Italy Stintino La Pelosa beach woman wearing a sun hat with a beach mat.

Italy Sardinia La Pelosa

Jin Travels in Europe

About

On the road in Europe for about 2 months every year

Hello, my name is Jin Martins.
I travel by airplane, train, bus, rental car, taxi, tram, ferry … rarely bicycle and never by moped, motorcycle or electric scooter. I usually stay in 3-5 stars hotels, b&bs or apartments - Hotels.

British Airways plane on the ground, woman with hand luggage standing in front of it. People boarding the plane.

Any airline with the best price on Google Travel and many smartphone apps.
- I don't have one travel plan, I have many. First I check the price of the ticket, then the timetable and the weather at the destination.
- And almost always one-way tickets.

France Marseille train station, women wearing a hat with luggage standing next to a train.

France . Marseille . Gare de Saint-Charles
- I never book any tickets long in advance. Often the same day or just 1-5 days before.
- Sometimes at the train station, just before the train leaves. But avoid buying on the train, it will cost more and may come with a fine too.

Portugal, photo from train over the Douro river with a tour boat going upstreams. Hills in the background.

Portugal . Douro Valley
- A pleasant train journey along the beautiful Douro River: Porto - Régua - Pinhão - Pocinho. The small town of Pinhão is a nice.
- Download the train app: Comboios de Portugal. Website: Comboios de Portugal.

Italy Amalfi Coast on a bus. The road is beautiful, but very curvy and slow.

Italy . Amalfi Coast
- Buses are good for shorter trips of 2–4 hours. Don't take the bus on winding roads if you get motion sick easily.
- The road along the Amalfi Coast is beautiful, but very curvy and slow.

Malta, inside a Bolt taxi driving on the left side of the road.

Malta . Bolt Taxi
- I use Bolt if possible. Had some money issues with Uber and stopped using them.
- Bolt is big and cheap on Malta.
- Download the Bolt app. Website: Bolt.

Italy Naples Napoli Centrale, women with luggage standing next to a red high speed train at the station.

Italy . Naples . Napoli Centrale
- I just got off the superfast Italo train from Rome, but I prefer the Regional trains in Italy.
- Download the train apps: Trenitalia & Italo. Website: Trenitalia. Website: Italotreno.

Italy Tuscany Toscana white Fiat 500L with woman in red shirt standing near the open door. Typical Tuscany landscape.

Italy . Toscana . Fiat 500 L
- Pay full rental car insurance. Otherwise, you will most likely have to pay extra when you return the car.

Italy Siena, woman with luggage by the road waiting for a taxi.

Italy . Siena
On the way to the train station.
- Where are we going now?
- No plan, but the next train was going to Pisa and we ended up in Livorno on the coast.

Don't be afraid to spend money on travel. Be afraid of getting old and realizing the only place you traveled to was your job.

Italy Stintino La Pelosa beach woman wearing a sun hat with a beach mat.
Italy Verona Arena woman with posing in fashion clothes
British Airways plane on the ground, woman with hand luggage standing in front of it. People boarding the plane.
France Marseille train station, women wearing a hat with luggage standing next to a train.
Portugal, photo from train over the Douro river with a tour boat going upstreams. Hills in the background.
Italy Amalfi Coast on a bus. The road is beautiful, but very curvy and slow.
Malta, inside a Bolt taxi driving on the left side of the road.
Italy Naples Napoli Centrale, women with luggage standing next to a red high speed train at the station.
Italy Tuscany Toscana white Fiat 500L with woman in red shirt standing near the open door. Typical Tuscany landscape.
Italy Siena, woman with luggage by the road waiting for a taxi.