On my visit to Europe this month I decided to use trains whenever possible.
Here's what I learned.
I took the following trains in Germany (Deutsche Bahn) and Poland (PKP): Hamburg to Flensburg. Berlin to Hamburg. Hamburg to Poznan. Poznan to Warsaw. All up, I probably spent about 20 hours on trains over the past few weeks, so I feel I've had enough experience to form some opinions — although I'm certainly not an expert.
Good things about train travel
• Trains are comfy and easy to use your laptop on them
• Train stations are central and easy to get to
• It's fast to get through a train station (no security screening, etc)
• Some stations have lounges (e.g Deutsche Bahn lounge, not really advertised!)
• Nice scenery to look at on the way 🌳 🚊 🏞️
Not so good things about train travel
• In my experience, trains were almost always late, by at least an hour
• Buying tickets (as a tourist, like me) requires queuing at a ticket office
• Central train stations are jammed with food store...
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Here's a video walkthough of Supernal's Air Taxi at CES 2024.
Supernal is the air mobility company under Hyundai Motor Group, who are developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (EVToL) aircraft called the S-A2. The company claims they will be flying passengers by 2028.
It looks very cool, but I notice there's not a lot of luggage storage! Would you fly on this?
Full article: www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/hyundai-supernal-s-a2-electric-air-taxi-prepares-for-2028-takeoff/
Here's a more detailed tour: