my train journey to the baltic states

Think of those great train experiences, the classic iron-road odysseys that fill your heart with joy. Forget for a moment that the Orient Express doesn’t really go east these days and that the Flying Scotsman might involve a replacement coach service. Modern train journeys can still have magic. When I hear that a new high-speed … Read more

Why Riga and Vilnius are the perfect city trip couple

The Baltic capitals of Riga in Latvia (pictured) and Vilnius in Lithuania are now connected by train – Getty/Westend61 I don’t normally take pictures of the trains I’m about to board and compare them with the pictures taken by a stranger sitting next to me in the carriage. But this train, which ran between the … Read more