Tag Archives | travel

The man in seat 61

TweetI have known about the Man in Seat Sixty-One website for a while now, being a train travel aficionado, particularly when abroad. The site is an emporium of information, not just on train travel across the world, but on other novel ways of getting to, from and around the most distant lands, including ferries and [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }
Food and drink in Lombardy

Food and drink in Lombardy

TweetAs soon as I arrived on a late morning in March in the medieval city of Bergamo (Bergamo set on flickr), high up on a hill, the rain having washed its tiled and pebbled streets and the ochery renders of the Renaissance and Baroque buildings, food and drink were not far from my thoughts. It [...]

Read full story Comments { 2 }

Chippenham to Salisbury – even slower

TweetIt’s been a while since I’ve made this journey on the train, and definitely not since my little survey of train journey times between Salisbury and Chippenham. And incidentally the price has gone up to £17.50 for a Saver Return. The journey time from Salisbury to Chippenham via Bath Spa (no direct services at all) [...]

Read full story Comments { 0 }