Trains

Falling with style

Posted 2nd Jun 2010 by Kate
A neutrally buoyant vacuum tunnel submerged beneath the sea, and other...

European Festivals

Posted 27th May 2010 by Kate
Festival fun times; some of the Continent's best offerings for...

Get Lost, Go Local, Go Loco

Posted 1st Apr 2010 by Kate
A new era in responsible travel? The Local Travel Movement and what it means to...

High Speed China

Posted 14th Mar 2010 by Kate
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it's a Chinese bullet...

The END OF TRAVEL (maybe)

Posted 23rd Feb 2010 by Jamie
Google have teamed up with Russian Railways to offer the entire Trans-Siberian railway experience, all from the comfort of...

The Trans-Siberian Olympics

Posted 30th Aug 2009 by Kate
Ill advised somersaults, and getting stuck in the luggage compartment: the hidden dangers of the Trans-Siberian......

Culinary Tomfoolery: The Offal Truth

Posted 15th Aug 2009 by Kate
I tried to eat the goat's innards, but they were just offal. Read this and other turbo puns...

Hong Kong Lowlights

Posted 30th Jul 2009 by Kate
From to shiny hotel lobbies to exposed electrical wiring, Kate explores the highs and lows of Hong...

Cheeky Chinese train travel

Posted 25th Jul 2009 by Kate
Night trains, Popeye sing-a-longs and karst topography: Kate ventures south into China's Guangxi...

South of the clouds

Posted 20th Jul 2009 by Kate
Imposing mountains peek through drifting clouds in China's beautiful Yunnan province; but how long until there's a...

Mopeds and Marriage

Posted 7th Jun 2009 by Kate
There have been buses, and boats and trains, and bicycles, and night buses, and night trains, and mopeds and...

En route to Poznan

Posted 4th Dec 2008 by Jamie
Berlin is absolutely brimming with fascinating cultural and historical knowledge, and the guides at the Free Berlin tour are...