After a quiet few months, with no major announcements, Europe’s Railway Renaissance is back, making headlines, and charging full speed ahead like never before. Starting next year, a new direct sleeper train from Basel, in Switzerland, to the Swedish city of Malmö is expected to hit the tracks, connecting the Alpine Central European hub to …

Spain and Portugal are two of the most popular countries in Europe, drawing in millions of visitors every year with their shared heritage, great food, wealth of historical sites, and of course, sun-drenched coastlines. They’re both located in Iberia, Europe’s southernmost and hottest peninsula, but surprisingly enough, both of their capitals––Madrid and Lisbon––are not connected …