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« on: December 25, 2010, 07:45:44 »
What leisure travel plans do you have for 2011?

From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) web site - The joy of train travel: From New Zealand to London. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11929967

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Outside Europe, trains usually arrived late

I can't help thinking there may be some parts of Europe, too, where this has applied for the last week.  Have a snug Christmas, everyone ... for a day or two I look forwrd to no reports of delays, cancellations, and trains missing out stops!
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« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2010, 09:07:45 »
Having seen the repeats of the Indian Mountain Railways on BBC4 recently I would really like a trip to that part of the world ............... one day  Undecided


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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2010, 16:38:45 »
Well I guess my journey back from kansaswill be by rail

And then I've got a notion to go around europe this summer by train - but using the rail as a hotel over night betwen places with maybe every other night in a hotel for thorough cleansing

Been this side of the pond a lot but have rarely been to Europe except on business
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« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2010, 22:22:46 »
That is pretty much exactly what I did when I was younger (1991) !
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