EuroStar Youth Fares From Just £49 Return

Youths between the ages of 12 and 25 can travel on Eurostar from London St Pancras International to Paris or Brussels from just £49 return.

Take advantage of this low fare and book today at Eurostar.


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Eurostar Special Offer for January 2009

Everyone's feeling the credit crunch but Eurostar don't want you to have a miserable January so they are offering 200,000 seats to Paris or Brussels for an incredible £59 return.


So, buck the “bah humbug” habit and book one of 200,000 seats at £59 for a January jaunt to the Continent. Eurostar also offer some great package prices including hotels. The site has some great suggestions of what to do once you arrive. Remember that a return ticket to Brussels includes onward travel to any Belgian rail station. Gift vouchers are also available. I wish someone would buy me some!

Eurostar Service Restored After Tunnel Fire

I am sitting on the wooden floor in London St Pancras waiting for the Eurostar to take me back to Brussels. There was a fire in the tunnel a few days ago whilst I was in London so I wondered what I would do if service was not restored. The last time I looked at flights between London and Brussels, they were quite expensive and it is such a hassle travelling to and from the airports.

Also, my annual travel insurance policy expired last week and I had not renewed which means that if I had to find alternative travel, I would be paying!

Fortunately, Eurostar service was restored on Sunday morning although there is a restricted service and trains are running more slowly. This means that my departure is 28 minutes later and the journey time will be 2 hours 19 minutes instead of 1 hour 51. Oh well, at least I can go home today.

Meanwhile, they are advising passengers to check in early so the whole waiting area is full. There are no seats left but at least I am delighted to find that FREE WiFi is available. I plugged my electricity lead into a socket and here I am, sitting on the floor.

Win a Stay in a London Design Hotel

Eurostar Hi-speed train service from Paris or Brussels to London are running a competition to tie-in with the 6th London Design Festival from 13-23 September 2008.

For the 10 days of the London Design Festival, London lives and breathes design. All over the city, exhibitions, projections, seminars and other events are held, such as David Adjaye's American Tulipwood pavillion at the Southbank Centre and Jamie Haydon's architectural project in Trafalgar Square.

1st prize:
A stay in London for 2 people, worth up to €1,085.35 including:

* a return journey on Eurostar in Leisure Select
* a night at the myhotel Bloomsbury
* entry to the Design Museum with an exhibition catalogue included.

2nd prize:
A set of Miniature Chairs worth £80: Miniature Panton Chair Set.

3rd prize:
A set of 2 books: "Wall and Piece" from Banksy and "Tiger Seen On Shaftesbury Avenue" from The National Gallery, worth £23.94

If you are not fortunate in winning the 1st prize, you can still book a Return trip on Eurostar from €80 per person in Standard class, subject to availability.

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Summer Holiday Deals

LastMinute.com have some great Summer offers such as:

3* Barcelona 2 nights from £155
5* Kos 7 nights from £329
4* Turkey 7 nights from £359
5* Marrakech 5 nights from £319



Their Top Destinations are:

1. Egypt
2. Greece
3. Spain
4. Tunisia
5. Turkey

As well as package holidays, you can also book flights, city breaks, shows & theatre tickets,
winter sun & ski holidays, Eurostar deals, spa and pampering breaks, London Eye, Theme Parks, Madame Tussauds ... and it is never too soon to think about great Christmas gift ideas!

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Have you Travelled on the New High Speed Eurostar Yet?

The Eurostar train from London St Pancras to Paris or Brussels now travels at an incredibly fast 186 mph, reaching Brussels in just 1h 51. The ride is comfortable in non-smoking carriages. For an extra treat, I always travel in Leisure Select which gives me a delicious three course meal at my seat with wine and coffee, a choice of newspapers and magazines plus a continental socket so I can plug in my laptop.


the longest champagne bar in Europe




The world famous Brussels' Atomium is celebrating its 50th birthday in 2008 with a string of events in the new Pavilion of Happiness. It was built for the 1958 World Exhibition and completely renovated in 2003.

Eurostar are offering some fantastic Easter breaks from just £73 per person including hotel. You can book hotels on the same site.

Easter egg hunts
If you're after some fantastic Easter egg hunts then the The Chateau Vaux Le Vicomte would make a great visit for the whole family. Just outside Paris, their Easter Egg Hunt is held on both Sunday April 8th and Monday April 9th. Not only do that have egg hunts starting every 40 minutes, there are also a number of free workshops and activities such as making chocolate, origami, face painting, and more. Another option close to Paris is the marvellous Disneyland Paris. Apart from all the fantastic rides, from 19th March - 8th April there will be Easter egg painting, Easter's Big Dipper, Easter egg hunts in Alice's curious labyrinth and special Easter shows.

If you're after some Easter egg hunts in Belgium, just outside of Brussels you can visit Les Pays des Castors which is an animal park dedicated to beavers. Remember to bring your boots if you want to hunt for eggs amongst the beavers! Another hunt will be taking place in Garcet park in Brussels.

Delicious chocolates
Don't forget, that in Belgium, it's sometimes said that the Bells of Rome bring the Easter Eggs. The story goes that the bells of every church leave for Rome on Saturday which is called "Stille Zaterdag" which means "Silent Saturday" in Dutch. Then they return on Sunday with eggs... chocolate eggs hopefully and what better place to find delicious chocolate eggs than Brussels, being home to so many chocolate shops you really won't believe it! One of the most famous of these shops is Neuhaus which has now been making the finest chocolate for 150 years, so look out for their shops with amazing window displays.

Looking for environmentally friendlier travel? A Eurostar journey to Paris or Brussels emits 10 times less carbon dioxide than flying.

Eurostar moves to St Pancras

Eurostar is moving on 14 November 2007.

Eurostar will bid a fond farewell to London Waterloo International on 13 November, and services will start from Europe’s first Destination Station, London St Pancras International on 14 November. Just a few days later, on 19 November, Ebbsfleet International will open to help Ashford International serve Kent and the South East. This stunning new station will offer a seamless travel experience and will be the fastest way to Europe.

Why St.Pancras?
The longest champagne bar in Europe for a start plus a daily farmers' market. St.Pancras is also very well-connected with six Tube lines and seven train operators for Kings Cross, St Pancras International and Euston. The station itself and the surrounding area have had a dramatic facelift you are sure to like what you see. Now fully restored to house the 400-metre-long Eurostar trains on six platforms and given a stunning contemporary twist, it has been reborn as St Pancras International. Much more than just a station, it will be a place to meet, eat, and shop till you drop.

What is HighSpeed 1?
It is all in the name – the UK’s first dedicated high-speed rail line, running for 68 miles (109 km) from the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone to St. Pancras International in central London. Eurostar trains will travel at up to 186 mph (300km/h) – 50% faster than even Britain’s fastest domestic rail services. For now, the line will only be used for Eurostar so that it can travel at seriously high speeds. This means journey times will be at least 20 minutes shorter and the legendary punctuality will improve even further. You may have heard about the record-breaking run on 4 September, with the fastest ever journey time between Paris and London of 2h 03.



2h 15 from St Pancras International to Paris
2h 05 from Ebbsfleet International to Paris



1h 51 from St Pancras International to Brussels
1h 41 from Ebbsfleet International to Brussels



1h 20 from St Pancras International to Lille
1h 10 from Ebbsfleet International to Lille

Better for the Environment
From the moment they move to St. Pancras on 14 November, all journeys on Eurostar will be carbon neutral. They will achieve this by reducing carbon dioxide emissions
and through a number of carbon-offsetting projects, at no extra cost to the traveller. It is all part of the big plan, code name Tread Lightly, which is their commitment to minimise the impact that Eurostar has on the environment, both as a way to travel and as a company.

Engineering info
Section two of the high-speed line boasts an array of engineering features: London Tunnel overall length (Islington to Dagenham) 19km. Longest single tunnel (Stratford to Dagenham) 10.5km. Internal diameter (single track) 7.15m. Thurrock Viaduct (close to M25, junction 30) 1.3km. Thames Tunnel (under River Thames between Swanscombe and Thurrock) 3km.



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Paris to London on Eurostar

The first Eurostar train to use the new St Pancras terminal has broken the London to Paris record after a trip of two hours, three minutes and 39 seconds. The train travels at around 192mph. The quicker time should help to drive up passenger number and allow Eurostar to compete with budget airlines.

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