By Patti Nickell It’s comforting to know that there are some places in the world where you can return after a five, ten or even twenty year absence and find that very little has changed. I first visited Bath in my early 20s, a college graduate with a degree in English and visions of Jane...Read More

Europe is brimming with charming sights waiting to be discovered by way of rail journeys. Rail lines are often built in the midst of vast dreamy landscapes with the trains allowing you to travel long distances through the most natural settings a country side has to offer. Among Europe’s most scenic rail journeys, as selected...Read More

Travel Diary Part 2: A journey on The Ghan Day 3: First stop in Katherine On my third day, I got up early and got picked up at my hotel by a bus en route to the station where I would board The Ghan. The bus driver, I remember, had this typical Australian sense of humor....Read More

By: Jools Stone So you’ve gone and booked your InterRail or Eurail Pass* and you’re all set for an epic adventure on and off the rails. Good choice, you’re sure to have a ball weaving your way across one of the world’s most varied and rewarding railway networks. For some the allure of InterRail is...Read More

By Candace Leslie No matter where I plan to go when visiting Scotland, I always hope to spend at least a few days around the Kyle of Localsh. Happily, with the flexibility of a BritRail Pass or a Freedom of Scotland Pass, I can add this magical rail journey to most any itinerary. While there...Read More

Save up to 20% off Eurail’s Global & Select Passes Starting November 1st, you can save up to 20% with Eurail’s Off Peak Promotion. On sale until the end of the year, these promotional passes can be used for travel up to and including March 31, 2013. The Eurail Pass Off Peak Promotion applies to...Read More

A gem in Scotland’s North East Located on the north-east coast of Scotland, Aberdeen has some of the most magnificent scenery in the country. The third-largest city in Scotland is also nicknamed the Silver City with Golden Sands due to its common use of granite in its architecture and the coastal sand beach between its...Read More

Great value on autumn and winter travel Now’s the time to appreciate low season travel to Britain, where you can avoid the summer crowds and enjoy great savings! Explore England, Scotland and Wales this November, December, January or February and save up to 20% off BritRail’s most popular passes. Take the classic BritRail Pass: for...Read More

By Susan Wood Gold medals at the Olympic Games aside, Great Britain would win hands down over the United States on rail travel. In my two weeks of covering England, I only felt like I needed a car one day to get up at 3:15am in Bath to catch the Olympic torch at sunrise at...Read More

For the ultimate chance to take in Europe at your own leisurely pace, why not head further north to the relaxed havens of Oslo and Stockholm, connected so conveniently by rail? Use your rail pass or point-to-point ticket to combine the trendy affluence of the Norwegian capital with the 14 highly-cultured islands of the Swedish...Read More