Thank you, I’m using a GoPro 11 for this, works totally fine. I honestly don’t see the need to upgrade to newer models of the GoPro (although it was the newest when I bought it).

Haha hotel Sibour…, I know that place. They actually closed now (oh I wrote this while haven’t read everything yet, you also mentioned this). I worked for a company selling railway package deals all over Europe and for that hotel we had a kind of a fixed contract for really good rates. I never stayed there myself though. I worked for that company from 2015 until 2020 (when all staff was fired due to covid), now I’m working for a competitor. However there it was more interesting, even though salary wasn’t that great, the workload was super high I really enjoyed my time there, I guess I’m one of the few people who knows about pretty much all European booking systems, what ways to split up tickets, etc. knowledge that is useful but not something to make a stable income with. The thing for train travel is, if you sell package deals you can make a better profit, just regular tickets you earn if you’re lucky 3% (some parts maybe 10%) and the booking fee, if you make a simple mistake you can even loose money because of non-refundable tickets and people always start arguing the booking fee. Okay I shouldn’t write a bio here. But the old ICE trains were actually pretty cool indeed. I’m old enough to have experienced that on my first trip by train in Germany. Anyway this connection is indeed absolutely worth trying.

it’s a direct train without changing trains. Of course it serves towns along the way.

Really? I can imagine it’s pricy to do so indeed, not just building it but also the maintenance, on the other hand it’s on such an important railway line, that I think it’s worth the money.

I think this is something that should be fixed as well. Tax the flights more and use that money for the railways. Especially domestic flights within Great Britain (I’m talking about the main island) are not needed and need to be taxed in a way that the train is always cheaper. Also prices for trains can be better, on the popular hours and days it can be really pricey.

Oh really? I guess the full fare German ticket might give access in Berlin right? They should make this rule the same for this train everywhere.

​@@TrainvikingYes only DB Flexpreis tickets give you access to DB lounges (used to be any 1st class ticket until a few years ago).

Hahahahaha

Totally agree, same thing for the SNCF their trains though. Some other companies have this ass well, but DB is definitely best on this topic.

Ahhh thanks for letting us know, an important part of history indeed.

Absolutely even though that will most likely be a very temporary solution. Based on how temporary it will be, I’ll make a video on that as well.

Actually during my ride, most people went all the way, but of course some people just did a small part of the route. Of all passengers on board, I guess 40% did the entire ride. Also I made this journey in super low season, so it’s not that busy when I made this journey.

@@Trainviking Super low season is good because you are getting "real" travellers, not tourists. When evaluating routes, airlines for instance will consider the low season demand to see if it justifies the aircraft/crews.

Thank you very much!

At the station or just use your Easycard.

He is an affiliate

First of all Trainline makes everything more viable, I had this several times that I didn’t knew about other companies. Trainline makes it easy for most people because 2 systems are at the back of the system for those route. Of course, planning and comparing is fun, but most people just want to get from A to B. Because I really believe in Trainline I have since recently also an affiliate link, however I do have to say, if I don’t believe in a product I won’t promote it (in many of my older videos where I’m not an affiliate yet, I also mention Trainline).

SNCF Voyageurs doesn't sell tickets online themselves, they only rely on third-party travel agencies (SNCF Connect, unlike what its name might suggest, being one of them). Particularly on routes between France and Germany co-operated by SNCF and DB, both companies will sell tickets for the exact same trains at different prices: Trainline (and probably other travel agencies, but definitely not SNCF Connect) will automatically offer the cheapest option between the two.

Very short though haha.

Haha thanks, her name is Loesje.

@Trainviking nice name!

Great to hear that, yeah the cat is super cute.

The ICE3 neo is a nice train indeed.

These are great trains indeed.

That’s correct. There are 2 (actually 3) dedicated zones at the front of deck 7. I can’t go there.

@@Trainviking thank you :=) it's my next trip to go to Helsinki after Tallinn and Riga and go back to France 5 days ,/ 4 nights i think

Aahhh I haven’t thought about that. Somehow for offices use I would expect people to use the business lounge. Thanks for letting us know.

@@Trainviking Depends also on your use-case. I would probably use the business lounge or comfort lounge as a networking space or have some food and drinks. And the office cabins for a quiet and why not confidential environment to work. I wouldn't hold a meeting in the lounge for example

Haha I really like Estonia though. It’s the entire approach to a digital society, very progressive and I love that. Of course I know not everything is great.

Oohhh I didn’t know that. To be honest, if we would have had more time I might have considered a day trip to Helsinki as well trying the other ferries. In terms of sustainability I think Viking Line might actually do a better job (at least they publish it on their website). This is a topic I really care about, sustainability doesn’t only mean pollution but also giving good job opportunities to local people, etc. Well I’d love to go back to Finland also try the Finnlines ferry between Germany and Helsinki…. There’s so much I like to cover haha. Too many plans (and for now I have weekly videos until mid May, so I should take it easy now unless I have some opportunities I haven’t planned, there might be something for that as well).

@ The cheapest way is to take a cruise, same ship from i.e Stockholm to Helsingfors and back with the same same ship. Have done that for decades now.

I think there are indeed many many many great connections by ferry on the Baltic Sea. And the war with Ukraine only knows people losing something, even for Russians it’s a big step backwards (and don’t forget, they are also just people).

Thank you, hopefully it helped you.

@Trainviking very much!

Enjoy your day.

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks again!