Eurostar Breaks

Eurostar Deals to Ghent

Andy — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:43:29 +0000

As well as Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp in Belgium, you might want to consider Eurostar Deals to Ghent.

Ghent is a great city to visit – with interesting things to see both old and new, in the form of cathedrals, street art, and excellent museums – as well as a lovely ambience and bucket load of cool bars that cater for the 50,000+ students in the south! However, arguably one of the best things about the city is its quality, and often quirky, restaurants.

There’s so many favourites to choose from, but one of them has got to be Mimosa, on the Kongostraat right next to the river. It’s a real Moroccan restaurant, run by real Moroccans and the food is authentic and real. In addition to this, the service is incredible and the waiters are personal and genuinely friendly – you almost feel like a guest within their home. You can tell the staff what meat or vegetables you like and they’ll make delicious recommendations and as they’re brilliant English speakers, there’s no danger of the order getting lost in translation.

The tagines are both enormous and incredibly tasty – with meat marinated in spices and slow-cooked to absolute perfection. With couscous and salad as an accompaniment, the food is both healthy and delicious – although you may eat so much that it becomes a little unhealthy! With some nice beers or cider to go with the food, you really couldn’t want for any more.

The surroundings are also lovely – there are loads of blankets which are really cosy, and fairy lights on the window which build a lovely ambience. Best of all, upstairs there’s a nargila lounge with pipes to smoke and a bar – with a really homely feel, with comfortable sofas which you can sink right into.

In short, Mimosa encapsulates why Ghent is great – it’s comfortable, fun and friendly with everything packed in close together for tailoring the perfect days and evenings out… It really is a must visit!

Eurostar Track Takeover by German Insurer Allianz

Andy — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:03:51 +0000

German insurer Allianz is understood to be planning a £2bn bid to buy the high-speed rail link between London’s St Pancras station and the Channel Tunnel from the UK government, which owns it through London & Continental Railways.

The UK Government is selling off the 68-mile link as part of several privatisations to help cut the budget deficit.

How would the loss of UK ownership over the Eurostar track, the only high speed rail link in th UK, affect Eurostar Deals?

Eurostar Breaks to Paris or Bruges?

Andy — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:32:49 +0000

The best Eurostar breaks – to France by Eurostar or to Brussels by Eurostar and TGV?

I often go to France, since I like the atmosphere of the cities there and it's suitable for a short break since it is so accessible. Over the years I have spent several short breaks as well as longer trips in Paris and other french cities such as Lille, Dijon, Marseille and Rheims.

But you know, France can be very similar all over due to the centralised state and homogenous culture. It's lovely, but it's always French. So how about eurostar breaks to Brusses or Bruges or even Amsterdam for a change?

Have your weekend break in Bruges. I was wondering how to spend a weekend and came across this option: Take the Eurostar and have a break in Bruges with all those fantastic waterside vistas and ancient buildings. I aquired a tatse for flemish food when I was in Lille, so this seemed to be the next logical step for us. And there are many other interesting destinations in France and the Benelux.

eurostar breaks after 2009

Andy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:42 +0000

Eurostar Breaks

Valentine’s Weekend Break Ideas
Valentine’s Weekend Break Ideas. Back. 01 January 2010. Valentine’s
day falls on a Sunday this year, therefore a great opportunity to take
off to some romantic place on the Eurostar. The obvious choice is
Paris, the lovers’ capital but as an alternative you might also
consider Bruges ( via Brussels)

Short Breaks – Two Night Paris Break For Two – £652.00
£652.00 This fantastic short break includes Eurostar travel to and
from Paris as well as two nights accommodation in a three star hotel
plus continental breakfast. So the only thing you will need to worry
about is which of the fantastic parisian restaurants you want to
choose for that special dinner.

Paris Breaks 2010
Paris Breaks for 2010 For Paris breaks, 2010 starts with the aftermath
of the unfortunate Eurostar breakdowns with the bad weather last month
in the North of France.

http://ukparisbreaks.co.uk/

The locals have been setting fire to house-sized effigies (or fallas)
for the past 200 years, and on the final night all hell breaks loose
with the aptly named Gran Crema, or Big Burn, where the effigies are
stuffed with fireworks and blown up …. Naturally, I’ll be taking the
train: Eurostar from London to Paris, a snug sleeper on the excellent
City Night Line overnight to Munich, then a slow and scenic daytime
run through the mountains of Austria into Slovenia and Croatia.

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Eurostar breaks passenger milestone

Andy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:38 +0000

Eurostar breaks close to passenger milestone

It has been revealed that we are now very close to a major passenger
milestone, with the 100 millionth customer due to check in to travel
just like all the others on Eurostar breaks on the morning of Friday
28th August 2009.

The lucky 100 millionth nominal traveller should look forward to VIP
treatment from the English and French crew.

Eurostar, the high-speed train operator launched services on 14
November 1994 and now offers direct links to Calais, Lille, Paris and
Brussels, as well as connections within France, Holland, Belgium and
Germany.

On the travel routes to Paris and Brussels from London, Eurostar now
claims a market share of 75% despite competition from airlines.

Richard Brown, chief executive of Eurostar, said: ‘We are proud and
delighted to be ready to carry our 100 millionth traveller next
Friday. We are preparing ourselves for our 15th anniversary on 14
November and look forward to welcoming the challenges with on-rail
competition from next year. However, we are confident that our
knowledge of operating across three countries and through the Channel
Tunnel sets us in good stead for our next 100m Eurostar travellers.’

Eurostar’s high-speed rail network now connects more than 200 British
towns and cities to the continent, making Eurostar breaks one of the
easiest ways to get away abroad no matter where in the UK you start
out from.

Eurostar Breaks

Andy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:26 +0000

This blog is all about going on Eurostar breaks to Paris, Lille, Brussels, Amsterdam and other places. Using the Eurostar from London, it’s easy to get away abroad even if you don’t have much time. Juts a weekend will do, or even a day trip but a few days is always better. The Eurostar takes just over two hours to get to Paris these days and Paris is easily the most popular city for Eurostar breaks, even if you have to start from Manchester or further afield.

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Eurostar Breaks to Paris

Andy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:24:13 +0000

I’ve been visiting Paris for decades and now I can go more frequently by taking advantage of the Eurostar breaks on offer in the autumn and winter.