Tag Archives: Overseas Train Journeys
My Iconic Travel Moments – 2011 to 2019 (#5) – A Journey To Georgia
Number 5 – Train to Georgia You may well know by now that I love an overnight train journey – throw in a dining car with fabulous views too and I am completely bowled over! In 2015 I travelled to Georgia from Istanbul, taking a train to the edge of the Kurdish region of Turkey […]
My Iconic Travel Moments – Part One, Up Until 2010
My number one travel experience is a very personal one, which involves a site that had almost mythical status during my childhood. You see, on June 8th 1957 my parents were married at St George’s Church, Tanglin, Singapore. I was brought up on tales of how they met in the army, got engaged on Christmas […]
Syrian Girl
A beautiful young Syrian girl who enchanted me on a train from Aleppo to Latakia in 2009.
Bergen Weekend
I ❤️ Norway. After last year’s weekend in Stavanger it was Bergen’s turn this year. I had been twice before in 1992 & 2022 but this did not detract from my latest visit, this time with my big sister. We packed a lot in. Thursday afternoon This was spent reorienting and visiting the World Heritage […]
2025 Gone, 2026 Beckons
2025 was a big year for me as it contained a landmark birthday and my silver wedding anniversary. I was to spend my birthday on a ship on the Caribbean Sea. 2025 January Caribbean Cruise For the first time I took a cruise in order to get some winter sunshine. The 2,000 passenger Marella Voyager […]
Making Tracks in North America – Part 2, Canada
Having spent a wonderful four days in Montreal celebrating 25 years of marriage, it was time to head off again. Montreal French speaking Montreal charmed us with highlights including an anniversary meal in Restaurant Bonaparte (unashamedly French but with friendly waiters), a helicopter ride over the city straddling the Lawrence River, and a trip to […]
Making Tracks in North America – Part One, New York to Montreal
With hundreds of overseas train journeys under my belt, it was time to experience Amtrak & Via Rail for the first time. My route was to be New York Penn Station to Montreal, Montreal to Quebec City, back to Montreal for a connection to Toronto, Toronto to Niagara Falls Ontario, and finally back to New […]
Summertime Gladness – New York & Canada
A whistle stop account of my tour of New York & Eastern Canada
European Train Tour #1 – Spain
Europe is a wonderful continent. Culturally & geographically diverse and incredibly easy to navigate from the Arctic to the Mediterranean or even the Atlantic to the Pacific. The best way to explore the region is by train with a vast network of train tracks criss-crossing the continent, connecting amazing cities and countries. Arm yourself with […]
Baltic Greats – Riga to Tallinn Part 3
Tallinn, Estonia Having arrived from Riga by train, we soon found our impressive Airbnb that was right on Town Hall Square in the Old Town. As well as a splendid view of the town hall & square from our window, we were also directly above a brightly decorated Christmas Tree. We had arrived on Russian […]
