Stories behind the stories. By Travel Writer, Amy McPherson
I read ‘The Girl on the Train’ a few months ago, what a brilliantly written unreliable narrator the protagonist was. And what a great idea, because the train journey to work is something most of us have to go through at some stage in our lifetime and I often wondered what the people around me …
It never occurred to me to travel otherwise. In Europe, where the option for rail travel is good and (mostly) reliable, it is my first choice of transport when I am roaming around the continent. However, it wasn’t until I was helping a friend about their European itinerary did I realise not many people know …
Our annual festive season trip had gone way too fast! The trip was packed with relaxing soaks in the baths of Budapest, exploring the historic sights of Bratislava, going underground in Brno and discovering the quieter sides to Prague. These are some of the well trodden routes for the average tourist, however it surprises us …
I am going to take you back to the days when the world was still black and white – at the movies I mean – and have you check out this film: Brief Encounter. A station made famous by Brief Encounter It’s one of those oh-so-sad, oh-so-romantic and oh-so-tragic love stories that probably won’t get much …
I am, in a railway museum and I love it. I am not a train nerd. I really am not. I don’t know the ins and outs of a train engine, I can’t tell the difference between a R class steam and RC 4 electric, and I certainly do not know the history of train …
When I decided to travel more in Britain, i didn’t need an excuse to hop on the train and see this beautiful country. However having been following the news I am even more enticed to get up north now. Join Visit England to #lovethenorth Earlier this week, Visit England launched the #lovethenorth campaign to assist …
I love train travel, so it’s no surprise that when we were in Russia I wasn’t going to pass on a chance to get on a Russian train! While there is an express train that we could have taken between St Petersburg and Moscow, which would have only taken a little over 4 hours, we …
Oh dear. I just cried in public again. It’s the fourth time this week (and considering there are only five working days a week it’s not a good record) and I just couldn’t help myself. I’ve been reading this really sad book called The Story Teller’s Daughter, an emotional (and funny) story about a daughter …
