German and Czech views

Long-time readers will be familiar with my #viewfromatrain theme. Much of my pleasure in train travel derives from the views. … More

Carlisle to Settle

On our way back south we didn’t stop and get out. In hindsight, we made the right choice as the … More

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

We rejoined the Indian Pacific after passing this hotel, a location some of you may recognise as a location in … More

My departure from Sydney was on the Indian Pacific, which fortunately doesn’t change its name when it travels from the … More

True to form, I left Victoria on a train, taking the XPT to Sydney. I had been warned by a … More

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

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

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

This train journey from Bergen to Oslo is absolutely stunning. I took lots of photos, but as is so frequently … More