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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:05:18 +0000

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By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:33:48 +0000

Jackie, the Canadian Rockies via train will be a thrill. Bring your camera!

By: Jackie Cameron

Jackie Cameron — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:22:42 +0000

I love travelling by train. I agree with Joanna – UK trains are unreliable – but my mind is set on that so when they do run to time I am delighted!
I love being in a European train station – we try to use trains from airports to link us to cities when we travel – and see the list of possible destinations. It is like being transported ( really and metaphorically) into another world. Though now in St Pancras in London French destinations appear because of the Eurostar route.
I will be travelling into the Canadian Rockies on a train in a few weeks. Can’t wait..

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Middle Zone Musings » All Entries - What I Learned From Transportation — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:58 +0000

[...] What I Learned From Riding Trains in Europe, by Brad Shorr at Word Sell, Inc. [...]

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:39:28 +0000

Joanna, those pics bring back great memories. Ulla, you’re right – planes don’t give you a chance to decompress. They do add to the stress of travel, though. Kim, I’ll be happy to join you on a train ride to Seattle. The scenery would be awesome.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:43:17 +0000

If there was an affordable rail system in the US, I would have already traveled everywhere humanly possible! But I suppose the first stop would be Seattle, of course.

By: Ulla Hennig

Ulla Hennig — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:01:33 +0000

Brad,
I remember taking the train from Berlin to Munich (about 7 hours or so). After 1 hour I was talking to people from the States, happy to practice my English. I can’t imagine that with planes. The other thing is that trains give you the time to arrive and leave things behind – with a plane you are at your destination almost immediately which always gives me a strange feeling.

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:49:41 +0000

It didn’t like that – here’s the link instead

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joanna_young/2455411209/in/set-72157604808216622

By: Joanna Young

Joanna Young — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:49:08 +0000

Trains are a wonderful way to journey Brad. Sadly the train system in Britain is not a patch on the continental version: ours are much slower, less reliable, and very expensive. Still beats flying though!

Thinking about US trains – I did take a train from Chicago out to Geneva, deliberately, because it’s a great way to see the countryside and to ‘feel’ as though you’re living in the place. I also got a buzz to see the double decker train which we don’t have here. The moment the train pulled out the station was an exciting one for me: it feels much more like independent travel than air travel ever will.

I’m going to try out your html in the comment box – maybe the picture of the moment of departure will come through!

By: Robert Hruzek

Robert Hruzek — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:31:44 +0000

I remember one of my great disappointments when I returned to Houston after six months in Holland was the fact that I could no longer use the public transportation system to get where I wanted to go. That’s one thing they certainly have right in Europe!