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Mark Smith, also known as The Man in Seat 61, is iconic in European travelers’ circles for developing his incredibly comprehensive website, www.seat61.com. This site started as a kind of personal database explaining in a straightforward way how to travel by train anywhere in Europe, and now beyond as well. Smith’s personal preference for seat number 61 on the Eurostar train started the phenomenon and the website is the perfect first stop for anyone contemplating a rail journey.
The book version of The Man in Seat 61 is arranged in two parts. The first contains several chapters of general tips for train travel in Europe, including information about buying tickets and the various options for rail passes.
The second section looks at the possibilities for train travel in Europe country by country. Each country chapter typically provides information on useful websites, connections for reaching the country by train from Britain, and information on traveling by train within that country too.
This book is perhaps a useful starting point, but in some ways it’s also a step backwards from the Seat 61 website. For bedtime reading when you’re planning a trip, this book has its place as a general inspiration and guide, but for the up-to-date information and more detailed country-specific tips and tricks, the original www.seat61.com website will always be superior.
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