SNCF

last stop before the chunnel!
preparation/​/​
purchase your tickets online in advance and pick it up @ the kiosk… it’ll save you the S/​H cost for foreigners
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they have all your typical facilities: café, seating area, tourism shop
customs/​/​***
the french customs is pretty chill… after you get your passport stamped for exit
the UK customs is VERY anal
apparently my statement of «month-​long eurotrip» was unsatisfactory… she made me list the seven countries i was traveling to in chronological order
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spaces are limited like the rest of europe, travel restrictions are more extreme
if you abide my the typical airline carry-​on limits, you’ll be fine
otherwise, you better learn to pack light!

They need to make the aisles a lot bigger since my luggage could not fit through the aisles. Other than that… good way to get around Europe.
Clean. fast and efficient!