Over the years, we have made two trips to Hungary. I must say that I enjoyed both visits immensely, although each was very different from the other. On our first trip, Hungary was part of the Russian sphere of influence. People were friendly, but there were more than a few remnants of the socialist influence—that…
I regularly look at a number of blogs and columns on the general subject of travel. It will come as no surprise that over the past year or two, a constant theme in all these publications has been criticism of the airlines. The traveling public is resentful over disappearing in-flight amenities, fees charged for cancelations…
I frequently get emails from many of you and I enjoy and appreciate your comments. The other day I heard from a regular here and in addition to a brief report about his recent rail journey, he commented on how elements in Congress persist in bullying Amtrak. That, in turn, led him to deplore the…
I have mentioned The Man in Seat 61 here on previous occasions. His name is Mark Smith and he’s the person behind what I consider to be THE definitive website for train travel . . . and I mean train travel anywhere in the world. It was a great disappointment that I missed the opportunity…