There’s a statue of Christopher Columbus by the Piazza Principe Railway Station in Genova. Since arriving on Monday afternoon this, […]
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The Italian Job: Day 14 – Leaving Lake Garda
There was no sign of the Magnificent Seven as I went to purchase my ferry ticket back to Desenzano. The […]
The Italian Job: Day 1 – Turin by Teatime
Actually, we’ll start before Day 1. We’ll start the night before with an evening train from Manchester down to London […]
Around the World in 80 Cakes #19 Afternoon Tea by Train
For those of you still keeping up… thank you, I’ve been terribly lax in posting anything… there are three afternoon […]
Day 180: Getting my bearings…
I set my alarm for 7am and was surprised to find it was still dark outside. I’ve been used to […]
Day 156: On the Ghan to Alice (Part 2)
The journey on the 880m long, 37 carriage (for the train spotters seeking the real details about the) train took […]
Day 155: On the Ghan to Alice (Part 1)
A very short stay in Adelaide followed by another epic train journey and, once again, I was only doing half […]
Day 152: Crossing the outback to Adelaide
I wrote too soon when I noted that the forest of the Blue Mountains seemed green. As I ate dinner, […]
Day 151: All aboard for Adelaide
Time for another epic train ride – this time on the Indian Pacific which cuts across Australia from Sydney to […]
Night 142: Overnight to Sydney
I’ve ridden a few trains on this trip but I think New South Wales Trains win. Regular readers (with the […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 
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