Nicky Gardner

writer, muse and explorer; slow traveller; author of 100s of articles on European life, culture and communities; from 2005 to 2023 co-editor of hidden europe.

[Nicky Gardner @Nicky_Gardner]

Recently moved home to Wannsee, so time to revamp social accounts too. No longer posting here but find me at https://t.co/K898SC9ETI along with https://t.co/WS3HBx8a77 and https://t.co/mOC4OQhbpw. See you on the other side.

[Nicky Gardner @Nicky_Gardner]

@bessbbe Not even this?

[The i Paper @theipaper]

Opinion | You thought UK train ticketing was a mess? Try booking one in Europe

🖋️ @Nicky_Gardner https://t.co/z8xyMtWhQq

[European Rail Timetable @EuropeanRailTT]

Read our thoughts about Trenitalia's expansion plans https://t.co/qjg0VrBeFs

Photo by Florian Pépellin (CC-BY-SA 4.0). Frecciarosa train 9296 from Milano to Paris at Modane.

[Kate Connolly @connollyberlin]

Paris to Berlin by train is now faster by five hours. @Nicky_Gardner⁩ tries out the new service and says: ‘lovely ride‘, but asks: 'when can we expect it to speed up?’ https://t.co/JU1Xg3COoh

[FS News @fsnews_it]

Viaggi in treno per il Guardian c'è l'Italia 🇮🇹 e il Frecciarossa. Sullo storico quotidiano 📰 britannico 🇬🇧 un articolo di @Nicky_Gardner suggerisce degli itinerari ferroviari 🚉 da fare in inverno ❄️ in giro in Europa 👇https://t.co/6AAOWh8tnN

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

Arriving in IJmuiden on a very lightly loaded and delayed King Seaways after a stormy overnight crossing from North Shields on the Tyne. @dfds_ukire @DFDSUKUpdates @DFDSGroup @EuropeanRailTT

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

Industry in the Highlands. Balmenach distillery near Cromdale in Strathspey. Moody winter weather these past few days.

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

Looking across Moray Firth to Black Isle near Nairn. One of our weekend walks. Looks so calm and mellow, yet just a few miles inland it was very wintry weather.

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

Okay, so after more than two decades of hidden europe, what is our favourite European city? Our votes goes for Trieste. And you?

[EuropeByRail @EuropeByRail]

An autumn afternoon on Pfaueninsel, a short hop on a ferry from Wannsee. #Berlin

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

The heart of old Stolpe village on Wannsee island. Nowadays part of Berlin but another world from the city centre. Stolpe is one of two historic villages on Insel Wannsee; the other is Klein Glienecke.

[Nicky Gardner @Nicky_Gardner]

@bywaytravel Honestly think it's hard to trump some of the Moscow metro stations. This is Mayakovskaya. That's if sheer beauty is sole criterion.

[Nicky Gardner @Nicky_Gardner]

@xEaglesNFT @jayrayner1 The Times Literary Supplement and many more.

[Sophie Lam @SophieLamTravel]

'I live in Germany - the best way to understand a country is to cross its borders'

🖊️ @Nicky_Gardner for @iPaperTravel this weekend

https://t.co/3RUFgQl8Aa

[Nicky Gardner @Nicky_Gardner]

@seatsixtyone @al3xbrown Or any top tier loyalty card from any RailTeam card, eg. Platinum BahnBonus from Deutsche Bahn. In practice they also seem to accept BahnCard 100 First.

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

A pic taken within the ramparts of Angers Castle. It looks so uninviting from the outside but such a wonderful, relaxing garden within.

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

Wannsee, near Berlin. A striking piece of 1920s architecture, with faint echoes of brick gothic. A Roman Catholic church.

[hidden europe @hiddenEurope]

Belle Époque style on a regular scheduled train from Montreux to Zweisimmen. Gorgeous landscapes, fabulous retro design on the train. No seat reservations necessary. No special supplements. @raileurope @bywaytravel @seatsixtyone @AndyBTravels @MySwitzerland_e @MySwitzerland_f

[EuropeByRail @EuropeByRail]

If there is one thing we have discovered this past month, it is that exploring France by TER trains
and avoiding TGVs opens new horizons. Why rush when there are so many wonderful rural railways? @AndyBTravels @SimonCalder @bywaytravel @raileurope @Interrail