In recent years, the old genuine pleasure of travel is being revived. Not so much to destinations created by the hotel industry and the tourism sector, but by deepening the mystery and discovery that each trip represents. Trips to sacred places guided by master hands that discover magical and spiritual aspects, personal trips, created with the illusion of new adventures and personal discoveries, are formulas that rescue the most important thing of a trip, and that is not only the destination, but also the journey itself.
From our Book Club & Travelers Circle, we want to highlight the wonderful literature and guides that exist on how to enjoy the adventure of traveling by train.
We have selected three books that provide knowledge and passion showing us the most beautiful and curious railway routes.
A History of the World in 500 Railway Journeys. Sarah Baxter
A guide that takes us through mountains, valleys, hills and cities, and along the way will show us important landscapes of the history of the world.
With a wide variety of rail routes, from the long and epic transcontinental to the shorter, but equally enchanting, local ones, Sarah Baxter explores the evolution of the natural world and trace the progress of ancient civilizations, on a journey through the centuries that follows in the footsteps of great explorers and historical figures.
Whether you're traveling in a luxurious, wood-paneled sleeper or choosing to enjoy wonderful views for a cheap train ticked, all routes will take you around the world on a rewarding journey through time.
Amazing Train Journeys.
Lonely Planet
Lonely planet has published a new edition of this exquisite book, which reveals railway routes in areas of privileged beauty that are difficult to access by other means. This book is described as "a tribute to our love affair with trains".
In the foreword, Mark Smith, the railroad expert and author of the specialist website The Man in Seat Sixty One, describes the magic of the railway and its long heritage as a transport system.
Amazing Train Journeys, contains journeys of all kinds. There are the most well-known lines such as the Orient Express and the South African Blue Train, but there are also many lesser-known routes. Also some of the great railway stations that mark the beginning or end of a journey are included
L' Age d'Or du Voyage en Train. Patrick Poivre d'Arvor.
Poivre d'Arvor is one of those travellers who travels by train as a philosophy of life, a writer who has twice travelled around the world by rail and who considers the train as a discovery: To take his time, to watch the world go by from the window of the compartment, for the luxury of the beautiful palaces on wheels, for the poetry of farewells at the station, but also to connect with other travellers and share knowledge and experiences...
The eleven railway lines that he details in this book, are inspired by their own experience and invites us to travel them. From Darjeeling's Toy Train, which climbs to the roof of the world, to the dizzying trains of the Andes, to the mimosa-scented Blue Train, we move from one landscape to another, from one culture to another.
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