May 9th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Virgin Trains, the UK rail arm of Richard Branson's Virgin Group promotes what they do as a faster, more comfortable and greener way to travel. Virgin believes that rail has a clear role to play in sustainable transport and they want to lead the charge. Choosing to minimize the negative and accentuate the positive, Virgin Trains takes social responsibility seriously. Uniforms on their employees? ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Virgin 'See-Through' Uniforms Not A Big Hit With Workers
May 9th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Virgin Trains, the UK rail arm of Richard Branson's Virgin Group promotes what they do as a faster, more comfortable and greener way to travel. Virgin believes that rail has a clear role to play in sustainable transport and they want to lead the charge. Choosing to minimize the negative and accentuate the positive, Virgin Trains takes social responsibility seriously. Uniforms on their employees? ...Wanderu's Site Lets You Research And Book Bus And Rail Travel
Apr 24th, 2013 at 1:00PM: If you're a traveler, then you're a Kayaker. Not a paddler, but a devotee of Kayak.com, the airline (and hotel and rental car) search engine that makes booking the lowest fares a breeze. If you're a traveler, then you've also probably cursed the fact that a similar site doesn't exist for bus and rail travel.
We can now count our blessings, thanks to Wanderu. According to Thrillist, this ...World War II Bomb Closes Berlin Rail Station
Apr 3rd, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Berlin commuters got an unwelcome reminder of their city's wartime past today when a bomb from World War II was discovered near the city's main railway station.
The Hauptbahnhof was closed for several hours as bomb disposal experts dealt with the device, the BBC reports. Flights to and from Tegel airport were diverted.
The device was a 220-pound Soviet bomb and was discovered at a building ...Photo Of The Day: Southern Cross Station
Mar 3rd, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Train stations around the world all have their own personality. Often, they are great works of architecture. This photo from pkorsmok gives a different view of the lines and design of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne, Australia, capturing a quiet moment in a station that serves over 40,000 passengers a day.
Makes you want to get on a train, doesn't it?
Have your own great travel ...Video: A Day in India
Jan 28th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
The flavors, animals, trains, landscapes and people of India are all captured phenomenally in this latest episode of The Perennial Plate. Chef Daniel Klein and camera-girl Mirra Fine are currently on a world food tour that would make anyone supremely jealous. This video is only their first from India and it has me watering for more; the wealth of experiences conveyed are absolutely amazing.
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Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Final Part
Oct 12th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Read parts one, two, three and four of this story.
I said a tentative goodbye to Marina, not knowing whether she wanted to lose me or not. I didn't have the mental capacity to deal with the chaos and uncertainty of a new place, so I was pleased when Marina said we should share a taxi into town. But before we could leave the station, two soldiers at the exit tried to shake me down.
Marina ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part Four
Oct 11th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Read parts one, two and three of this story.
Day Four
I woke up in a sweat and was told by Marina that we had crossed into Turkmenistan, a country I had no transit visa for. The compartment was a white-hot crucible of heat that was exacerbated by the fact that none of the windows would open.
The train stopped at a dusty little outpost and the conductor, Ermat, already drunk at 10 a.m., ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part Three
Oct 10th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Read part one and two of this story.
Day Three
On my third morning on board an increasingly hellish train ride, I found a fully intact piece of excrement resting on the train's only toilet seat I could get to. It seemed not to have been an accident; in fact, the feces looked as though it was carefully placed there by some very malicious, or very inaccurate person. I marched down towards car ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part Two
Oct 9th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Read Part One of this story here.
Day Two
We reached the Kazakh border before lunchtime and there was an unbelievable commotion as scores of merchants boarded the train while others threw big boxes through open windows. Two men barged into our compartment carrying boxes of produce and a vicious argument ensued as my travel companions tried to prevent the men from stacking their crates in our ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part One
Oct 8th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Read parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this story.
After spending four sweltering, monotonous days on a dirty, cargo-laden train from Moscow to Bukhara, sharing a compartment with two Uzbek prostitutes, a Russian soldier and a capricious, alcoholic conductor prone to flashbacks from his days as a soldier in Afghanistan, I was more than ready to get off the damn train.
But there was no timetable and no ...A Fresh Air Fiend's Moments of Travel Bliss
Aug 11th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Freedom. That's the whole point of travel, right? Travel is about untethering yourself from your comfort zone to satisfy your curiosity about what's around the corner, or around the world. Done right, it can be incredibly liberating. But in the U.S., and increasingly around the world, risk adverse corporations, trigger happy lawyers and Big Brother can sometimes take all the freedom and liberty ...Portugal To Vietnam By Rails: Are You Up For The Ultimate Train Challenge?
Aug 5th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Last year, Michael Hodson and two travel blogger friends challenged each other to take on the world by train. For a month the bloggers traveled on separate routes from Lisbon, Portugal, to Saigon, Vietnam, on a competitive quest to conquer the longest continuous stretches of train tracks currently on the planet. The rails-only expedition was dubbed the Ultimate Train Challenge, and after the ...10 Apps To Help Pass The Time On Long Journeys
May 22nd, 2012 at 5:00PM: Backpacking my way through South America, I spent many hours – sometimes entire days – making my way from city to city via bus. Whether you're taking a bus, plane or train, here are 10 great apps that work offline to help you pass the time.
Kindle
Kindle makes it easy to stay up-to-date with your favorite books, especially when it can be hard to find novels in your spoken ...Travel Hubs To Avoid For Memorial Day 2012
May 9th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Holiday travel can be hectic, especially when it comes to transportation. Despite the potential to be a scary experience, AAA statistics show that 34.9 million Americans used plane, train and automobile transportation last Memorial Day. With this year expected to be just as crazy, Foursquare has compiled data from 20 billion users, to let travelers know what the busiest travel hubs are expected to ...Travel Smarter 2012: Tips for improving your train travel
Mar 13th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
The railroad is the oldest, commercial mass transport of the modern age, predating the car and the airplane by at least 100 years. So how can train travel be smarter in 2012?
For starters, "the train takes less time total than all the preliminaries of air travel," says Margaret King, who regularly opts to take the train to New York City, DC, and Boston from her home in Philadelphia. "I can ...Denver's Union Station undergoing LEED Gold makeover
Jan 6th, 2012 at 2:00PM: The historic Union Station in Denver, Colorado, will soon be undergoing a major restoration project that will turn it into one of the most progressive transportation hubs in the United States.
According to Inhabitat, the project is aiming for LEED Gold certification and will preserve the train hub that connects the Amtrak system with regional modes of transport, like Colorado's celebrated ...First ever Shopping on the Rails event will take place aboard the Orient-Express' British Pullman train this holiday
Nov 19th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Instead of fighting your way through crowded department stores and chaotic shopping centers this holiday, why not do your shopping aboard a luxurious, festively decorated train? On December 1, 2011, the first ever Shopping on the Rails event will take place on board the Orient-Express' British Pullman train.
A few of the fine British retailers that have been invited to participate in the event ...5 train trips everyone should experience
Oct 29th, 2011 at 10:00AM: While some train routes can seem long and boring, there are many that allow for great views of unique landscape or luxury service. Still, there are some train rides that go above and beyond your wildest imagination. Check out these five train trips that everyone should experience in their lifetime.
The Blue Train
South Africa
The Blue Train travels approximately 1,000 miles between Pretoria ...VIA Rail Canada brings back bike trains for summer season
Jul 1st, 2011 at 2:00PM: Traveling with your two-wheeled best friend just got a whole lot easier. Since 2007, VIA Rail Canada has provided seasonal bike racks on select VIA Rail departures, as part of its mandate to provide more environmentally sustainable, affordable passenger transit. Now, the racks will be available yearound, and increased baggage cars mean that cyclists can connect to even more cycling destinations.
...Mooning Amtrak annual event in California July 9
Jun 28th, 2011 at 12:00PM: If you're traveling through California by train next month, keep your eyes peeled for some special scenery in Orange County. On Saturday, July 9, exhibitionists, daredevils, and the just plain childish will gather in Laguna Niguel, drop their pants, and moon the passing Amtrak trains from early morning to late night. According to the excellent travel site Wish You Were Here, the event started 32 ...
