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Tag: train

#viewfromatrain across Italy

Trains in Italy are relatively good value, specially when compared to the UK. They also have multiple train operating companies, … More

Florence, Italy, rome, train, travel, Tuscany, viewfromatrain, vinyard

Overland

After a lovely weekend in beautiful Adelaide, I embarked on another Great Southern Rail journey, albeit slightly shorter to Melbourne. … More

Adelaide, Great Southern Railways, GSR, Melbourne, Olive grove, train, travel, travel beyond, Victoria, viewfromatrain, vinyard

To Katherine

The first segment of our journey was a mere 4 hours to Katherine. As we were leaving Darwin, someone was … More

Ferguson River, Ghan, Great Southern Railways, Katherine, magnetic termite mounds, Northern Territory, termites, The Ghan, train, travel, viewfromatrain

Training down the continent

Why did I go to Darwin if I didn’t plan on spending any time there?  Because it’s the starting station … More

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Oresund bridge and Drogden tunnel

The plan was to travel to Goteborg by train to Malmo, where I would change trains to the one Wallander … More

Brogden, Copenhagen, Denmark, Malmo, Oresund, rail replacement, Sweden, train, travel, viewfromabus

In and around Centralstation

Like in many other European cities, the station building in Goteborg is an architectural marvel, both from the inside and … More

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Getting to Goteborg

On my departure from Oslo, the weather turned drearier.  Luckily, at this speed the trip wasn’t too long. A lot … More

caravan, Centralstation, farmland, Goteborg, Gothenburg, MarchforEurope2017, station, Sweden, train, travel, viewfromatrain

Hours in Oslo

Having spent quite some time in Norway already, I decided to only stop in Oslo for a few hours.  Luckily, … More

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Training

The train journey from Bergen to Oslo is famously the most beautiful train journey in Europe.  From Bergen to Voss … More

Bergen to Oslo, Finse, Hallingskeid, Haugastøl, ice, Myrdal, Norway, scenic train journey, snow, train, travel, Ustaoset, viewfromatrain, Voss, winter

Kamakura

After we had walked along the panorama path we had a dumpling stuffed with black beans to eat and then … More

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