Overland travel
April 10th, 2008 at 03:04pm
Under Adventure+ Overland travel+ Train tickets+ travel news
More than 50 years ago, it was possible to travel from India to Bangladesh by rail. This route was closed after increasingly fierce clashes between the mainly Muslim Bangladeshi population and Indian Hindus.
But now the line is set to reopen, after an agreement was signed today by Bangladeshi Communication Secretary, Mahbub ur Rahman and India’s High Commissioner in Bangladesh, Pinaki Ranjan Chakravarty. Tickets for the “Friendship Train,” as it has been called, are on sale for journeys starting from 14th April, the Bengali New Year.
Source: Earth Times
Technorati Tags: india to bangladesh, indian railways, rail tickets, Train tickets, train travel
By frann
March 21st, 2008 at 03:39pm
Under Overland travel+ Train tickets+ Travel tips
In today’s fast-paced world, trains often get forgotten when you’re planning a vacation, even though rushing around at breakneck speed doesn’t generally give you that relaxed holiday feeling you are most likely looking for. But just because you don’t usually go by train, that’s no reason not to at least consider the idea.
When you fly, all you see is clouds, plus the occasional aerial view if you’re close enough to the window to look out. On a train, though, you travel through areas which are often outstandingly beautiful, and have time to savor the view.
AskMen, the Men’s Portal, has just published a top ten trains list. The results are listed here, but for the comments as to why each is best, you will have to go to the original article (link below). Anyway, here’s the list:
- TGV, France
- Japan Railways Group, Japan
- Eurostar, London to Paris
- ICE/NachtZug, Germany
- TAV, Italy
- Russian Railways, Russia
- KTX, South Korea
- AVE, Spain
- Great Southern Rail Limited, Australia
- VR, Finland
For more information, see Askmen’s Top Ten Trains list.
Technorati Tags: rail tickets, rail travel, Train tickets, travel by train
By frann
March 20th, 2008 at 10:02pm
Under Equipment and luggage+ Overland travel+ Travel tips
Hewlett Packard have just brought out the latest incarnation of their range of GPS devices, with a neat and lightweight product with a big 4.3 inch screen weighing less than half a pound (0.41 lb or 180 grams). It’s called the iPAQ Travel Companion 310 - this is the US version - also available for European travelers as the 314 (apparently, the Europe maps have speed cameras highlighted, which may come in useful).
The dimensions are around 8½ x 11 x 1.7 centimetres and it comes with 128 megabytes of onboard memory, a flash memory slot, and everything you need, including in-car mount, car and home chargers, and USB cable.
But it’s not just a stand-alone GPS. What makes this one different is the ability to hook up to your PC, the Internet, and also your mobile phone. This is great news if you’re planning a long road trip and want to take in the sights along the way, because you can do your planning in Google Maps or HP’s online tools, and then download your itinerary straight to the 310.
As well as the GPS functions, you can also use the Companion to play movies, videos and mp3 files. It’s Bluetooth enabled, and will link to your mobile to provide hands-free calling. All in all, a pretty useful tool, which has a recommended retail price of $399, although I have seen them on Amazon at less than that: HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion GPS (US)
or HP iPAQ 314 Travel Companion GPS (UK)
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There’s a £30 cashback for UK orders made before 31st March.
Technorati Tags: gps device, hp ipaq 310, hp ipaq 314, hp ipaq travel companion
By frann
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