From Singapore to Munich

Our Trip In Europe, most people use their own car for traveling from one country to another. Thanks to “Autobahn” this is often named as the fastest option. But for the very first time, we tried to travel from Germany to Austria, Slovakia and Hungary by train. It wasn’t as convenient as the speed trains in China, but a very good travel option if you want to avoid traffic jams and travel in a climate-friendly way. Just make sure that your accomodation is in walking distance of either the train station or close to a metro/bus station. Outside of cities, bus connections are poor, and taxis cost a fortune. Railway tickets can be pretty expensive though, we highly recommend to book a couple of days in advance. Especially during weekdays there are plenty of offers for budget tickets (called “Saver Fare”, “Flexible Fare”or “Regional Offers”) at DB (Deutsche Bahn, German Railway). Most trains are reliable and eventually very comfortable, dep...

Our Trip As for Malaysia, also for Thailand the railway is apretty decent option for travellers to explore the country. Railway ticketsaren’t expensive and trains are reliable and eventually very comfortable,depending on their age and the class. For our trip from the border of Malaysia in the southup to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand, we chose to travel by sleepertrains. They are a very convenient way to travel, especially if you suffer fromtravel sickness and busses or mini vans aren’t an option. Furthermore, you savethe money for accommodation if you travel overnight by train. First, we took the train from Padang Besar at the border to Malaysia to Surat Thani. At the station, there wasn’t much to do or see so make sure you bring some snacks and water or plan an extra hour to walk into the village’s centre to buy some. We heard rumours that it is possible to board the train right on the Malaysian side (we crossed the border by walking, it was quite a distance) but we couldn’t fin...

Our Trip For Malaysia, the railway is a pretty decent option for travellers to explore the country. Railway tickets are cheap and trains are reliable and comfortable, not to mention their safety aspects. For our trip from Singapore into Malaysia, we chose to take the KTM Shuttle Train (or Shuttle Tebrau) that connects the Singaporean border checkpoint Woodlands with Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The train ride takes less than five minutes and seems to be the quickest option for border crossing as you go through immigration before boarding the train. But tickets for these trains are selling fast, so make sure you book 30 days in advance for your designated trip! From Johor Bahru, we caught easily the next train to Gemas where we had to change trains and went on towards Kuala Lumpur. In total, it took us eight hours in total to go from Woodlands/Singapore all the way to Kuala Lumpur Central Station. It was a pleasant and smooth trip, and all trains were on time. But remember to bring warm clot...