Comments for Track 25

Comment on The Al-Andalus: Whirlwind Tour Through Southern Spain by Angela Walker

Angela Walker — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:00:24 +0000

Great! We would be happy to send you more information about the trip and train. Just visit our website at http://www.irtsociety.com or email us with your mailing address.

Comment on The Al-Andalus: Whirlwind Tour Through Southern Spain by Janet L. Ozzard

Janet L. Ozzard — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:43:37 +0000

Looks and sounds like something I would be interested in.

Comment on VIA’s Luxury Canadian: Booking to start soon by Robin Wright

Robin Wright — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:49:12 +0000

The Canadian IS transportation, for me and my friends at least. We took it from Vancouver to Edmonton late last year to see Sir Paul McCartney in concert there. What a trip ! And my son would LOVE to go snowboarding in Revelstoke, but the private, pricey, Rocky Mountaineer a) does not operate in the winter months (isnt that great ?) and b), when it does operate, will not let any passengers on or off in Revelstoke, a crew change spot. Sorry Garth, VIA’s Canadian serves more of the “everyman” transportation-wise, than ANY private service !

Comment on Al-Andalus: Palace On Wheels Rides Again by sarah

sarah — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:53:05 +0000

What a fantastic way to explore Andalsia. Fantastic!

Comment on Sun Setting on the Sunlander by Chris

Chris — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:14:50 +0000

lucky me, given the commentary above….looking forward to Dec 20th 2012 enormously…Queenslander Class all the way to Cairns.

Comment on Vic Falls’ Steam Dinner Train Delights Cape-Dar Traveler by Bruce Anderson

Bruce Anderson — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:46:36 +0000

I find the flights to South Africa not to be as bad as say to Thailand. As Owen said, I try to break them up. I normally fly through Amsterdam connecting on KLM to S. Africa. Heathrow and Frankfurt work also but are overnight flights. KLM goes during the day.

Comment on Vic Falls’ Steam Dinner Train Delights Cape-Dar Traveler by Owen C. Hardy

Owen C. Hardy — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:26:36 +0000

If you loved the Trans-Siberian and the Blue Train, I suspect you will be equally enamored of Rovos' "Pride of Africa." Not sure where you live (USA? Europe?), but many of our clients break up their international flights at a comfortable midway point like Dubai or Abu Dhabi, both of which have direct flights from the USA and Europe and whose national airlines, such as Emirates and Etihad, are top-notch. One of the best values right now is Rovos' 9-day "African Collage" tour from Pretoria through the Drakensberg escarpment to Durban, then along the Indian Ocean and into Cape Town. Next year's prices start at 45,000 Rand (about $5,500, U.S.). To truly experience this incredible train - and continent - I'd suggest booking the May 16-24, 2013 African Collage, then adding Rovos' May 5-13, 2013 trip from Swakopmund, Namibia (the former German Southwest Africa) to Pretoria. Find the itinerary here.

Comment on Vic Falls’ Steam Dinner Train Delights Cape-Dar Traveler by Willie Kate Friar

Willie Kate Friar — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:01:30 +0000

I did the Trans-Siberian in 2008, fantastic trip of a lilfetime and the
Blue Train but have not done Rovos. Interested in the Rovos S.African trip but dread the long flights to get to the train.

Comment on The Al-Andalus: Whirlwind Tour Through Southern Spain by Al-Andalus: Whirlwind Tour Through Southern Spain, Part II « Track 25

Al-Andalus: Whirlwind Tour Through Southern Spain, Part II « Track 25 — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:42:18 +0000

[...] Editor’s note: To read Part I of Ms. Walker’s adventures, please click here. [...]

Comment on Eastern & Oriental Express Staff: “Almost Like a Family” by Thailand’s “Death Railway”: Adventures on the Eastern & Oriental Express, Part II « Track 25

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:35:03 +0000

[...] the Epic Thailand trip on the Eastern & Oriental Express (persuaded by Eleanor Hardy’s Track 25 blog), I opted to add the short Singapore-Bangkok route to the beginning of my adventure so that I could [...]