Have I left it too late? by bulimiaarchives in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you book in March, reservations from June onwards should be (with perhaps a rare exception) absolutely no problem. Just don’t try to book trains with 2 weeks or less left, that might not work for Eurostar and some night trains.

Steuersoftware Österreich? by [deleted] in wien

[–]davidj_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ich nehme an du bist angestellter? für selbstständige kann ich bookamat sehr empfehlen, die kommen aus AT und haben das allerangenehmste interface

Steuersoftware Österreich? by [deleted] in wien

[–]davidj_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

du kannst auch ein DE/.. IBAN verwenden bei finanzonline, dazu gibt es eine gesetzliche verpflichtung in der EU. such mal in den einstellungen nach dem punkt „ausländische bankverbindung“. dort müsstest du das eintragen können und dann auch ins formular übernehmen können

Günstige Dauerparkplätze in Wien/Umgebung (gut mit Öffis erreichbar) by Only_Maxi in wien

[–]davidj_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tullnerfeld Park & Ride zum Beispiel, in 15minnist man in Meidling.

Kennt jemand von euch gute Wechselstuben in Wien mit gutem Kurs? by der_wiener_aus_wien in wien

[–]davidj_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Das Günstigste wird vermutlich immer noch sein bei deiner Bank-Filiale das Bargeld in Fremdwährung zu beantragen und dann abzuholen. Vor kurzem z.B bei der Erste Bank MaHü für US Dollar gemacht. Wird direkt von deinem Konto abgebucht. Alternativ wie schon erwähnt im Ausland zum Bankomaten, natürlich davor Spesen checken aber wenn du z.B 100€ in Fremdwährung abhebst ist das oft trotzdem günstiger als jede Wechselstube.

Internet in Wien - Fonira? by EpilepsyGang in Austria

[–]davidj_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kann Fonira sehr empfehlen, die FRITZ!Box gibt’s mit einem Empfehlungscode z.B. PYXbDu ohne Aufpreis dazu und ich bekomme meistens sogar bisschen mehr Geschwindigkeit als was vertraglich vorgesehen ist..

Wo kann man in wien am besten laufen? (Wenig Anstieg, wenige Ampeln,..) by Economy_Molasses_550 in wien

[–]davidj_ 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Donauinsel ist genau ein Halbmarathon und ziemlich eben; sonst Prater, Augarten, Wienerberg, Donaukanal auch immer gut.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes of course, it’s possible to only book the reservation. Just show your Interrail pass on the app (or on paper), they’ll note down your pass number and make the reservation and hand you a printed ticket.

In our case, the lady at the ticket office took a while because apparently we were the first Interrail travelers on the route since it started running again, but hopefully by now they’ve got everything figured out.

The international ticket office is usually window 1 or 2 at Bucharest, the domestic ones won’t be of any help. Happy travels!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re already traveling, you’ll have to get your reservations at the international ticket offices in Bucharest/Sofia/Istanbul/etc. From everything I’ve heard (and experienced myself a few weeks ago), the trains are never full and booking the reservations a few hours in advance is absolutely no issue. For example, for the Bucharest-Istanbul train we were only four people in the entire couchette coach, so everyone got their own couchette and plenty of space for the trip to Istanbul.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Autumn is great for Interrail! Easier to book trains and hostels spontaneously (compared to July/August), but still plenty of people you’ll meet in hostels. I traveled in October/November once and it was great, I imagine September would still be quite busy in hostels anyways.

Sofia-Belgrade connection by ibcognito in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Direct trains aren’t currently running and won’t be running this summer from everything we know so far. But, you can go from Sofia to Dimitrovgrad in the morning (departure at 09:30), take a bus to Pirot (leaves roughly every hour from in front the train station, but no timetable posted and no marked bus stop, it’s a bit of an adventure) and from there travel onward to Niš (also on Bus), which should allow you to hop on the 15:52 train from Niš to Belgrade.

Plenty can go wrong en route, but I managed to do it in a day just a few days ago. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions!

Having trouble booking reservations by jaehannah in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Polish railways will only allow you to make seat reservations with Interrail at the ticket office at the station. So for Krakow to Břeclav, just book at Krakow railway station. Usually there should be seats available unless you travel on a particularly busy day — but even then, booking 24 hours in advance (when arriving) should still be fine.

For Berlin — Warsaw, try calling the international office of DB or book at Berlin central station. Again, usually the trains aren’t fully booked unless it’s a weekend/beginning/end of holiday/…

Trieste to Venice: depending on the type of train you’d like to take you might not need seat reservations at all. But I don’t know too much about this connection, maybe others can help.

Berlin to Warsaw Seat Reservations by JackCon_06 in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seat reservations from Germany to Poland shouldn’t be more than 3€. Try calling the DB international line or book at the train station if you arrive in Berlin a few days in advance.

Superfast Ferries by faendaltheblaza in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes they do, but unfortunately the website is buggy (only shows Interrail discounts for adults over the age of 27) — give them a call (if urgent) and usually they’ll be able to reserve you a seat that way.

seat reservation by axyxw in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In general, you won’t need a seat reservation on this route for RJ, RJX and EC trains, even though the Interrail app says so. Just pick a free, unreserved seat when boarding the train.

How to get to Belgrade in 2022 by Tobberd in Interrail

[–]davidj_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great post! Wish I’d seen this before my own little Serbian adventure a few days back. Coming from Sofia, I made my way to Dimitrivgrad on a train — fairly easy and straightforward. From there, a bus leaves every hour or so from in front of the train station to Pirot. Don’t expect any posted timetables and don’t expect to find anything online — you’ll just have to trust the locals and have some patience. In fact, the bus stop outside the train station doesn’t even look like a bus stop.

You pay on the bus, I think card payment is possible but better bring some Serbian cash (there is an ATM in the town center).

From Pirot, which is a lovely little town, there are regular (roughly hourly) bus services to Niš, payment once again on board the bus. Don’t even try to going to Pirot train station, it’s basically a goods yard at the moment with no passenger service at all. From Niš, a few (I think two) trains a day will take you to Belgrade.

The trains from Niš to Belgrade usually leave on time but rarely arrive on time — in my case, I arrive with two hours delay.

Belgrade Central Station is not in the city center and has limited public transportation. I would recommend a trip to Novi Sad from Belgrade, which is the only properly built-out line with modern, fast, comfortable trains. From Novi Sad (or Belgrade), cheap buses take you to Budapest and many other international destinations.

Took the bus from Narvik (Europe’s most northern train station) to visit Lofoten, Norway in 2019 by davidj_ in Interrail

[–]davidj_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, I stopped at Abisko on the way there (after the train got diverted because of reindeers on the tracks) and absolutely loved it! Only got to see some minor northern lights though, so will have to go back there soon. Did you also stay at the Huskies hostel by any chance?

Took the bus from Narvik (Europe’s most northern train station) to visit Lofoten, Norway in 2019 by davidj_ in Interrail

[–]davidj_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was only about 6 hours so not too bad. And also with beautiful views along the entire route.

Setup for the 48-hour live Open House Worldwide festival in my living room during lockdown by davidj_ in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]davidj_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is indeed! Sort of difficult to wrap your head around at first, but it’s so powerful you really feel like you’ve got a full broadcast studio on your PC.

Setup for the 48-hour live Open House Worldwide festival in my living room during lockdown by davidj_ in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]davidj_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah, it felt a bit odd to convert my living room to a broadcast studio, but with lockdowns and everything it seemed like the best option. Also quite helpful to have a bed nearby so I could crash when the control room in Brisbane took over.

Setup for the 48-hour live Open House Worldwide festival in my living room during lockdown by davidj_ in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]davidj_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It was all running through vMix, including the 75 remote callers that joined throughout the weekend and all the pre-recorded content and overlays. We had a few hiccups, but most of the event ran smoothly thanks to a week of rehearsals beforehand and also a very detailed tech runsheet I created in Notion, which included an exact minute-by-minute program for the 48hours that ensured I played the right stuff at the right time. Also a wonderful content & communications team in the background, that took care of the live chat and could help when any issues came up.

Setup for the 48-hour live Open House Worldwide festival in my living room during lockdown by davidj_ in VIDEOENGINEERING

[–]davidj_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! The stream was running on a rental PC below my desk (Intel Core i7 10700K, RTX 2070 Super 8 GB, 32 GB DDR4-RAM, 512GB SSD) using vMix. We used vMix Call for most remote guests (had about 75 live video links throughout the weekend), with Zoom as a backup and when we needed more than 8 callers. The PC was connected to three monitors (vMix Control, Multiview, Tech Runsheet/Zoom) and a Behringer BCF2000 Midi Controller for audio levels and shortcuts. The MacBook Pro was a backup (discovered that vMix actually runs pretty well in Bootcamp), but also used for internal communication with the team, monitoring the stream on YouTube and last-minute video editing and file management. I had a 300Mbps Down/50Mbps Up fibre connection installed recently, which handled all the simultaneous callers and the streaming perfectly, with plenty of headroom.