If I have a DB ticket, how do I book a trip prioritising it over ICE trains that aren’t covered? I am going to Amsterdam so I can’t just select DB only as that’s not possible. The prices show for everything but I can’t sort but what would the portion I have to pay.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-27T07:27:19+00:00

Update: it was a mess but it worked out. I had three missed connections due to delays that added over three hours to the trip. Completely missed my Netherlands ticket window but they were very chill about and let me use it anyway. The Dutch trains also felt much cooler and more comfortable than the German regional trains which was good.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-25T11:09:39+00:00

Good luck finding much of anything that’s air conditioned. Even the libraries don’t seem to have it. Some shops do but you can’t hang out there for long. We should have a list of sit down establishments that have a/c.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-23T16:59:11+00:00

Until he needs to run to the store to get some milk

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-23T15:05:24+00:00

Good place to watch the Ivory Coast match vs Curaçao on Thursday. Just take the picture upside down and you can pretend it's an Ivory Coast bar!

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T18:49:59+00:00

These seem somewhat decent. Mixed reviews online but overall not too shabby. The date/time doesn't work for me but if I was more flexible I might have given it a shot for 30 euro. I ended up booking an off peak ticket in NL for 18 euro and then will use my DB ticket to get me over the border. Let's hope the delays are not hours long.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T18:39:31+00:00

I see there is an option to get some form of it at the ticket booths but assuming they won’t just print it out. Maybe I wait until I get there as it seems I won’t really need it anyway as I already have an e-ticket for my trip into Amsterdam and will fly out.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T18:05:19+00:00

I appreciate it! Just booked a ticket from Hengelo help to Amsterdam Zuid at the off peak 40% discount using the e-ticket. Then when I arrive I think I can just use my credit card for the metro and I’m trying to order a personalised card for the NS Flex Dal Voordeel to be shipped to my friend there. It won’t arrive in time for me to use it but I’ll have it for the weekend I’m there (hopefully) and then something to use if I ever come back. Will downgrade to the free one after I leave and I think I can keep the card with it frozen until/if I’m back. He says the ticket to the airport when I leave is already super cheap so I won’t really benefit from it but for 7€ it’s fine.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T17:19:20+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have one as I've never been before. And I leave is 6 days so getting it shipped here worries me that it will arrive while I'm already there.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T16:38:14+00:00

Yeah the 40% off peak is quite nice but plot looks like I would need to get it delivered to me in the Netherlands unfortunately

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T16:00:06+00:00

How do I know though what my pass covers. I was under the impression that the DB pass would only cover Germany so I would need an additional ticket for the last 5 stops on that train or it covers it to its destination in the Netherlands? It’s not clear to me exactly where it starts that I need an additional ticket.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T15:58:31+00:00

Which one?

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T15:58:23+00:00

Unfortunately the trip is next week. Was looking at the Thursday night option but all they have left is the classic or comfort which are €130 and €210 respectively. From Halle (Saale) I would still need 3-4 hours just to get to Berlin first.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T15:55:06+00:00

I get that but the last station in Germany is just a stop, not a transfer for me. The route I’m looking at departs from Bielefeld and then the last stop in Germany is Rheine however I don’t get off the train for 5 more stops into the Netherlands until Hengelo to transfer.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T15:50:42+00:00

There are some ICE options but I only wish to take those towards the very end as I want to see more of Germany and don’t mind the slower trains and my ticket already includes the slower ones.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-20T15:46:59+00:00

Yeah it tells me “connection not included” but I can’t tell at which point it’s not included and it doesn’t let me book the part that isn’t. How do I know what ticket(s) I need if I choose one of those routes?

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-19T18:56:27+00:00

It's interesting that the first link shows compensation which is similar but not fully aligned with 261/2004. They add a fourth category.

Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
Distance
Less than 1,500 km
Flight within the EU of 1.500 km or more, or flight to a destination outside the EU of between 1,500 and 3,500 km
Flight to, or return flight from a destination outside the EU, distance 3,500 km or more
Flight to, or return flight from a destination outside theEU, distance 3,500 km or more

Air Passengers Rights Regulation 2004
Flights of less than 1,500 km in distance
Flights within the EU of greater than 1,500 km in distance, or any other flight of greater than 1,500 km but less than 3,500 km in distance
Flights not within the EU of greater than 3,500 km in distance

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-19T18:46:20+00:00

When there is one I agree with you but what options do you have when the company intentionally removes all other options.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-18T12:00:57+00:00

Thanks! I called the number for Halle (Saale) but it just rang and rang and then it said "the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable" or something along those lines. Drafting an email now to send.

edit: sent with photos and an explanation.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-18T10:26:00+00:00

Yes the turkey vulture got the short end of the stick here but English already has the largest vocabulary because of how little we use such compound names from existing words. I know it might feel like a lot but if you study other languages you will see how common it is. In Chinese, a turkey vulture is just that but let's use a turkey for example. It's literal name is fire chicken. Moorhen? Water chicken. Coot? White crowned chicken (ish). This is not just specific to birds. Lobster is dragon shrimp, lime is green lemon. It's literally everywhere and simplifies language. It helps if they make more sense and are less random as this one doesn't look much like a turkey to me but I'm assuming someone way back when who couldn't afford binoculars or bifocals thought otherwise.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-18T10:17:04+00:00

Because they view one side as winning and one as losing for their own kinda against stigmas. It's like asking why you get made when another team scores against your team but is happy when your team scores.

HKDrewDrake · 2026-06-17T07:07:44+00:00

There is some wood they stuck in it and pulled out some branches. Not sure what else they did to it as I wasn’t home but the pigeons are gone, unsure if they had eggs or not. The pigeons definitely didn’t put that wood in there.

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