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Cruise Tips

Incredible Train Journeys Every Cruiser Should Consider. And Why!

…one close to cruising knows that cruise lines are incredibly involved with trains and train travel. Some even own and operate them. Including some of the most famous and iconic ones, as you will hear. That’s why they really want us to do three things: book train travel before cruises, during cruises as excursions, and after the cruise. Let me start, based on my experience, with the best pre- and post-cruise train trips the cruise lines offer. Many…

Cruise Tips

I Put The Iconic Indian Pacific Train’s Platinum Class To The Test!

…78km)! Once back on board we had our third and final night sleeping on the train. Indian Pacific Train – Friday I had a good night’s sleep, which everybody else did again – the less bumpy tracks helping. I was up early and had a nice cup of tea in bed. Though this time I fetched it myself as I was unable to convince Mark to do the honours. We all headed off to breakfast, and there was a different menu. I had the Chai Bircher to start, Mark had cer…

British Pullman / Trains / transportation

Orient Express British Pullman Train. The Golden Age Journey By Train.

…big official events, and was also part of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral train. As mentioned, the British Pullman train always departs from London Victoria, even when ferrying passengers down to the Channel to join the Orient Express on the other side on their journey on to Paris and Venice. At the station is a lounge run by the company where passengers check in and watch the arrival of the train as it pulls up into Platform 2 which runs down th…

The Ghan

The Ghan Train Celebrates a Decade of Luxury and Adventure

…t to me by Sam Kirton who works on PR in the UK for The Ghan. While on the train I will be making a video tour of the train and the experience, taking photos and recording an audio podcast along the way and talking to key train staff member. 2014 is the Year of The Ghan January 2014: This year, Australia’s legendary train, The Ghan celebrates 10 years since its inaugural transcontinental journey across the heart of Australia. On 1 February 2004, T…

Rocky Mountaineer / Trains

My Rocky Mountaineer Tips For Travellers

…dishes I had for breakfast and lunch: Breakfast Pancakes Rocky Mountaineer Train Seared Tuna Lunch Rocky Mountaineer Train 4: Who will your fellow travellers be? Rocky Mountaineer carried over one million guests in their first 25 years, and its popularity is growing. It appears that the train is more popular with Australians than any other nationality, with people from the United States and the United Kingdom being other major groups. Native Canad…

Rovos Rail South Africa (Cape Town to Pretoria): a most remarkable & special experience (review)

Destinations / Rovos Rail / South Africa / transportation

Rovos Rail South Africa (Cape Town to Pretoria): a most remarkable & special experience (review)

…vos Rail Lounge Cape Town Train Station The bed in our suite on Rovos Rail Train We travelled on the Rovos Train for 2 nights from Cape Town to Pretoria. It was an amazing experience. I loved it. Rovos Rail is an independently owned rail service that was created by a visionary called Rohan Vos. He and his team has hunted down old railway coaches from the 1920s and onwards and restored them into a glorious old world glamour. He also has done the sa…

Rocky Mountaineer

My Rocky Mountaineer Review of First Passage to the West Trip

…eller’s attention. They were amazing! Breakfast Pancakes Rocky Mountaineer Train Breakfast Omelet Rocky Mountaineer Train Breaded Chicken Lunch Rocky Mountaineer Train Seared Tuna Lunch Rocky Mountaineer Train Very different rugged and rough sights between Kamloops and Vancouver On the second day of this Passage to the West trip, which transported me from Kamloops to Vancouver, I was transfixed by a totally different world. The scenery changed dra…

Cruise Tips

I Take A 12-Hour Day Trip on “Britain’s Most Luxurious Train”

…asure forever. The whole experience was incredible. A History Of The Belle Trains The Belle trains are originally the trains that used to take people – a long time ago – on their summer vacations and they went to all the big tourist resorts. So, for example, the train I was aboard was heading to Bournemouth. It was basically doing the route of the old Bournemouth Belle, which ran between 1931 and 1967. The train used to stop at Southampton so peop…

Napa Wine Train, Napa California (review and photos)

Attraction review / California / napa / Rovos / train / travel / usa

Napa Wine Train, Napa California (review and photos)

…n it comes to travel and transportation. For Napa is home of the Napa Wine Train Company.This train company was set up by a millionaire train buff inspired by his experiences on the Orient Express in Europe. He bought 21 mile of track from the Pacific Railroad who were more than happy to offload a track along which now only an occasional freight train may run. He then acquired old Pullman coaches mostly from the 1940s, restored them and (to much o…

The Ghan / Trains / transportation

The Ghan Train Australia Review. My impressions and photos of this iconic railway journey

…Cabin Night Time The Ghan Train Australian Toiletries in Platinum The Ghan Train Gold Cabin Daytime The Ghan Train The Ghan Outback Explorers Lounge Queen Adeliade Dining Car The Ghan The Ghan in Alice Springs Station The Ghan Train Passengers getting on The Ghan Katherine   For more Tips for Travellers content on The Ghan watch my video tour of The Ghan and excursions and listen to my audio podcast recorded live on board the Ghan train sharing ob…

When travelling from London to Paris, which is better: Eurostar Train or Flying?

Eurostar / France / Paris / Tips for Travellers / Top Tips / train / travel

When travelling from London to Paris, which is better: Eurostar Train or Flying?

…0 minutes before – and with business ticket up to 10 minutes before on the train. This is a boon – nowadays the minimum for flights is 45 minutes but then this is tight due to security etc. Central city departure and arrival of the train. There is no unpredictable commute to and from Heathrow and CDG Paris. These can takes ages to get to and from at commuting times. You depart/ arrive from St Pancras Station (next to Kings Cross) in North Central…