All Aboard the rails in EGYPT this time! Yes, what exactly are the trains like in Egypt? Well I take an all day train from Ramses Station in Cairo southwards along the Nile River to the ancient city of Luxor. I travel in 'VIP' class - is it very VIP? What is the on board …
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Taking to the Rails in Pakistan!
G'day all! Very excited everyone to present to you my review of the train journey from Bahawalpur to Karachi in Pakistan in February this year on the Karakorum Express! I took the AC Business Class, as far as I could tell that was the best class available on this train. In this video I'll reveal …
Varanasi to Amritsar on Train 13005 Howrah – Amritsar Mail – Full Video Review!
Hi all! Well, you're in for a treat today as I take you along my 27 hour train ride early in February from Varanasi to Amritsar in 2AC class on the Howrah - Amritsar Express - don't stress, I've compacted 27 hours into 19 minutes! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bjDCMjO3nA Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never …
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An End to the Saga of Trainline.com
G’day folks! I did promise I would let you know how the ordeal of trying to get a refund from Trainline.com for the cancelled train I experienced back in France turned out, and so here is that update, thankfully a ‘final’ update. For the details of what happened you can check out the earlier post …
Train Journeys – Kolkata to Varanasi on Train 12371 Howrah to Bikaner Superfast Express
Come on board the first full episode of 'Train Journeys' for 2023 as we board the Howrah to Bikaner Superfast Express at Howrah Station, Kolkata. We take it to Varanasi, some 680km down the line. A morning departure and an evening arrival in Varanasi. So without much ado - enjoy the full Indian Railway Experience! …
Andy Versus Trainline.com
Howdy all. Well today I want to talk about one of the negatives I experienced whilst on my three month trip not so long ago this year, and that was the website/company trainline.com. Where to start? I should start positively I guess. I booked a number of my trains through Europe on their website, and …
Train Journeys – Adelaide to Melbourne on the Overland!
‘Twas the morning a few days after Christmas, and at around 545am I was awoken by my alarm in my Adelaide Hotel. Why so early? Well, my time in Adelaide was up and it was the day I was returning to Melbourne. But, unlike going to Adelaide, I was not flying home. No sir, I …
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From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 10 – The Final Journey to Moscow!
The final journey of this epic trip, from Yekaterinburg to Moscow!
From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 8 – Into Yekaterinburg
Another entry straight from my 2017 diary as I travelled from Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg on the Trans-Mongolian!
From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 5 – To Irkutsk
I am opening up the ol’ Trans-Mongolian Diary for you again to share my lived experiences at the time of my 2017 journey from Beijing to Moscow via Mongolia. Last week you saw me say ‘goodbye’ to Mongolia and hop the train bound for the Siberian destination of Irkutsk. Today, well I complete said journey and arrive in this town. How will I find it? Read on to find out!