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Bangkok's new network of sky-trains, underground trains, river ferries and dedicated bus lanes makes getting around this sprawling city a breeze. |
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Amidst Java’s teeming millions, a comfortable express train is a capsule of calm, if not without hazards of its own... |
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To travel aboard Malaysia's East Coast Railway is more important than to arrive. |
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This article details the Metro, the underground rail system that efficiently links all of Paris, as well as its history and use, and the unique decor of some of the stations. |
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Mountains loom up from the canyon floor, dwarfing the 17th-century mission church. Cacti reach for a hot, china-blue sky; children scrabble in the dust outside the church whilst stetson-hatted figures come and go in battered utility trucks. The quintessential Mexico… |
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Birthplace of the revolutionary movement that tore Mozambique apart in the 70s and 80s, the northwest of this country is a spectacular landscape of twisted rock forms - the background to one of Africa's most colourful rail trips. The trip by road to the coast concludes a fascinating journey of discovery |
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Journey by train on the real ‘orient express’ down through Malaysia to Singapore at a tiny fraction of the price and five times the fun. Rice paddies, rubber trees and rainforests glide past your window... Colourful local trains traverse the heart of the Peninsula. |
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Ride ‘The Ghan’ through the desert to Alice Springs… and on to Darwin. Named for the Afghan cameleers who worked the route, the first steam train in 1929 took two days to reach Alice Springs. |
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A trip on the Royal Scotsman is a perfect blend of past and present as you and your select group of fellow-passengers clicketty-clack along the rails.
That’s just the beginning of this story. Castles, lochs, distilleries, a knees-up ceilidh, and more food and wine (and whisky!) than you could shake a bagpipe at.
Five-star amenities, attentive staff. That’s what wins people. Royal treatment, all the way.
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Riding the rails across Thailand and its near neighbours
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