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Is Chile’s metro retro?

No. Far from it. In fact, it's one of the most up-to-date metros on the planet, as is its home, Santiago. Even a gringo can manage to master it, as you'll see in the video below. Some of us get very used to the way we like to live and how our…

2023-11-090Comments

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Rail Japan: where do you even start?

As if Japan itself isn't exciting and alluring enough as it is, the icing on the cake is Japan's rail system, surely one of the best on the planet. The country has consistently invested in the development and maintenance of its rail infrastructure. This includes high-speed shinkansen (bullet trains) and extensive urban transit networks,…

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Chunnel of fun

Here's a toast to those intrepid pioneers and can-do-ers who - in most cases - went for the prize and came back a winner. For example, Davy Crockett, Edmund Hillary, Bear Grylls, Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, Karen Darke, Freya Stark just to name a few. These luminaries and dozens more have made our…

2023-10-310Comments

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Game of thrones moans

Surely one of the most annoying, frustrating and exasperating elements of travel is the act of simply trying to find your seat on your plane. And then combine that with attempting to hustle your luggage into an overhead compartment even remotely close to your seat. What's even more annoying is that this mazurka…

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You have the will. Now here is the way.

Please forgive us if we appear to be a wee bit too zealous when it comes to trains and rail travel - we can't help it. After living in Europe, we've gotten used to the availability, frequency and sheer joy of fast scheduled rail services that girdle the European continent. Looking forward, you…

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From Talca to Constitución

You know our mantra here on our site. We love travel and we love history, and we love it when we can combine the two. And we love it even more when we find hidden treasures around the globe. Even more, it's always a thrill to be able to highlight history in…

2023-09-230Comments

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Sleep at 250 km/h

The fastest sleep you’ve ever had.

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A day in the life: Romford

Calm in Romford. Relax and enjoy an English day.

2023-09-150Comments

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Despot depot.

Duty now for the future. Take the train, Jane.

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Duck!!

There’s no shame in loving what you love.

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Break / even

Most of the developed world relies on rail. Do your part.

2023-09-110Comments

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A day in the life of Epsom, Surrey

It’s leafy, down south.

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High on a hill with a lonely goatherd

Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo

2023-08-270Comments

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Here’s hoping: Amtrak is adding more trains

Sorry if we seem a bit repetitious and over-excited when it comes to rail travel. We have loads of articles (see here) about why rail is the way to go and why all travelers should use it when they can. The earth is on fire and now is the time to act to…

2023-08-270Comments

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Kochi by coach

We rail on and on again (get it?) about rail. It is the past, present and future of travel. Especially the future. As automobiles continue to clog up the roads, polluting all the while, carrying - maybe - five persons in the vehicle, it becomes more and more apparent that this is…

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Pacman Do . . .

. . . it's really really where I'm going to. If you're a gamer, then do we have the holiday for you, and this is a win-win situation, for sure. Firstly, it's based in and centered around Brussels, Belgium, where the history looms large, the beer cannot be beaten, nor can the food.…

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Hark, the ᚼᛒ: Harald Bluetooth syncs.

They say that history repeats itself. Especially when the connectivity is good.

2023-08-190Comments

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Now what? There are no planes?

We will remember this time in history as the time where everything went wrong all at once. Between Covid, forest fires, floods, earthquakes and people fighting each other, probably not even knowing why. So, to add salt to the wound, there are even problems with obtaining planes to be able to shuttle those who…

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