Ultimate Train Journeys: Worldprofiles 30 great train trips from every inhabited continent, selected by long-time rail fan and travel writer Tim Richards. Environmental concerns are prompting travellers to consider the surface route – and the best means of transport at ground level is undoubtedly rail.

Tim's curated selection covers the full range of rail options, from the humble commuter train to long-distance night trains with sleeper berths and dining cars, and all journeys are blessed with great scenery. There's theCoast Starlight(Los Angeles to Seattle), theDarjeeling Himalayan Railway(New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling) andThe Orient Express(London via Paris to Venice), just to name a few. Each chapter includes a detailed itinerary, fast facts, photos and maps.

With space to move and no road traffic to get snarled up in, the real drawcard of train adventures is that they are immersed within a shifting environment, yet not entirely of it. You can witness your surrounds at a steady pace, and properly get to know your travel companions. The old-school ways of travel are fast becoming new again.

About the Author

Tim Richards is an award-winning travel writer, specializing in rail travel, who will hop aboard any train at a moment's notice. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and websites around the world, and in Lonely Planet's guidebooks. He's the author ofHeading South(2021, Fremantle Press), an Australian rail-travel narrative; self-published travel memoirThe Kick of Stalin's Cow(2016), about post-communist Poland; and fantasy novelMind the Gap(2014, HarperCollins). He's a regular contributor to the Traveller lift-out of Australian national newspapers, and of travel articles for Lonely Planet's website. You can see his published work at iwriter.com.au, and he writes regularly about travel at patreon.com/timrichards.

ISBN:9781741177350
ISBN-10:1741177359
Series:Ultimate
Audience:General
Format:Flexi Bound Book
Language:English
Number Of Pages:200
Published:2nd December 2021
Publisher:Hardie Grant Explore
Dimensions (cm):24.0x21.0 x2.54
Weight (kg):0.89
Edition Number:1