Tag Archives: trains
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An ode to Amtrak – Why you should take it and some helpful hints…
Posted on July 9, 2015 by noflytri in train journey's, trains, Travel tips, USA.Ok it’s not actually an ode as in a song… Having spent the equivalent of a week living on Amtrak trains over the last two months, and having really rather enjoyed most of that week, I felt I should put a quick post together highlighting the best bits about travelling America by train and some […]
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The strain of taking the train in Burma/Myanmar…
Posted on February 11, 2015 by noflytri in Adventure, Burma/Myanmar, South East Asia, train journey's, trains.With increased investment in roads, transport times between cities and towns in Burma/Myanmar are steadily falling, and on the main routes, the standard of buses can be amongst the best in South East Asia, and indeed companies like JJ Express (which stands apparently for Joyous Journey Express – which, good as it is, is probably […]
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Maeklong Market – (aka, the one with the train)
Posted on December 23, 2014 by noflytri in South East Asia, Thailand, train journey's, trains.So, another train post, but this one will hopefully be of interest to more people than normal! The Market at Maeklong is famous on YouTube (well it is relative to the other markets on YouTube…) as the market through which a train runs several times a day, causing all the stall holders to quickly pull […]
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Hong Kong’s Romantic Railway Museum
Posted on October 18, 2014 by noflytri in China, Museums, trains.Hong Kong’s Railway Museum is small, and lets get one thing straight. It is not romantic. But this, and the fact Hong Kong must have a million other better backdrops (beaches, the city skyline, beautiful natural scenery) does not seem to stopped it becoming a popular spot for wedding photos… I’ve commented before on the strange […]
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