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Johnny Hoover
@johnnyhoover.bsky.social
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I travel on trains, and buses, and ferries, and sometimes in planes too. I make YouTube videos about those trips, and I'd love you to watch them.

https://youtube.com/johnnyhoovertravels
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Turns out it was quite a pleasant journey. May have even managed 5 hours sleep! Yes, would do it again. But only on the homeward leg.
Scotrail train at night at Edinburgh Waverley
September 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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The end of #LEJOGbyBus with @everylaststation.bsky.social and @letsmakeatrip.bsky.social . Now to head to London this one...
...in a seat 😬
Caledonian Sleeper waiting to leave from Inverness station
September 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Great to stay with @timstravels.bsky.social at Tain. Thanks!

Now onwards with @everylaststation.bsky.social on #LEJOGbyBus
September 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Yep. That is one comfortable bloke.
September 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Lovely town of Berwick and a great welcome (and great beer) from Dave at The Barrels. Definitely the place to go for a drink and some good music too.

Today @every_station and I head into Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#LEJOGbyBus
September 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Still tagging along with @everylaststation.bsky.social . We are now in Newcastle.

#LEJOGbyBus
September 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Well worth stopping for a closer look 👍
September 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Beers in the York Tap. Nearly, but not quite on a train with @everylaststation.bsky.social

#LEJOGbyBus
John and Stu drinking beer at York Tap View of the ceiling light at York Tap
August 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Next section of the ride was Vilnius-Warsaw with LTG and PKP. Then a Pendo to Gdansk, followed next day by the Baltic Express to Prague.
LTG train at Vilnius station PKP train at Warsaw (i think!) My Pendolino at Gdansk after the run from Warsaw At Praha hlavní nádraží. The PKP loco is all dressed up with Baltic Express logo a pictures down the side
June 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Had a lovely trip around the Baltic. Helsinki, Tallinn and Vilnius!
Ferry arriving at Helsinki for my trip to Tallinn Skyline at Tallinn Changing from Estonian Elron train to a Lithuanian LTG on the very long run from Tallinn to Vilnius Excellent open air railway museum at Vilnius station
June 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Nice tripfrom Copenhagen to Stockholm with @letsmakeatrip.bsky.social But I'm only here for three hours as Gabriella is taking me to Helsinki...
June 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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After a meet up in Manchester with @everylaststation.bsky.social , @letsmakeatrip.bsky.social and I have arrived in Copenhagen
June 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Back from a lovely few days on the Isle of Man. But before leaving the UK mainland, had a stay at the Midland Hotel in Morecambe. Tasty.
External view of the Midland Hotel Looking up the main spiral staircase inside the hotel The view out into Morecambe bay through the restaurant windows The sunset reflects in the glass of the hotel
May 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Was riding the Belgian Coast Tram yesterday. Great service and lovely weather!
A tram waits at tbe Knokke terminus for its next service The interior of one of the trams The promenade near Oostende. Sea, sand, walkway, tramline and road
March 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Yesterday I tried Flixbus from London to Bruges. For the low price, it was an excellent service.
Exterior of London Victoria coach station Flixbus coach parked up at Dover ferry port before boarding Ferry at Dover docked up Floodlit view of a bridge over the canal at Bruges
March 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Enjoyed my flights with Smartwings on the Prague/Dubai route and would recommend.

Flew back into Prague last night landing at around midnight.
Exterior view of Smartwings plane at Dubai with people climbing to front steps Aerial view of Dubai shortly after take off Aerial view of a city under the plane at night. No idea where it is!
January 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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To complete the ride to Amsterdam I got a filthy Dutch train. Then a short'ish hop to Hannover for beers before a night in a NightJet mini-cabin to Vienna!
An NS super sprinter stands at Amsterdam Centraal Almost opaque train window due to accumulated exterior dirt Exterior of Craft Bier Bar in Hannover Interior of NightJet Minicabin sleeping pod
January 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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I must say, I love getting into Europe using Stena to Hoek. Easy trip from Devon to make the evening sailing.
A class 150 pulls into Topsham, Devon A class 802 IET pulls into Exeter with a train to London Paddington A Greater Anglia FLIRT waits at London Liverpool Street to form a Norwich train It is nightime and the Stena Brittanica has its nose doors open at Harwich as vehicles enter the car decks
January 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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It's Christmas. Remember to pace yourself and leave some time to just relax.

Merry Christmas 🎄
Two cats asleep on a windowsill
December 23, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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Alfie says if you are feeling stressed, you can sit in his box if you like 👍

It definitely works for him.
December 9, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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And now, time to leave for home #paddington
Vaulted roof of London Paddington Trains wait under the train shed at London Paddington Two GWR IETs wait at Paddington for their next service
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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And you always have to pop next door!
Exterior of London St Pancras station in the bright sunshine Interior of London St Pancras station looking up the Eurostar platforms Eurostar trains sit at London St Pancras station
November 28, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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King's Cross - you are looking good today!
The sun streams into the platforms at London King's Cross The sun streams into the platforms at London King's Cross
November 28, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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Sunrise in Carlisle, but it was still struggling to peep through in Appleby
A class 158 sits on platform 6 at Carlisle station with the sun rising behind A class 158 sits at Appleby station in a frosty, hazy morning
November 27, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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That was decent ride from London to Crewe. Certainly the standard class is the best 800 series standard. 1st looked ok too. So maybe I should be trying that too!
November 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM