The Journey: The Fine Art of Travelling by Train - Hardcover

Michelle Galindo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3899555694 ISBN 13: 9783899555691

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2015

Synopsis

Train trips are classic yet very of the moment. This book introduces its readers to a wide variety of trains and routes from around the world that all offer extraordinary travel experiences. Trains have always been the only truly cultivated way to travel. Today, in the age of budget airlines, never-ending security controls, and sustainability issues, this is truer than ever before. The slower rhythm from departure to arrival, the relaxed glide through the landscape, and the shift between city and country fill rail enthusiasts with great joy and are pleasures waiting to be discovered by the uninitiated. The Journey presents a varied selection of extraordinary travel opportunities by train from around the world. The reader is invited aboard modern high-speed trains, spectacular panoramic railways, dining carriages, and elegant compartments of historic luxury trains. The book presents the exteriors and interiors of these different trains, their routes, and their defining character. It takes the reader on a journey to breathtaking canyons and romantic landscapes, recounts adventurous travel reports, and describes the history and current developments of well-known trains, including the Venice Simplon Orient Express, the Japanese Bullet Train Shinkansen, the Glacier Express, the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the El Transcantabrico. Striking images, informative geographical material, and personal experiences characterize these train adventures, ranging from the quick three-hour trip to the transcontinental journey lasting several days. The Journey also depicts many other aspects that contribute to the whole experience of a successful train journey, such as the architecture of old and new train stations as sites for grand emotions and pictures of passing landscapes and traveling salesmen. Train travel is without a doubt one of the best ways to decelerate from our fast-paced daily lives. After all, the journey is also a destination.

About this edition

• Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3899555694
• ISBN 13: 9783899555691
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Michelle Galindo