Is it appropriate to apply the word delicious to a recently read and enjoyed book? As an avid reader and collector of both travel and train books this was a wonderful find for me – and a copy of the first of the series (Great Railway Journeys, BBC Penguin) is already on its way to me. This collection has authors from a wide reach – because it is based on a BBC Television series – they are all noted personalities in their own field, from Everest (Sir Chris Bonington) to comedienne (Victoria Wood). Several are ‘professional’ travelers and explorers, and all offer the reader a great individual chapter on vastly different railways systems, countries and cultures. This little book could lead a new travel narrative reader into addition and obsession. It is a great place to be …..

Chapt 1 for more on Hejaz - Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph, T E Lawrence
Chapt 2 for more on Africa - Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown. Paul Theoux
Chapt 3 for more on Crewe - In Search Of England, H V Morton
Chapt 4 for more on Canada - Whistle Stop: A Journey Across Canada, George Galt
And Terry Pindell rides the same route- Last Train to Toronto: A Canadian Rail Odyssey
Chapt 5 for more on Patagonia - The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas, Paul Theroux
Chapt 6 for more on Arcadia - Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece. Patrick Leigh Fermor
Chapt 7 for more on Zimbabwe - Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown. Paul Theoux