Blog Entries tagged 'railway'
Travel Blogs Entries tagged 'railway'
- Huahin Railway StationHuahin Railway Station Some photos from my recent visit to Huahin Railway Station, felt like I was back home in the UK, in Leatherhead where I used to live and where there is a very similar railway station to this, or Posted by TheJohnsons in Thailand The Johnsons | Apr 5, 2022
- Live footage of the Bamboo Train BattambangIn 2013 i was in Cambodia as part of my bigger Central and SEA tour for just over a year. In Battambang I took what is fondly referred to as "The Bamboo Train", their proper name is a Norry or Nori Posted by TheJohnsons in Cambodia | Sep 23, 2020
- Day thirty-four - the only flight on my journey home==Taxi problems== After a rude awakening, I quickly got ready as the taxi was due at 3am. At about 3.10am it still hadn’t arrived. I discovered that the hotel hadn’t actually ordered it for me. One was sorted through Posted by Cath_Greig in Caucasus adventures | Oct 13, 2019
- Day nineteen - familiarising myself with Yerevan again==Finally off the train== Arriving early in the morning and having time to kill, meant dragging my heavy suitcase up Tigran Mets looking for a cafe. One thing worth knowing - the train toilets are locked well before the train Posted by Cath_Greig in Caucasus adventures | Sep 16, 2019
- Day eighteen - last day in TbilisiWith a day to kill before the night train to Yerevan, I had a leisurely breakfast. Chatted to an English couple who apparently live 6 months of the year in Cyprus. Slight tinge of jealousy! They had Posted by Cath_Greig in Caucasus adventures | Sep 15, 2019
- Day seven - catching the cuckoo trainThe train from Borjomi to Bakuriani is a narrow gauge train line also know as the cuckoo line. It leaves Borjomi twice a day - 7.15 or 10.55am at a cost of 2 GEL. . We plumped for Posted by Cath_Greig in Caucasus adventures | Sep 5, 2019
- Exploring the Blue MountainsToday we explored the Blue Mountains - something I got to do 25 years ago as an exchange student. I hiked 4 days, biked 5 and canoed 2 days all self sufficient. Pack in, pack out. It was pretty intense. Posted by spbjohnson in Tall Tree Travels | Jul 3, 2018
- The Big Year Out- Live footage of the Bamboo Train BattambanIn 2013 i was in Cambodia as part of my bigger Central and SEA tour for just over a year. In Battambang I took what is fondly referred to as "The Bamboo Train", their proper name is a Norry or Posted by TheJohnsons in The Silk Route & SEA 2012 The Johnsons | Jun 19, 2018
- The Big Year Out-IpohHistorical Walk Round Ipoh The amazing Heritage walk round one of my favourite Malay towns of Ipoh where the food is amazing too! The heritage walk is about 4 miles long covering most of the historically important places and might take Posted by TheJohnsons in The Silk Route & SEA 2012 The Johnsons | Jun 19, 2018
- Chapter 22 - Vegemite and Vodka (Suzdal and Siberia)Suzdal, Russia “So the story was, she dressed up a baby doll and pretended it was her child”, said Natalia, our guide in Suzdal. Euxodia Lupokhina, the first wife of Peter the Great, was sent to the Intercession Convent because Posted by capetocape2017 in Cape to Cape 2017. By Land. Mostly | Aug 6, 2017
- SIPPING IN SOPRON[center]Crossing the Iron Curtain[/center] It was 1982. The ‘Iron Curtain’ divided Soviet-controlled Europe from Western Europe most effectively. I was heading off towards Budapest from England in order to meet my friend the late Michael Jac Posted by ADAMYAMEY in MEMORIES OF MAGYARORSZAG (Hungary) | Apr 22, 2017
- Exploring Myanmar by TrainBeing a big fan of railways and having a rule to travel by rail as much as possible I couldn't wait to come to Myanmar. And I wasn't disappointed. The Network Rail Network in Mya Posted by dima.safr in Roaming the world | Feb 19, 2017
- The Last Train in West Africa[float=right][/float]Settling into the hard, blue plastic seats in the second class carriage is a Posted by askgudmundsen in West Africa Road Blog | Dec 17, 2016
- Darjeeling toy train ===About the Train=== According to Wikipedia: [i]The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Ja Posted by dima.safr in Roaming the world | Dec 9, 2016
- Exploring Muzium Negara and surroundingsAfter getting to sleep in courtesy of the time difference and exhaustion, we inquired about laundry. We hoped that KL, being a large and modern enough city, would have a laundromat. Sure enough it did, according the woman at the Posted by Sarah.M in Explore | Oct 18, 2016
- Day 2: Hong Kong IslandA big day today! But first: last night's shabu shabu was wonderful, tissue paper thin meat wafers wafted through boiling flavoured broth with all the vegetables and noodles you care to chuck in. Go chiso sama desu-ta ? Posted by NarLin in The Nerds at Number 10: HK Hooray! | Feb 3, 2015
- China September 2014[float=right][/float] ===Visa for China=== To visit China you may need to apply to the Chinese Embassy for a visa. For British citizens applying from the UK this takes 5 to 10 days by post from the Chinese Embassies in London, Manchester Posted by downroute in Downroute | Oct 16, 2014
- Glimpse from the North Russian railThe scenery outside the window shifts between snow covered pine forest and a landscape of small hills dotted with much lower and more widespread trees – also covered in snow. Overall snow and trees are the norm here in Northern Posted by askgudmundsen in Asia Less Travelled | Feb 5, 2013
- Berlin, DEU 2012 So this is my new entry for my most recent trip to Berlin, Germany for a week; 26th October to 2nd November 2012. The weather was more or less pretty cold and one day of rain. Overall I l Posted by KayleighTwyman in Bitten By The Travel Bug | Jan 6, 2013
- Chapter ninety seven - Chengdu to Xi'anDay 353: Chengdu, Sichuan - Xi'an, Shanxi 16/09/2012 A nice relaxed start to the day, with a lie in and a spot of reading before showering and donning the backpacks for the three hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and twenty Posted by tevs in Unbelievable trekkers | Oct 14, 2012
- The peculiarities of Indian train travel. Wide inquisitive eyes. Dangling feet. Blaring chai wallahs and rickety carriages with a million tales. Indian train travel is in itself a unique experience. The first thing that st Posted by lauracerys in Destino Infinito | Sep 20, 2012
- Winter trainingI am not a hot weather person. These past ten months of traipsing around Southeast Asia have wrung litres of sweat out of me. My T-shirts are now faded through overwashing, my hiking boots in need of regular Posted by mohn in Post-Jabe travel | Apr 19, 2012
- River KwaiThe last couple of day shave been quite busy. We stayed 2 nights in Kanchanaburi, which is where the famous Bridge on the River Kwai (as in Alec Guiness) is. We arrived in town by train from Hellfire Posted by Markfr in Mark's Travels | Dec 4, 2011
- New friends enjoy desolation and despair in SiberiaTrans-Siberian Railway – Irkutsk – Olkhon Island, Russia With time for breakfast we disembark the travelling hotel room that had served as our base for the last three nights at Irkutsk. Some 3,500 miles east of Moscow, Irkutsk, was once labeled Posted by jamesh1066 in Overland from Europe to China and beyond | Jul 5, 2011
- My Whereabouts.My rough plans so far.... UK > Moscow > Beijing I will be leaving the UK on the 3rd July and flying to Moscow. It will be amazing and strange to land in Russia, from here I will be travelling overland until Posted by alicejones in Off I go! | Jun 29, 2011
Want to create a lasting record of your trip?
With Travellerspoint, you can! Keep everyone up to date with an easy, customisable travel blog; or upload your travel photography for others to admire. Then take your blog entries and travel photos and stick them into a travel map of all the places you've seen.
Join Travellerspoint (it's free)