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Product information "Slow Trains to Istanbul"

"Tom Chesshyre is the consummate traveller, who makes you want to experience all his adventures and mishaps for yourself." - Christian Wolmar, author of British Rail: The Making and Breaking of Our Trains<BR><BR>From London via Paris, Naples, Nuremberg, the Swiss Alps, Budapest, Athens and into the furthest corners of Eastern Europe across Romania and Bulgaria, join Tom Chesshyre on his fascinating journey to Istanbul and back<BR><BR>Ever dreamt of dropping everything and adventuring cross-country to the edge of Asia? That's just what rail enthusiast Tom Chesshyre did, hitting the tracks for a 4,570-mile adventure on 55 rides, shadowing the old Orient Express route.<BR><BR>Interrailing was once the realm of young backpackers setting off to "find themselves" - and for many, it still is. But it's also a joyful and eco-friendly twenty-first century adventure that's open to us all, no matter our age or agenda. Dodging striking train drivers in Germany, getting stuck by the Bulgarian-Greek border, and negotiating tricky passport officials in Turkey is all part of the fun in this illuminating and meandering journey around Europe.<BR><BR>Europe by rail awaits. The freedom of the lines awaits. Why not hop on board?

Subtitle
... and Back: a 4,570-Mile Adventure on 55 Rides

H | W | D | g
195 mm | 131 mm | 27 mm | 250 gr

Publication year
2025

Age rating
0

Edition
Taschenbuch

Publisher
Summersdale Publishers

ISBN-10
1837995648

Author
Tom Chesshyre

Language
Englisch

Page Count
328

Topics
Reiseführer, Türkei, Geschenkbücher / Geschenkartikel, Züge und Eisenbahnen: Sachbuch, Reiseberichte, Reiseliteratur

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