Great train routes I’ve taken–have you?
February 15, 2013
I’m reading the 2006 book ‘Strangers in my Sleeper’ by fellow kiwi and travel writer, Peter Riordan, and it’s made me think of some of the many rail journeys I have taken, some return or multiple trips and, many in sleepers with strangers!
Off the top of my head they include:
Egypt:
- Cairo to Aswan
Zimbabwe:
- Harare to Victoria Falls
New Zealand:
- Christchurch to Greymouth
- Christchurch to Picton
- Christchurch to Invercargill
- Wellington to Auckland
USA:
- Miami to New York
- LA to San Diego
- Anchorage to Fairbanks
Thailand:
- Bangkok to Suratani
- Bangkok to Changmai
- Suratani to Georgetown (Malaysia)
- Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur
Europe:
- London to Paris
- Miami to Parma
- Budapest to Prague
India:
- Delhi to Haridwar
- Haridwar to Agra
- Jaipur to Mumbai
- Kerala to Indore
- Mumbai to Kerala (Ernakulum)
What are your favourite rail journeys? And, have you done any on my list – what did you think of them?
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have done none of them but would certainly like to take the rides
yes they were fun … will have to write about them all sometime .. or at least a brief comment
I see you like journeys … what has been your #1 train trip?
The train journey from Hong Kong to China, beijing, Shanghai and back. On the list are the re runs between my hometown Allahabad and New Delhi and the hill stations, Simla and nainital (northern India). Planning a trip to Mumbai and pune by train from New Delhi. Would love to travel across Europe and United States
you have some great trips there .. both done and planned
Thanks