by Barry Sheppard

Train Travel

Selected Breaks in Europe

Travelling by train could give you and your travels a new lease of life as you realise there is a more civilised way to travel. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Let the journey become part of an adventure. Here’s a selection of 8 long weekends or even a week for that well needed break. All available from the UK France Belgium etc by train

Prague

Using the 6pm Eurostar and sleeper to Berlin makes a great connection with the EuroCity train to Prague. Arriving in Prague early the following afternoon after a glorious scenic ride along the river valley, including lunch, the train journey is just the start to a great break in the city. Berlin to Prague starts at £23 each way.

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By: Matthew Paolini

Interested in a unique vacation idea that travel industry gurus say is the modern-day counterpart of a 20th century luxury ocean cruise? You might want to consider rail cruising, which pairs keen travelers with classic luxury trains gliding through some of America’s most picturesque countryside. Taking anywhere from just a few days to a week or more, these train excursions offer luxurious surroundings, gourmet dining and personalized service to a small clientele that in most cases is limited to just roughly a hundred passengers.
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by Carlos Cuzme

Copyright (c) 2007 Lindsay Carswell

Wandering on the top of the world, in the footsteps of the Incas, looking out over the dramatic snow-capped peaks of the Andes and a glorious land of mystery and mysticism, where centuries past and present are seamlessly intermingled.

Peru’s layer upon layer of great civilizations are spread like patchwork across a country that is a masterpiece of diversity, parched coastal deserts, farming oases, quaint fishing villages, tropical jungle and colonial cities that echo the legacy of the Spanish conquistadors.

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by Tom Carter

SHAOLIN, THE KINGDOM OF KUNG FU
Inside China’s Legendary Martial Arts Schools
By Tom Carter

“Let’s see your Tiger-Crane style match my Eagle’s Claw!”

Ah, the immortal words of dueling Shaolin warriors. Though dialog like this is mainly the stuff of low-budget Hong Kong movies, there is in fact a place where such challenges are still uttered. Not to the death, of course, but between students at Shaolin Si, China’s most famous Kung Fu temple.

Located atop the western peak of the sacred Song Shan Mountain in northern Henan province, 800 year-old Shaolin Si has been destroyed and rebuilt time and again, weathering attacks by emperors, warlords, cultural revolutions, and now its most reoccurring invaders – the modern tour group.
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