🇬🇧 The UK Rail Squad
Our UK team specializes in the National Rail network, London terminal navigation, and cost-saving split-ticketing strategies.
Brenda Jude
UK rail insider
1140 train tickets booked
17,000+ miles traveled by train
Travel expertise: Budget rail planning, scenic rail routes, commuter life hacks, Off-Peak secrets, long-distance rail strategy, First-Class upgrades
Daniel Clark
Cambridge-based local expert
- 500+ train tickets booked
- 12,000 miles traveled by train
- Travel expertise: UK day trips by train, Railcard and Split Ticket savings, cheap train tickets, more eco-conscious travel
Jay Harlow
London-based local expert
- 800+ train tickets booked
- 20,000 miles/km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: London train travel, South East train travel, South West train travel, and cheap rail fares in the UK.
Joshua Pearson
Yorkshire-based commuter
- 80+ train tickets booked
- 14,400 miles/km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Cheap travel to London, Off Peak travel, Railcard deals
Kieran Read
London-based local expert
- 400+ train tickets booked
- 15,000 miles traveled by train
- Travel expertise: London commuting, Railcards, London Underground, Chiltern Railways, Thameslink, Southern, Elizabeth Line, London Overground, Avanti West Coast
Lauren Ryan
Expert in city breaks by train
- 52+ train tickets booked
- 3,885 km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Train discount stacking. Long-distance train travel comfort. Railcard benefits.
Mark Wilshin (Mark W.)
Car-free travel in Europe by train
- Thousands of train tickets booked
- Over 150,000 km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Bakerloo Line, Southern, Southeastern, and West Coast Main Line, London Underground, European train travel
Rosaline Nancy Kargbo
London-based UK rail specialist
- 556 train tickets booked
- 21,190 miles traveled by train
- Travel expertise: London Underground, Elizabeth Line, UK rail travel, cheap train ticket tips
Our specialists in Europe
From Italian regional rails and French luxury night trains to the high-speed links of Spain and Germany, our team masters every track. We combine tactical app hacking with first-hand experience to ensure you save money while traveling across the continent like a local.
🇮🇹 Filippo Zago
Local expert – Venice & Northeast Italy
- 1.000+ train tickets booked
- 50,000 km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Northeast Italy transport logistics, connection management, regional & high-speed fare optimization, and off-the-beaten-path route mapping.
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Fortini
Italian-based local expert
- 50-70 train tickets booked
- 7,000+ miles/km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Enjoys traveling/exploring by train, sharing cheap train ticket tips, and prefers more eco-friendly, slow travel via public transport.
🇮🇹 Sara Setti
Travel writer
- Infinite train tickets booked
- Racking up the kilometers since her first train trip in 1988
- Travel expertise: Insider tips for authentic train travel across Italy and Spain
🇪🇸 Cecilia Navarro Guitart
Budget-savvy backpacker
- 42 train tickets booked
- 2347 miles/km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Last-minute tickets, high-speed train deals, and traveling with just one backpack.
🇪🇸 Pedro Morata
Spain-based local expert
- 240 train tickets booked
- 20,000 km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: High-speed rail, cheap train tickets on Renfe, iryo, and OUIGO, train routes across Spain
🇩🇪 Nathalie Ehrnleitner
From Cologne, an expert for German train travel
- Over 80 train tickets booked
- Over 150,000 km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Commuting by train, tips for cheap train tickets, an expert on Deutsche Bahn, Deutschlandticket, and ICE
🇩🇪 Ramona Z
Munich-based local expert
- 350+ train tickets booked
- 30,000+ km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Long-distance (ICE) and short-distance travel, cross-border Alpine routes, Bavaria tickets
🇫🇷 Eric Graziano
Travel & tourism copywriter
- Too many tickets to count
- Bought first train season ticket in 1990
- Travel expertise: Eurostar expert and TGV addict (especially Paris-Marseille, or vice-versa), South of France guide, in love with Italy
🇫🇷 Medhi Poirier
Globetrotter & train lover
- 500+ train journeys
- +10,000 km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: RER and TER expert, tips for budget fares, Paris Metro, long-distance and international train travel
Our travel experts in Asia
Deeply integrated with Hong Kong's MTR system and the Chinese mainland's high-speed rail network.
🇭🇰 Jingyi Zhang
London-based local content expert
- 300+ train tickets booked
- 12,000+ miles/km traveled by train
- Travel expertise: A daily commuter across the UK rail network, she has deep expertise in fare optimization, Railcard strategies, and London transport navigation. Having spent around ten years in Hong Kong before moving to London, she offers unique, cross-regional insights to help Hong Kong travelers navigate the UK rail system with ease.
🇭🇰 Sabrina Ho
Hong Konger navigating the rails of Europe and Asia so you don't have to
- 50+ train tickets booked
- 8,000 miles traveled by train
- Travel expertise: Insider insights you won't find on the timetable: From the Shinkansen and China's high-speed rail to the MTR and Seoul Metro. Plus, European routes, Railcard hacks, Europe's most Instagrammable train journeys, how to actually use a Railcard on board, and which station cafés are worth the sprint during a tight connection.