Train Hotels

A few years ago we took a detailed look at Canada’s Grand Railway Hotels (parts 1, 2, 3). To look at things from the opposite perspective, there are a surprising number of train carriages around the world which serve as…

Posted by Ian Brown
Wednesday, 28th November 2012
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Circuit of the Americas

To the south-east of Austin, Texas, there is a brand new motor racing track called the Circuit of the Americas, being used this weekend for its inaugural event – the Formula One United States Grand Prix. While Street View shows…

Posted by Ian Brown
Saturday, 17th November 2012
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The Principality of Andorra

Straddling the mountainous border between Spain and France, the tiny nation of Andorra is the sixth-smallest country in Europe, with an area of only 468km2 (181 sq miles). Although the satellite imagery is generally poor1, Google recently released Street View…

Posted by Ian Brown
Wednesday, 14th November 2012
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Graveyards in Parking Lots

To mark Halloween this year, we’re visiting some unusual burial places. While it is common for cemeteries to have parking lots, you might think it unlikely that the reverse would happen. However, there are a surprising number of graveyards in…

Posted by Ian Brown
Wednesday, 31st October 2012
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Churches With Detached Towers

We recently took a look at a number of Churches with twisted spires. Rather more common are Churches with detached bell towers, though the architectural styles vary wildly. The most famous example is Italy’s Torre di Pisa, more commonly known…

Posted by Ian Brown
Thursday, 18th October 2012
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Via Appia Antica

Via Appia (The Appian Way) was one of the earliest Roman Roads, running south-east of the Italian capital towards Brindisi. Via Appia Antica is the oldest section of the road, dating to 312 BC, and is lined with monuments and…

Posted by Ian Brown
Wednesday, 19th September 2012
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Recent Comments

  1. GJvL: In Wolkenstein Germany there is there is the Wolkensteiner Zughotel: goo.gl/maps/CH79q
  2. Andrew Thielmann: Near Mossleigh (Alberta, Canada) there is a railway-themed Aspen Crossing campsite – with...
  3. Tammo: How about the Featherbed Railroad? www.featherbedrailroad. com https://maps.google.com/map...
  4. Greg: You left out the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel, with old train cars for rooms: www.choochoo.com/tra...
  5. Cathy W: There used to be a train car restaurant in my hometown of Troy, Michigan – it was called...

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