the bus, and all seven of us pile into a taxi-van. Most are bound for Piran, two of us to Portoroz and one person (the only other ESWC-goer) for somewhere in between. Step seven: success! Arrived in Portoroz for a mere 3.5 Euros, less than half an hour later. Mohammed, the other Portoroz passenger, turned out to be staying in the same hostel as me, so we climbed the hill together. The hill was knackering, and it was hot, so I was keen to crash but ended up taking an hour to check-in because Andrej the hostel owner was fun to chat to. I'd booked a bed in a 10-bed dorm, as usual, but apparently I'm the only girl staying in the hostel. So I have a family room to myself, with my own bathroom! Score. Seems like yet another great hostel. Feeling bouncy, so I'm going to meet other ESWC-ers for dinner (thanks, twitter!).
name: Navigating Slovenia
published: 2015-05-30T20:30:00+0100
tag: buses
tag: eswc2015
tag: hostel
tag: slovenia
tag: trains
tag: travel

ticket-inspector
type: Note
has reply: https://brid-gy.appspot.com/like/twitter/rhiaro/599885948365733889/18191576
has reply: https://twitter.com/pointgigs/status/599887123802497026
actor: me
content: Ticket inspector validating and selling tickets via NFC and qr codes on Switzerland-Italy train. Cool. The future is here.
latitude: 47.372
longitude: 8.51869
published: 2015-05-17T11:30:49+0100
summary: Amy wrote about travel, trains, & technology
tag: technology
tag: trains
tag: travel

with-better-power-wifi
type: Note
actor: me
content: With better power and wifi provision, I would totally consider moving my office to misc trains through Italian/Swiss/Austrian mountains.
latitude: 46.15919
longitude: 8.96648
published: 2015-05-17T14:13:06+0100
summary: Amy wrote about travel, italy, austria, trains, switzerland, & mountains
tag: austria
tag: italy
tag: mountains
tag: switzerland
tag: trains
tag: travel

week-review-18th-
type: Article
content: Had a lovely day of touristing in Tanger with new friends followed by a restful morning before the ferry back to Spain and buses onwards to Gibraltar. Climbed the Rock of Gibraltar at sunrise. Then got back on buses and trains, to Barcelona then Cardedeu to see B. Another one and a half days of trains, a brief stop by the Prewired 10 year anniversary celebration, and home. Finished A Fire Upon The Deep. Harvested the garden.. Swam in the sea. Tried to catch up on life.. Dad and Ruth came.
generator: no-ceremonies-are-necessary
name: Week in review: 18th - 24th September
published: 2023-09-24T23:59:59+01:00
tag: travel
tag: life
tag: week+in+review
tag: trains
tag: spain
tag: morocco
tag: tourism
tag: gardening
tag: family

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