Think back to the last time you left home, even just for a day trip or a weekend getaway? What memory stands out most strongly to you — and what can you learn from this recollection? Join us in celebrating the art of Slow Travel. Travel experts from Europe will come together to discuss the journeys that have had the most significant impact on their lives and how slowing down can be the key to unlocking the most meaning from our travels. Are you open to sharing your stories? Audience members will be encouraged to share tales about their adventure memories and participate in a quiz about travel across Europe.
Would you like to join the dinner before of the programme? You can buy a ticket here.
About the speakers
Carlo Boselli is the CEO of Interrail/Eurail, a rail Pass that allows travellers to explore 33 countries across Europe. Over the past decade, he has taken a 60-year-old product and charted its path into the future. Today, the Interrail/Eurail Pass is considered a cultural and social rite for travellers of every age who enjoy experiencing an authentic and diverse Europe. During this event, he will share his passion and ideas for building a better society with purpose-led travel.
Bart Giepmans is the author of the book (Perron Europa), Journalist, Train & Slow Travel Expert and creator of the travel platform Railtripping. He has been crazy about train travel since he was a child and has made it his job as an adult. He advocates for slowing down while travelling and taking the train to less- visited European destinations.
Nyala Nauwelaers is a student at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels. In the past, she participated in DiscoverEU, an initiative of the European Union which offers young Europeans the opportunity to travel across Europe by train. The project aims at giving 18-year-olds the opportunity to discover their continent, get to know new cultures and embrace European values.
Monisha Rajesh is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in Time magazine, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Sunday Telegraph in which she wrote a monthly column about travelling the world by train. Her first book Around India in 80 Trains (2012) was named one of The Independent’s top ten books on India. Her second book, Around the World in 80 Trains (2019) won the National Geographic Travel Book of the year and was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Award.
All aboard for the Dinner Express!
Before we kick off the evening programme at 20:00, join fellow travellers and train enthusiasts for a festive European dinner.
For just €28.50, you’ll enjoy a delicious starter, main course and a drink. Joining this dinner is the perfect way to get in the festive spirit, offering guests the chance to exchange travel stories, and meet new people at our long-shared tables.
There are limited tickets available, so don’t wait too long to book your spot. Doors open at 18:15, dinner starts at 18:30. You can buy a ticket for the dinner here.
