Category: Trains

Amazing train trips by TheHotFlashPacker

Back in the USSR (Destination: Yerevan, Armenia)

We arrived at the Georgia/Armenia border and were quickly stamped out of Georgia. We got to Armenia and I was asked for my visa. I didn’t have one. However, there was a booth that sold them but it had to be paid in Armenian dram. There was a sort of vending machine so I put …

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Long Layover in Hong Kong

I only got about 3 hours sleep on my 13 hour flight from Vancouver, but I did manage to watch Hangover 3, Iron Man 3, Admission, and a fascinating documentary called “Eat, Fast, and Live Longer.” I was lucky to have a window seat and an empty seat next to me on a very full …

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What to Do with one day in Flam, Norway

Are you traveling on a cruise and only have one day in Flam, Norway? Check out this diary of what I did while on my cruise on the Celebrity Summit ship, an 11-night cruise of Norway departing from Amsterdam. We had booked an afternoon ride on the Flam railway today, so we had a full …

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Avoiding Scammers (Destination: Paris, France)

My friend Dean, who I met while flashpacking in the Philippines, picked me up at the airport in the middle of the afternoon and we drove to his house in Esbly.  His girlfriend was setting up for their party that night – to celebrate their first year in the house and all the work that …

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Going Dutch (Destination: Galle)

Galle, Sri Lanka was just a short distance by bus from Mirissa.  It’s a walled Dutch city with some interesting historical sites and definitely worth a stop. After an amazing lunch at the locals market, we walked around the town to see the main sites such as the lighthouse: Mosque that was formerly a church: …

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Sri Lanka Tea Train (Choo Choo with a view view)

One of the famous activities in Sri Lanka is the Sri Lanka Tea Train thru the hill country and tea plantations.  It’s one of the best things to do when touring or backpacking in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Tea Train leaves from this great train station at Peradeniya Junction outside of Kandy. We “splurged” …

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