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Aldi UK is quite similar to Aldi Süd but the range is indeed altered to suit the UK market. They have a lot of "lookalike" copies of British brands in the UK stores and always have baskets and take credit cards. A few UK stores have started doing more "food to go" and have express checkouts...

M6 Tebay Services in Cumbria are in a rather nice spot. Nice restaurant and farm shop, albeit a bit pricey. Independently run I believe. www.tebayservices.com

Bizarre ticketing and lack of integration between TOCs and with urban transport.

MVV Gesamtnetz (entire network), which has recently expanded.

I'm studying at a German Uni at the moment :D. Every transport association will offer an unlimited travel student ticket that is available to students at higher education establishments within their boundaries. Some areas are even completely free for students (tends to be the smaller towns and...

Does anyone know which flight XJT524 from Geneva to Stansted on 16/01/15 (arrival: 08:25) actually is? I'm flying to Stansted tomorrow and noticed this flight on the official airport website arrivals. Curiousity has got the better of me, I have no idea which airline this is. I thought maybe ski...

Having lived there for two years, that did give me a good laugh. I seem to remember FOX talking similarly about other imaginary "Muslim cities" in Europe, maybe Brussels?

My last part-time student involved working on the tills and self service checkouts at one of the big supermarket chains (in England so the bags were free). I was shocked at how many bags some people used, with policy that you have to ask the customer if they wanted bags on manned tills. This...

I think Aldi's whole "Like Brands" strategy and marketing has won them many customers in the UK market, which is a brand aware market. When I moved to Germany last year, I started shopping in Lidl for the familiarity. Although the range is different (less ready meals and more bread e.t.c) I...

They're a neutral brand (not associated with any particular operator) with slick advertising and a decent booking engine, it's easy to see why people would book with them. Not everyone knows that they have access to the same fares database as everyone else and no access to some TOC- specific...

I had a delayed flight (four hours) with Monarch Airlines last year and they only gave vague reasons about the delay. I simply claimed through EUclaim.co.uk and after about six months I was paid the full expected amount. I wouldn't normally endorse a no win-no fee legal service like this, but I...

They're useful with the vast network in Germany, because many services have so many stops (the average service is quite some distance longer than the UK). The numbers quickly (and sometimes the names if they have them) become used by passengers - only key calling points are mentioned on screens...

I have a BahnCard 25 which I bought in October for 20 Euros (an offer for students) and I haven't received any letters nor heard about a cancellation of the scheme. I know DB wants to change the scheme from news reports, but it seems that DB's "supervisory board" has (thankfully) rejected an...

I was rather surprised to find out that I'm flying 'long-haul' on the Flybe Q400 next week, Salzburg to Southampton! At 2h40m gate-to-gate it must surely be one of the longest routes they can economically operate. Aside from the novelty factor I'm also looking forward to it as I find them rather...

Lufthansa seems to have more sub-brands that I can keep track of! The route used to be Lufthansa Regional operated by Eurowings up until the switchover to Germanwings last year. As far as I know, and flightmapper.net confirms this (reliability not 100%), it's always booked as a CRJ900...

Just spent a 1h50m flight on Aegean Airlines from Thessaloniki to Munich (as part of an Athens to Munich booking) eating and drinking almost non-stop. Sweets for takeoff, followed by full bar, full meal with dessert, tea/coffee, more tea/coffee, another full bar service and then sweets for...

I'm not sure it's quite what you think it is. It's usually a function of the EC-Karte (debit cards) that are connected to a Girokonto (current account). You load money onto the GeldKarte function on your debit card at, say, an ATM and then you can pay without processing and PIN wherever you see...

All is not rosy it seems despite all the rail strikes and increasing popularity of coach travel across a varied demographic. ADAC is the leading German motoring organisation, similar to the AA or RAC. The article also discusses the demise of National Express backed City2City and the troubles of...

I see, I was in 1st so I can't comment on the rest of the train!

I think the RJ is one of the best long-distance trains in Europe, but I'm trying out the completion today in the form of a Westbahn Stadler KISS.:p