If there were a prize for most generic English name, it would probably be Mark Smith.
Yet one particular Mark Smith is a living legend.
He runs Seat61.com, the world’s best train travel website.
His timetables and tricks are always super up-to-date and reliable.
It’s almost surreal how much you can trust him.
Digression #1: his craziest tip is how to get from Brussels to Prague for €29.
Digression #2: I used the Paris version of the same tip to get to Prague for €44 a couple of years ago.
It was quite the adventure.
Also, if you need to take a train from Ethiopia to Djibouti tomorrow, no problem! Here are the deets from Seat61:
Mark Smith is The Man.
Sitting in Seat 61.
I continue to digress.
I had intended to ruminate on an interesting article about European train travel in which Mark Smith is interviewed.
But I feel my work here is done for today.
The rumination can wait.
Go hang out with Mark for a bit and plan an adventure!