IRT Abroad: Tracking South America’s Newest Rail Stars
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The new Belmond Andean Explorer boasts an open-air platform. IRT Photo by Eleanor Hardy. IRT President Eleanor Hardy makes tracks next week for South America. Her mission? Ride the continent’s two newest rail stars: Ecuador’s thrilling…
South Africa’s New Speedster: Gautrain
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South Africa’s new “Gautrain” is fast, clean, comfortable and on time. That’s what I learned following my test run of the service a few weeks ago, just prior to joining IRT’s Cape Town…
The Ukraine by Sleeper Train: Kiev to Lviv in Cozy Comfort
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A local train at Lviv Station. Photo by Bruce Anderson Picture this: It’s 8 in the evening at a large metropolitan railway station. The departures board shows multiple tracks of sleeping-car trains bound…
Japan High Speed Study Tour
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Here’s a tour for those who seriously love trains and believe in their future — as I do. It’s an intensive, 13-day look at everything on Japan’s rails, from ultra-high speedsters to trams.…
Tales of the Orient-Express: Berlin, Iconic Italy, Ms. Agatha
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Berlin boasts a vibrant outdoor café scene. Pictured here is the famous Kurfürstendamm. Photo: Visit Berlin The famed Venice Simplon-Orient-Express has much to celebrate: A first-ever trip to Berlin, more hotel choices for…
IRT’s Eleanor Hardy ‘Stars’ in New York Times Travel Section
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Left to right: Society of IRT President Eleanor Flagler Hardy with IRT travelers Esther S. Müller-Meyre, of Scherzingen, Switzerland, and Ron Fischer, of Arlington, VA. They stand before Ireland’s Belmond Grand Hibernian, whose…
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Announces 2014 Istanbul Sales
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Hungarian military band greets Paris-Istanbul Orient-Express in Budapest. IRT Photos by O. Hardy (more…)
IRT Annual Group Tour: From Mighty Mountains to Stunning Seashores on Rovos Rail’s “Pride of Africa”
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The Pride of Africa’s wood-paneled bar car boasts comfortable seating, a convivial atmosphere and – best of all – a large, rear outdoor deck, perfect for viewing the wild African landscape. IRT Photo…
A Day in the Ukrainian Forest Riding The Carpathian Tram
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The authors’ narrow-gauge railcar crosses the Mizunka River in the Carpathian Forest. By Bruce Anderson and Yana Kirpel; photos by Mr. Anderson Deep in the Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk region, surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains,…
Rovos Rail Rarity: Cape-Dar Trek Still Has 3 Cabins to Let
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It’s almost unheard of. Rovos Rail’s coveted Cape Town – Dar es Salaam tour, normally sold out up to a year in advance, has one Pullman and two Deluxe cabins available on its…