by Routes Beyond Tim | Mar 14, 2023 | Best Train Rides, Memorable Days, North America
Vancouver to Toronto By Train Trees…great scenery, mountains, prairies….trees…history, geography topography…trees…photography, trains, massive trains…trees…multiple 3 course meals, random enlightening conversations, moonlit snow…trees…searching for Northern Lights...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Dec 3, 2021 | Best Train Rides, Europe
Cobh Originally called simply Cove, the town became Queenstown during British rule but now it is know as the Irish version of Cove, Cobh. The train service from Cork to Cobh runs every hour and takes around 25 scenic minutes. Cobh has become notorious as it was the...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Dec 2, 2021 | Best Train Rides, Europe
Dublin's DART An Easy Way To See Dublin Bay & More The map below shows all of Dublin’s rail network. The DART is shown in green. Starting a few minutes north east of Dublin’s central area is the lively, socialable fishing town of Howth. The DART has 2...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jul 8, 2020 | Best Train Rides, North America
San Francisco A Private Trip A Cracking Cable RideMidweek, late January travel has its benefits. The weather of San Francisco’s winters is famously mild and so I had pottered down to the starting point of the Powell Mason Cable Car in Fishermans Wharf and I...
by Routes Beyond Tim | May 23, 2020 | Asia, Best Train Rides
My JapanJapan is one of my top places to visit. It has such a unique culture, it having been largely isolated for many centuries. The history is so different to other countries, well documented and illustrated across the country. It is a wonderful, if somewhat...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Mar 11, 2020 | Best Train Rides, Europe
Above: Dresden Panometer 1945 Air Raid & Insets Karlovy Vary & Thermal Springs. Lwr Left : King Charles Bridge and Castle, Prague Off Peak PragueIt was 30 years since I was last in Prague, a short while after the border opened following the collapse of the...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jan 23, 2020 | Asia, Best Train Rides
Left: Melbourne Centrals Arrival Hall A Bit of CountryIt is not the quickest mode of transportation between the 2 principal Australian cities, but there were a few reasons why I wanted to travel this way. I have seen cities and suburbs in Australia, but I wanted to...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jul 21, 2019 | Best Train Rides
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jul 12, 2019 | Asia, Best Train Rides, Travel Ideas
Destination Bandung. And Why? I was in Jakarta for work and arranged to have an extra day for exploration. I decided this was the time to go to Bandung! I had long been fascinated by the Conference that took place there in 1955. Leaders from 29 newly independent...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jul 11, 2019 | Asia, Best Train Rides
FollowFollow British ShimlaShimla is perhaps the British Colonial Resort in India. Set in the cool (and in winter darn right cold), foothills of the Himlayas it is a 7-8 hour journey from New Delhi by train, but you end up in the Indian Independence pre 1940’s era,...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jun 28, 2019 | Best Train Rides
Best Train Rides Train Rides PostsPrague, Karlovy Vary & Dresden Jaunt Melbourne to Sydney Shimla, India : Back in Time Best Train Rides: Jakarta to Bandung England: Berney Arms, Near Nowhere PATCO : The Golden Age of Commuting A Great Day That Keeps Getting...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Jul 25, 2016 | Best Train Rides, Europe
FollowFollow A Berney Arms Adventure! Preparation Check weather forecast! If cold or wet you need to know as it is a very exposed area with very limited options Check the train schedule, as the service is sparse. Also if you miss your return train you may well be in...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Apr 24, 2016 | Best Train Rides, Close to Home
PATCO : NJ to Phili It is easy to get excited when you read about a ‘High Speed Line’ on an American railway commuter sign. There it was at a PATCO station just outside Philadelphia “PATCO HIGH SPEED LINE”! (PATCO = Port Authority Transit Corporation). The PATCO...
by Routes Beyond Tim | Mar 17, 2016 | Best Train Rides, Memorable Days
As Time Goes By Sometimes it is not the thrill of the moment that determines that an event was truly wonderful and memorable, but, the recognition over a period of time afterwards that something was really special. The channel tunnel between England and France was...
