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Dinner on the Orient Express.

Many years ago, a friend of mine from Honolulu—a tall, strikingly handsome Hawaiian man in his 50s—was vacationing in London. At my urging, Abe had booked a first class compartment on arguably the world’s most famous luxury train, the Simplon Orient Express, which would take him from London overnight to Venice. At breakfast in his…

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The Zephyr: Amtrak’s Most Scenic Route?

Pressed for an answer to that question, I think most people would probably say Amtrak’s Train 5, the California Zephyr. Although there are portions of other long-distance routes that are certainly interesting, I would agree with that and cast my “Most Scenic” vote for Train 5. There is lots of pretty spectacular scenery along the Zephyr’s route,…