South East Asian Railway Journeys Bangkok to Singapore

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781475223439
Category : Bangkok (Thailand)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is the first of a series of long distance rail journeys through South East Asia. It provides an anecdotal description of a journey from Bangkok to Singapore through the southern 'elephant trunk' of Thailand, along the western side of Peninsular Malaysia via Penang and Kuala Lumpur to Singapore (and the old station of Tanjong Pagar, which has now been closed). It is richly illustrated with colour photos and aims to give an idea of what travelers can expect to experience from this journey.

South East Asian Railway Journeys Bangkok to Vientiane

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781477640227
Category : Bangkok (Thailand)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is the third of a series of long distance rail journeys through South East Asia. It provides an anecdotal description of a journey from Bangkok through northeastern Thailand to Vientiane (Laos). It is richly illustrated with colour photos and aims to provide an idea of what travelers can expect to experience from this journey.

South East Asian Railway Journeys

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Travelogues with photographs made by the author.

South East Asian Railway Journeys Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781477493359
Category : Bangkok (Thailand)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book is the second of a series of long distance rail journeys through South East Asia. It provides an anecdotal description of a journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai through northwestern Thailand. It is richly illustrated with colour photos and aims to provide an idea of what travelers can expect to experience from this journey.

South East Asian Railway Journeys

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810998189
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
This book describes the fourth of a series of long distance journeys through South East Asia. It covers the trip from Jakarta through the southern part of the Indonesian island of Java to Malang, The content is anecdotal and richly illustrated with photographs.

South East Asian Railway Journeys

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810998219
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description
This book describes the seventh of a series of long distance railway journeys through South East Asia. It covers two routes through Malaysia: the North Borneo Line (Sabah), and along the western part of Peninsular Malaysia from Singapore to Alor Star (and on to Langkawi Island). The content is anecdotal and richly illustrated with photographs.

South East Asian Railway Journeys

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810998196
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
This book describes the fifth of a series of long distance journeys through South East Asia. It covers the trip along Vietnam's coastline from Hanoi in the north to Saigon in the south. The content is anecdotal and richly illustrated with photographs.

South East Asian Railway Journeys

Author: Mike Sharrocks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810998202
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
This book describes the sixth of a series of long distance railway journeys through South East Asia. It covers the train trip from Jakarta, through the northern part of Java, to Banyuwangi on the eastern coast of the island. Thereafter, the ferry crossing to Bali is described, as well as the bus trip to Denpasar. The purpose of the journey was to look at railway travel as a more leisurely means of tourism. More people who travel want to experience a genuine insight into foreign cultures or to see how local people live their lives. Railway travel provides a good way of doing this. There is also a greater desire to see environmental and social responsibility needs being met in the places that tourists stay in or visit. Added to this is the pursuit of 'slow tourism' where, instead of rushing from one place to another, people want to travel in a more leisurely manner. Railway travel has the potential to accommodate these requirements. The travelogue style is intended to be anecdotal and illustrative (with photos) and to give the reader an idea of the sort of experiences (good and bad) that one could expect in undertaking the trip.

The Great Railway Bazaar

Author: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 054752515X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia in this international bestselling classic of travel literature: “Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand, intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.

Amazing Train Journeys

Author: Lonely Planet
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 1788682025
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
Experience 60 of the worlds greatest and most unforgettable train journeys, from classic long-distance trips like Western Canadas Rocky Mountaineer and Darwin to Adelaides The Ghan, to little-known gems on regular commuting lines. Weve always had a soft spot for trains. We know the moment a train pulls out of a station bound for somewhere fantastic is when the adventure truly starts. Amazing Train Journeys is the culmination of asking more than 200 travel writers for their absolute favourites. Some are epic international adventures, others short suburban routes along stunning coastline. There are incredible feats of engineering, trains that snake their way through mountain peaks, and even those which have achieved Unesco World Heritage status. Each profile contains practical information including ticket options, timetables and stops, plus inspiring photos and illustrated maps. Journeys include: Africa & the Middle East: Johannesburg to Cape Town (South Africa) Andimeshk to Dorud (Iran) Bulawayo to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) The Americas: The California Zephyr (USA) Perurails Lake Titicaca Railway (Peru) The Serra Verde Express (Brazil) Asia: The Darjeeling Toy Train (India) The Reunification Express (Vietnam) Beijing to Shanghai by High-Speed Rail (China) Europe: The Glacier Express (Switzerland) Belgrade-to-Bar Railway (Serbia & Montenegro) London to Fort William on the Caledonian Sleeper (UK) Oceania: South Coast Line (Australia) The TranzAlpine (New Zealand) The Northern Explorer (New Zealand) About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the worlds number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, weve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. Youll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.