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I have to point out the journey planning is still in it's infancy but we have visited most of the European coutries mentioned in the route plus Turkey so have a small insight already. We almost got to Iran twice too but once was stopped by a serious political incident in London which cut ALL...

Is there any personal info on this forum for train travel in Iran? Yes I have read Seat61 and one or two other sites but looking for a little more personal information should there be any. Part of a longer LD train journey but this is the country I'm looking at as the first in the journey that...

Just this week starting to plan a trip to these countries and while there we want to ride some intercity or long distance trains but there don't appear to be many options. Are there any members here that have up to date information? if so would be very pleased to hear from you. Thanks

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Have to make this clear from the start, this is a subjective comparison of two very different rail journeys. One a top class 4 hour Japanese Shinkansen ride from Tokyo to Hiroshima, Japan, the other a 36 hour older express train from Saigon to Hanoi, Vietnam. Both in coach, both AC and both the...

Visited Hanoi's main railway station this evening having arrived the evening before but were too loaded with bags to photo it. At night it certainly sparkles, during the day it's a little dull and purely functional. It's fairly spacious, has all the facilities required and sited in a busy part...

Visited the Ho Chi Minh train station today in preparation for an early morning train (SE8) to Hanoi tomorrow. It has becoming a common factor in SE Asia for us that major city road traffic levels are high, so we needed to understand how long we needed to reach the station. At the Ga Sai Gon...

After arriving at Tokyo Haneda airport today I had a direct comparison between maybe an elderly? Monorail and an up to date Metro train. We used the monorail from the airport to it's city terminal a couple of metro stops before Tokyo Central Station. at Hamamatsucho Station. This station is a...

Just arrived in Chiang Mai. Night view of the colourful small terminus station which includes 2 shrines

Bang Sue Central Station is now open and although it's official name Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal is on the tickets, all the signage directing you when arriving and inside the station has Bang Sue as it's title. This station is enormous, all photos are street level. From arrival...

Anyone here ever used all or part of the Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon to Hanoi line, the so called Reunification Line? We're booked on it and it would be be interesting to hear any personal experiences from an AU member. I have read a little online but some the reports are a bit lightweight, the...

I appreciate this may not be an everyday experience for forum members but who knows, someone may have used this, it's worth an ask. We wanted to travel on the overnight ferry from Fukuoka (Japan) to Busan (S Korea) but this stopped during Covid time and hasn't restarted. The fast ferry (Beetle)...

I've read a bit about using Japan Rail, not everything but an introduction. Buying tickets is the obvious start point and see there are English language ticket machines in many stations but... apparently they don't cover all aspects of Shinkansen trains, just some. Is my information out of date...

We want to travel from Bangkok - Chiang Mai - Bangkok by train. There are 2 options, a mainly daytime journey and a sleeper service. Has anyone reading this ever travelled on either service as I have a couple of questions. Thanks

Trains featured as we left central France on what is becoming our regular Inter City journey into Paris Bercy. New to us SNCF cars and in general smoother track than earlier in the year, maybe a combination of trackwork and rolling stock, very smooth. Across Paris to Charles de Gaulle airport...

Which would be your choice to arrive at, Haneda or Narita, and why? Thanks

With luck we'll be in Vancouver around mid February next year, does the weather allow for trains to run regularly at that time? Looking to spend a couple of days going somewhere and back by train from the city, any suggestions? Thanks

Rosie saw this in her French life magazine and thought it may be of interest. It is behind a paywall but I 'think' you get a couple or 3 looks before being asked to pay...

Have to admit I'm not up to speed with all things flying but many here are. Trying to arrange shipping our camper from Europe to the US and have hit another snag, the RoRo ferries are not often on schedule at the moment, full stop. The current delay is either on time, 1 week late, or 2 weeks...

Here's a random group of photos of arriving at the Hoek, boarding the ferry and departing. Although we had a cabin which is mandated for a night crossing I forgot to photo anything onboard and no time to photo arriving in Harwich. We make the return crossing in November and if anyone is curious...