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A Rail Shave | Rail Satire from the 1800s

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:June 14, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

Recently, I was given two copies of Punch from the 1800s. Still fantastically funny today, I thought I'd share a bit you.

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Trains in Unusual Places | A Train In A Field In The Highlands

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:June 7, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

Somewhere between Balmoral and Aviemore, past landscape scarred by burnt heather and hills as far as the eye can see, there's a couple of train carriages on some farm land.…

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The Ambulance Driver | Conversations on the Train

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:May 25, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

Amy is an ambulance driver in Bristol, I talked to her about her job on the way to Aviemore in Scotland on the Caledonian sleeper train. If you book the sleeper three months in advance you can get fares for as little as £20 one way.

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Giles Longhurst From Frommer’s | How to Create the Digital Travel Guide of the Future

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:May 18, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

At @eyefortravel's #TDS2011 conference a couple of weeks ago Giles Longhurst from Frommer's gave this talk on how to create the digital travel guide of the future. The video quality…

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Who Needs The Far East When You’ve Got St. Ives | My Brother Returns

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:May 11, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

I described my brother's decision to return early from a trip to Thailand a month ago, in this post. This is a follow-up guest post written by the man himself.…

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RURA @oldbridgeinn, Aviemore, Scotland

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:May 10, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

The first of a series of Scotland-related posts. I love Scotland. This band played at The Old Bridge Inn, which has a bunkhouse next door. Hands down best hostel in…

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The Heart of Wales Line | A Guest Post By Robert Gale

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:May 9, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

Heart of Wales Line The Heart of Wales line is a 121 mile scenic route from Craven Arms, Shropshire to Llanelli in south Wales. Apart from a small portion near…

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Moore At Hatfield House | A Very Splendid Preview

  • Post author:Sophie
  • Post published:April 19, 2011
  • Post category:Blog

On a beautiful summer-like day in April the bloggers went to Hatfield House to play... arriving by train... Anyone who has been to the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds or…

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