Yeldi & Mia
The train was easy.
Then came the dog.
I didn’t spend months planning my first car-free trip around Europe. I bought a train ticket and hoped for the best. For the most part, it worked. Then Mia changed the questions.
Field research The timetable gets you to the station. The dog changes everything around it.
“Dog-friendly” and “reachable with a 30 kg dog” are different things.
Mia is my big, beautiful black dog and very best friend. With her, the trip no longer ends when the train reaches the station. Can we get from there to the beach? Does the bus accept her? Is the ferry information current? Will the connection give her enough time?
The extra planning is real. So are the rewards: slower days, unexpected places and the reminder that the journey does not need to be optimized past the point of joy.
The Dog-Friendly Route is where the practical homework lives. The stories from the road live at Rails, Sails & Wagging Tails.
Plan a trip with us- Check the actual operator.
- Date every important rule.
- Plan all the way to the door.
- Name the uncertainty.
- Let the dog set the pace.
The point of the planning
Make room for the actual trip.
The rules and connections matter because they create the freedom to notice where you are. The research belongs in the background. The journey belongs to you and your dog.