Train Travel

Dreams of adventure send him across the country. She prefers to keep her feet firmly planted in Ohio. Rennie Hill has no illusions about the hardships in life, which is why it’s so important her beau, John Welch, keeps his secure job with the newspaper. Though he hopes to write fiction, the unsteady pay would mean an end to their plans, wouldn’t it? John Welch dreams of adventure worthy of storybooks, like Mark Twain, and when two of his short stories are published, he sees it as a sign of future success. But while he's dreaming big with his head in the clouds, his girl has her feet ...

Laura Donovan, raised in an orphanage with her sister, believes she has finally found safety when she agrees to marry a man who promises her a future. But when his mask shatters—and a terrified orphaned boy is placed in her care—she makes a desperate choice. She flees west, leaving behind everything… except the fragile hope of finding love and a place to belong. Ethan Hollister has spent years chasing justice across a lawless frontier ever since his brother was killed by ruthless outlaws. Traveling undercover on a wagon train, he poses as a husband, never expecting the woman beside ...

Watch the landscapes shift as travelers board and disembark a train in this Audible Sleep story told by John Stamos. Travel through cities and over shimmering waters reflecting the moon, enjoying the steady chug of the train’s engine as you drift off to sleep.

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 2 A1/A2 Starter (2) Word count: 7909 Many people believe that travelling by train is the most romantic and interesting way to travel. This book has five short stories about adventures on trains. Mrs Wilson is on the train. She is going to Auckland. Mrs Wilson likes to chat. She starts to talk to the woman sitting next to her, but the woman doesn’t want talk to Mrs Wilson. But when the train is halfway to Auckland, it stops. Mrs. Wilson is going to have an exciting adventure. Next time she travels by train she will have a lot to talk ...

In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paul Theroux retraces the steps he took thirty years ago in his classic The Great Railway Bazaar. From the Eurostar in London, he once again sets out on a journey to the East, travelling overland through Eastern Europe, India and Asia. Infused with the changes...

Nobody tells you which direction to book. That one decision changes everything. The southbound Coast Starlight passes the foot of Mount Shasta at about a quarter to one in the morning. Going the other way, the same train is in the same country at five, with the mountain coming up out of the dark while you eat breakfast. Same railroad. Same fare. Same seven-hundred-dollar room. One radio button on a booking page that gives you no reason to think it matters. That is the problem with almost everything written about American train travel. You can find a thousand photographs of a roomette and ...

✓ Dreaming of Italy but don’t want the stress of car rentals or pricey tours? ✓ Want the freedom to explore at your own pace — but with expert guidance to make it easy? Touring Italy by Train is your 2026 ticket to an unforgettable Italian adventure. Designed for first-time visitors and independent travelers, this essential guide helps you explore Italy’s iconic cities, charming villages, and breathtaking countryside — all with the ease and freedom of Italy’s world-class rail network. Whether it’s wandering Rome’s ancient streets, gliding into Venice by train, or ...

A cowboy from 1881. A veterinarian from 2026. Two impossible journeys—and a love strong enough to cross time. Ethan Cole has always known where he belongs. On his Wyoming ranch. Beside the younger brother and sister who depend on him. In the year 1881. But when a violent electrical storm erupts along the railroad tracks outside Wind River, Ethan and his horse vanish in a blinding flash of light—and reappear in the middle of modern-day Houston. Dr. Maggie Sullivan has seen plenty of strange things during her years as an emergency veterinarian. A bewildered cowboy riding through freeway ...

SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS A FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEAR From the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new...

Collette Donaldson never should have taken her boyfriend to her cousin’s wedding. Or introduced him to her parents. After a disastrous weekend, all she wants is to get back home and sort out the mess that had once been her relationship. A heartbreaking fight, a flat tire, and an inconvenient storm leave her and Seth no other option than to stay the night at a quaint bed-and-breakfast. But when Collette finds an antique photograph of herself, circumstances quickly shift from weird to unimaginable.

From an award winning and Amazon #1 Time Travel Romance author comes this treat for the imagination – based on truth. If you were offered a dream cottage in an English country village and it’s dirt cheap, would you be tempted? Ellie is, especially as she has nowhere else to go after walking out on her no-good two-timing ex. It's a good start - the neighbours are great, bit strange perhaps. And the dishy local vicar declares himself willing to help day or night. Night? And what’s this talk about a mysterious Midnight Train? Has she done the right thing? It's the 1970s and Ellie ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘This book is a complete delight, not only a fairytale for adults that transports you on a magical journey of childlike wonder, but also a parable that helps you lead a better life’ - JAMES NORTON ‘Magically hopeful. This story will speak to your soul...

Bloomsbury presents Around India in 80 Trains, written and read by Monisha Rajesh. 'No one writes trains like Monisha Rajesh' IRVINE WELSH ‘Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks’ WILLIAM DALRYMPLE ‘One can only envy Monisha Rajesh as she embarks on this...

When love isn't enough, sometimes you have to teach someone how to love you properly. Traci Waters thought she had found her happily ever after when she traveled back in time to 1875 Montana and married rancher Sam Waters. Five years later, she's discovered that building a marriage across centuries is harder than she ever imagined. Despite their deep love, Sam's constant questioning of her choices has worn Traci down. Every time he wonders if she misses her old life, every time he acts surprised by her intelligence, every time he treats her happiness like a fragile thing that might shatter,...

‘Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.’ The Hippie Trail - England to India - the perfect overland adventure! Writer Simon Sharpe makes you the armchair traveller as he fills you with true travellers tales and anecdotes from a world now lost in time. You cannot take this route now or even probably for the rest of this century. For Islamic fundamentalism in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan would not allow you to safely pass through. But 50 years ago the journey was a rite of passage in the life of many youth from North America and Western Europe. Did ...

✓ Dreaming of France but want to skip pricey tours and stressful car rentals? ✓ Prefer authentic, independent travel but feel overwhelmed by planning? Discover a smarter, easier way to explore France! Touring France by Train is your essential 2026 guide to stress-free, self-guided adventures across the country’s world-class rail network. From Paris to Provence, Normandy to Nice, this book shows you how to design your own itinerary, travel like a local, and uncover both iconic sights and hidden gems—all at your own pace. Key Benefits: Step-by-Step Rail Itineraries: Flexible 5, 7, 10,...

This isn't just a Tuscany Travel Guide. It's a better way to travel! Inside you'll find self-guided walking tours, curated restaurant recommendations, places to stay from boutique hotels to countryside agriturismi, and practical transportation advice to help you travel effortlessly by train, car, or scenic drives. Launched in 2026 this guide includes the latest festival dates, seasonal itineraries, and expert travel planning tips all in one place. Instead of simply checking off famous landmarks, immerse yourself in Tuscany's timeless traditions, medieval festivals, Renaissance cities, ...

The award-winning middle-grade survival series returns with its 9th adventure. While exploring the land of mummies, pyramids, and the Nile, fifteen-year-old Sam from Washington, DC is swept into a real-life train disaster. Fifteen-year-old Sam is thrilled to be riding a rickety train on a family vacation in Egypt. He can't wait to tell his friends back home at school about seeing ancient mummies, pyramids, and the Cairo museum. He gets up to stretch his legs and explore as they race alongside the Nile. Suddenly, a fire erupts in one of the cars. Smoke and sparks begin to spread, and the ...

Switzerland is too pretty to be this weird. Most travelers know Switzerland for clean trains, chocolate, watches, mountain villages, lake views, and scenery that looks like it was personally arranged by a very organized postcard committee. But behind the perfect alpine beauty is a much stranger country: baby-eating fountains, dragon caves, castle dungeons, chocolate cauldrons, ancient organs, witch-trial history, haunted weather, alien art bars, engine-free ferries, broken mountain ropes, and train routes that seem to laugh at gravity. Weird Switzerland Travel is a humorous, story-rich ...

A modern Navy SEAL is thrown back to D-Day. His training prepared him for everything—except this. Cole Brannon is a Master Chief at DEVGRU, the most elite special operations unit in history. Sixteen years of combat across four continents. Night vision. Satellite uplinks. Precision-guided everything. None of it explains what he is doing in the English Channel at dawn on the sixth of June, 1944. Pulled through time by a force he cannot understand, Cole wakes in the surf off Omaha Beach wearing wool and a steel helmet, carrying a rifle that was obsolete before he was born. The fleet is ...