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HOT LIST Making Tracks: Unforgettable Train Journeys By Amanda Woods
The luxury of slow travel isn’t the only indulgence worth embracing on these incredible train journeys
12 • Vacations ® • Fall 2021
THE CANADIAN The glass starts at my elbows and continues to the centre of the ceiling, and as I sip bubbles and gaze up at the Rocky Mountains in the Panorama dome car, I feel a travel dream coming true. It takes four nights for The Canadian train to travel 4,466 kilometres from Vancouver to Toronto. By the time I’ve watched the mountains give way to prairies then back to forests, I’m even more in love with this big, beautiful country. And when I share a drink with a woman who has completed The Canadian journey 55 times, I raise a Caesar cocktail to a train lover after my own heart.
THE CANADIAN TRAIN ZIGZAGGING THROUGH MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPES
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rom steam trains in the Great Smoky Mountains to bullet trains across Japan, my travel memories are full of great times on the tracks. While all trains share the slow travel joys of watching the scenery change, some elevate the experience to be a luxury holiday in themselves. Ready to hop on board? Consider these outstanding journeys.
