🇬🇧 The UK Rail Squad
Our UK team specialises 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 travelled 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 travelled by train
- Travel expertise: UK day trips by train, Railcard and Split Ticket savings, cheap train tickets, eco-conscious travel
Jay Harlow
London-based Local Expert
- 800+ train tickets booked
- 20,000 miles/km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: London train travel, South East train travel, South West train travel, cheap rail fares UK.
Joshua Pearson
Yorkshire-based commuter
- 80+ train tickets booked
- 14,400 miles/km travelled 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 travelled by train
- Travel expertise: London commuting, Railcards, London Underground, Chiltern Railways, Thameslink, Southern, Elizabeth Line, London Overground, Avanti West Coast
Lauren Ryan
City break by train expert
- 52+ train tickets booked
- 3,885 km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Train discount stacking. Long-distance train travel comfort. Railcard benefits.
Mark Wilshin (Mark W.)
Car-free and Europe by Train
- Thousands of train tickets booked
- Over 150,000 km travelled 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 travelled 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 travelling across the continent like a local.
🇮🇹 Filippo Zago
Local Expert – Venice & Northeast Italy
- 1.000+ train tickets booked
- 50,000 km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Northeast Italy transport logistics, connection management, regional & high-speed fare optimisation, off-the-beaten-path route mapping.
🇮🇹 Lorenzo Fortini
Italian-based Local Expert
- 50-70 train tickets booked
- 7,000+ miles/km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Enjoying travelling/exploring and moving with trains, cheap train ticket tips, preferring eco and slow travel by trains and public transports
🇮🇹 Sara Setti
Travel Writer
- Infinite train tickets booked
- Racking up km 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 travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Last-minute tickets, high-speed train deals, and travelling with just one backpack.
🇪🇸 Pedro Morata
Spanish-based Local Expert
- 240 train tickets booked
- 20,000 km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: High-speed rail, cheap train tickets on Renfe, iryo and OUIGO, train routes across Spain.
🇩🇪 Nathalie Ehrnleitner
From Cologne, Expert for German train travel
- over 80 train tickets booked
- Over 150,000 km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Commuting by train, tips for cheap train tickets, expert on Deutsche Bahn, Deutschlandticket, and ICE
🇩🇪 Ramona Z
Munich-based Local Expert
- 350+ train tickets booked
- 30,000+ km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Long-distance (ICE) and short-distance travel, cross-border Alpine routes, Bavaria ticket
🇫🇷 Eric Graziano
Travel & tourism copywriter
- Too many tickets to count
- 1st 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 travelled 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 embedded in the China Hong Kong MTR system and the High-Speed Rail networks in the China Mainland.
🇭🇰 Jingyi Zhang
London-based Local Content Expert
- 300+ train tickets booked
- 12,000+ miles/km travelled by train
- Travel expertise: Daily commuting across the UK rail network, with expertise in fare optimisation, Railcard strategies, and London transport navigation. Having spent around ten years in Hong Kong before moving to London, she offers cross-regional insight to help Hong Kong travellers 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 travelled 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.