International trains )&^#$%^&(!!
(or should we say: room for improvement)
Daughter travels to Bilbao for surfing holiday. Friend takes plane, daughter takes train. @Eurostar to Paris: Surfboard, no problem. @TGVINOUI Paris-Biarritz: Surfboard?! Illegal! That'll be €150 fine.
Also TGVINOUI: Bicycle? Yeah, we have a separate section for that. Ticket is €10.
Airline: Surfboard? Sure, that'll be €50.
Free advice for TGV-INOUI: On the TGV Paris-Biarritz, create a separate section for 20-50 surfboards (they take very little space when properly organized) and charge €10 for those too. People have been known to surf in the Biarritz region more often...
Just noted that at least one of the Dutch parties has a plea for European trains in its campaign for the European Parliament elections (on 6 June here). It's a start.
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