Hear about travel by Train from Brisbane to Adelaide as the Amateur Traveler talks to Pamela and Gary Baker about the Great Southern and the other train trips from Journey Beyond. The The post...
Is this you? You’re on a Europe trip. You’ve been up since 4 am to get this plane, having only just caught it because a taxi happened along. You’ve coughed up three The post 11 Exciting ...
The train rumbled and bounced along the tracks as we all tried to sleep. Sometimes the train would lull you to sleep with its steel on steel lullaby. Sometimes it would shake The post Riding t...
For those of us with itchy feet, the idea of a great rail journey may not seem too enticing. You want to get out on the streets, pounding the cobblestones along narrow The post 12 Great Rail J...
After reading All Aboard, All Aboard: The Complete North American Train Travel Guide, I realized I may be classified as a junior “foamer” in the most loving sense of the word. I The post B...
Visit the Laws Railroad Museum in Laws, California with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the small out of the way Laws Railroad Museum which has collected trains, farm equipment, artifacts ...
If you love trains, as I do, then you will enjoy the California State Railroad Museum in old town Sacramento California. From the moment you walk into the exhibits and are greeted The post Cal...
Picture a space like a hostel dorm room with 10 different recesses with 3 bunk beds on the right and 3 bunk beds on the left for 60 bunks in all. Then The post Beijing to Xian Train – Overni...
On our most recent trip to Europe, we took the train from Paris to Geneva. Flying would also have been an option but there are some good reasons why a train ride The post 7 Reasons to take the...