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Trains
Scots American Travel Advisors is
happy to be working with Rail Europe for
all your train travel needs.
All About Train Travel
SEE THE REAL EUROPE. WITH RAIL EUROPE
We may be biased, but the train really
is the best way to travel through
Europe. Whether this is your first
Eurail journey or your tenth (or more),
Rail Europe can take you where you want
to be. Travel to capital cities and
charming, forgotten towns where time has
stood still for centuries. You can save
by going second-class (it’s hardly
roughing it) or travel first class all
the way – with gourmet meals and private
sleepers. Eurail travel is for everyone:
young and old, the frugal or the
spend-happy. Because the goal of any
real traveler is to experience that
sense of place. Beauty is found not just
in a museum or monument. It’s also right
outside your train window.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
While the train does get you from Point
A to Point B, it will also enrich your
travel experience. Learn from locals
(who really aren’t much different than
you). Hear about restaurants you wont
find in a guidebook. Discover an
off-the-beaten path attraction. Don’t
worry about not speaking their language
(although many people speak some
English). A smile is the universal
hello.
Think about the many places you can
discover rather than how you’re going to
get there. That’s our job.
TRAIN TRAVEL. IT’S ABOUT TIME
Time to reflect. Time to mingle with new
friends. Time to travel not like a
tourist, but like a local.
Rail travel is a cultural experience.
When you travel by air it’s almost like
a suspension of life. You’re just
anxiously waiting to get to your
destination. But this is valuable
vacation time – to be savored and
enjoyed like a mouthful of foie gras or
a Van Gogh painting. Breathing in
recycled air while munching on
shrink-wrapped food is not what Europe
is about.
GET THERE FASTER
Many travelers think to themselves,
“It’s got to be faster to fly.” In
reality, it’s not. Have you factored in
non-flying time? You need to get to the
airport an hour or more before your
flight, stand on the check-in line, get
through security and then hope weather
or other factors don’t delay your
flight. Now you’re traveling for hours –
possibly the same amount of time -- or
even more -- than the time a train would
have gotten you there.
Those low cost carriers tout themselves
as quick and cheap. But in reality, you
still need time to get to the airport
(no easy feat if there’s traffic). And
inexpensive fares really don’t apply
unless you book them last minute, and
even then those gimmicky prices
disappear in a flash. With a rail
ticket, you can book Eurail and other
trains a couple of months in advance for
a price you can live with.
When was the last time you saw a runway
in the middle of a grand boulevard?
Airports are not in the city-center.
After maneuvering through the terminal,
you have to find a taxi (read:
expensive) or take a long bus ride to
your hotel. The train stops right in the
city, giving you time to see more. Now
isn’t that why you’re traveling to begin
with?
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