Most veteran train travel enthusiasts have at least one or two stories they like to tell about special moments that have occurred while they have been en route somewhere by train. I know there is one incident I’ll never forget. . I woke up at dawn one morning on an excursion train going from Moscow…
The recent posts about VIA Rail and the wonderful food offered on their premier train, The Canadian, started me thinking back to 2011 and my trip to Russia and quite a different dining experience. I went there to take a version of the trans-Siberian … meaning instead of the traditional route from Moscow to Vladivostok,…
I was recently asked to review a new book titled The World’s Most Exotic Railway Journeys. The author is Brian Solomon, with several others listed as contributors. I confess that I haven’t had the chance to do more than skim it, but I am waiting for several days of heavy rain so I’ll have time…
Today I thought I would dig out and post a few photos I’ve taken on some past trips. Truthfully, I’m usually dissatisfied with the photos I bring back. I don’t know why that surprises me; my approach to photography is about as basic as it gets: I set the camera on automatic and blaze away,…