Travelling by train is my most loved - and most loathed - method of getting around. I doubt there's a finer way of traversing Europe than by train, and even with the rise and rise of budget airlines over the last decade, its popularity shows no sign of waning. Travelling by train out of necessity...

I'm a Brit. I know all about standing in line. It's instilled into us at a very young age. There's all kinds of etiquette involved that I won't go into here, but let's just say that we've got it down to a fine art form over here, and deviating from the 'rules' has been known to cause all manner of...