Asking myself since last week what I can do, what we all can do more... so here I'd like to start a discussion thread of ways the tourism industry can help Ukraine 💛 💙- and everyone in travel who is affected. Hands-on and real. After all, travel is about people, cultures, peace and freedom. And tech is again a great accelerator for the 🌍 to work together. Personally, I am offering a free guest room in my home to a tourism or any other Ukraine student in need. Maybe there are more of us with a similar wish. So far I have found these platforms / initiatives to join & support, and in travel, I'm sure there is more! Please add in the thread if you know of any or have further ideas: • https://wehelpukraine.org/ • https://www.bg4ua.com/ • https://elinor.network/gastfreundschaft-ukraine/ • https://refugees.ro/ • https://www.supportukraine-eberswalde.de/ • https://www.facebook.com/groups/1012497419668646/ • https://airbnb.org/get-involved "Peace works better than conflict, and on...

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...