I traveled from London to Paris by underwater train through the "Chunnel" (Channel Tunnel). Both stations were easy to navigate, and the check-in and boarding processes were quick and easy. My whole ...

Once upon a time there was a kingdom by the sea, a "scepter'd isle," in the vision of its greatest poet and pride of its people. "This blessed plot . . . this England," in Shakespeare's words, is ...

The high-speed Chunnel train that runs from London to Paris and Brussels is getting cheaper and even faster. New track on the English side is scheduled to open Sept. 28, shaving about 20 minutes off ...

On May 6, 1994, Queen Elizabeth II and French president François Mitterrand held a ceremony opening the English Channel tunnel, or "Chunnel." Elizabeth rode a train through the Chunnel heading to ...

In defense of the Chunnel train [“Chunnel Train? Never Again,” Letters, Oct. 19]: The ferry across the English Channel is fun, but if you want to get from London to Paris as easily as possible, the ...

On January 20, 1986, 33 years ago today, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterand broke new ground. For that was the day they agreed to construction of the ...

TANGIER, Morocco -- From the bustling waterfront of this African port city, Europe appears tantalizingly close: The coast of Spain shows on the horizon just nine miles away. Despite decades of ...