Podcasts about caledonian sleeper

The Caledonian Sleeper offers a unique overnight train experience connecting London with Scotland, providing travelers both transportation and accommodation in one seamless journey. We share our recent experiences on both the Lowlander service (London to Edinburgh/Glasgow) and the Highlander service (London to Inverness/Fort William), comparing accommodations from standard seats to club rooms with en-suite facilities.• Detailed explanation of the two services: Highlander (London to Inverness/Fort William) and Lowlander (London to Edinburgh/Glasgow/Aberdeen)• Comprehensive overview of accommodation options from seats to classic rooms and club rooms with en-suite facilities• Insights from our multiple recent journeys, including solo and couple experiences• Discussion of the onboard experience including the lounge car, dining options, and pre-departure lounges• Practical advice about sleeping quality, journey timing, and making the most of your trip• Expert tip: The northbound Highlander service offers the most magical experience, especially when you have breakfast in the dining car watching the Highland scenery• Important packing strategies to maximise comfort in the compact sleeping compartments• Information about BritRail Pass coverage (seats only, with supplements required for berths)If you're considering booking the Caledonian Sleeper, you can find our affiliate link in the show notes at uktravelplanning.com/episode141, along with photos and videos of our experiences.

Today is a special interview with Mark Smith – the train travel expert also known as ‘The Man in Seat 61'.  We discuss his background; how he came to set up his website seat61.com; his views on the best routes to the Alps by train; the trend towards night trains; plus whether there will ever be competition for Eurostar on the cross-channel line.  Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code If you're heading to the Alps this winter, then you can save money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST' at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout.  SHOW NOTES Seat61.com is a multiple award-winning website with more than 1m visitors per month (2:00) Why is it called ‘Seat 61'? (2:30) What prompted you to start the site in 2001? (4:15) Mark has worked full time on Seat61.com since 2007 (7:00) Iain took the ‘Flight Free Pledge' to take no flights in 2024 (8:45) Why should people travel by train? (9:00) Come for the carbon savings, stay for the joy of travelling by train (9:15) “We're in danger of creating a world where every single journey is an identical non-experience at 30,000 feet and life's too short not to grab every experience when you get the chance.” (11:30) Listen to Iain's report on the Eurostar Snow Train (13:00) Will Eurostar ever bring back that direct service? (13:30) Or that they might increase the number of rotations? (15:45) Will we see competition to Eurostar on the cross-channel HS1 line? (18:00) Virgin are interested in starting as a competitor to Eurostar (18:30) When will the line from Paris to Turin open again? (21:00) Taking the train to Italian ski resorts (23:00) Taking the train to Austria (24:00) Taking the train to Norway (25:00) The Caledonian Sleeper is ‘Best train in the UK' according to Mark (26:00) Simon Calder and Mark raced to Edinburgh in a plane v. train race (27:30) Night trains are becoming more popular (28:30) OBB's ‘Nightjet' service is the biggest operator of night trains in Europe (29:30) The Nightjet to Innsbruck departs from Amsterdam (31:00) Listen to Iain's interview with Chris Engelsman, co-founder of European Sleeper (31:30) Mark will be on the inaugural European Sleeper service (32:30) Boutique operators include Snälltåget and European Sleeper (33:30) How do you keep the costs of train travel down? (35:00) When is Interrail better value than point-to-point tickets? (37:00) Why do you have to wait to three months beforehand until you can book trains? (38:30) Iain will be travelling to Sicily on the only train ferry left in Europe (40:45) Is it possible to travel from Portugal to Singapore by train? (42:00) Take the plunge, you'll love it! (44:00) “Collectively we are racing through spectacular landscapes, covering a mile every 40 seconds, using Victorian infrastructure to the full and causing minimal environment harm. The rail traveller is in touch with the world.” Feedback I enjoy all feedback about the show, I'm always interested to hear what you think, so please do contact me on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com    Dan Trapp: "Keep up the great work. And have a great season!"  Alex Nevill (BMAC): "Love this podcast, always gets me in the mood for the ski season" There are now 245 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with and a whopping 202 of those were listened to in the last week. There is so much to listen to in our back catalog, just go to theskipodcast.com and have a look around - you're bound to find something that sparks your interest.  If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help:    1) Follow us. Just take a look for that button and press it now  2) Give us a review or just leave a comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST' or take this link You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast

Our investigators make their way to London aboard the private train carriage owned by the Everbright club. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, we can only hope nothing interferes with their journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a Scotland Special, looking at resort skiing and backcountry options, some of this season's events, as well as how to travel there by train. Iain was joined by Amy Marwick, a freelance journalist, marketing consultant and qualified Ski Instructor. SHOW NOTES Amy was on the show in Episode 198, in conversation with our equipment expert Al Morgan at the Ski Test Listen to Katie from Ski Goddess in Episode 183 (2:15) Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching reported from Les 2 Alpes (2:30) Andy Butterworth from Kaluma Ski reported from St Anton (3:00) Alex Irwin from 150 Days of Winter reported from Courchevel (5:00) Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code Save money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST' at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout. Zoe Atkin took 2nd & 3rd at the women's Halfpipe WC Calgary (6:30) Jasmin Taylor was 3rd in Aal, Norway – her 51st podium (6:45) Listen to my interview with Jaz in Episode 200 I was based in Killin in Perthshire (7:00) My mother learned to ski on the slopes of Ben Lawers (8:00) The first Scottish Ski Club hut was built there in 1932 (8:45) Helen Cole is the Senior Ranger for the National Trust, who own the Ben Lawers Nature Reserve (9:00) Iain interviewed Blair Aitken in Episode 202 (11:30) The clouds parted to give us some exceptional views (12:00) Iain skied at Glencoe when it was pretty windy! (14:45) Andy Meldrum is the MD at Glencoe Mountain Resort (15:45) Amy previously raced on the Scottish Freeride circuit (21:00) The ‘Flypaper' at Glencoe is steep! (22:30) Watch Amy's ski movie ‘LATE' The Wild Ski Weekend is at Cairn Gorm on 16/17 March (23:45) The event is based at Glenmore Lodge (24:15) The clouds parted on Ben Lawers to offer some superb views (27:44) The Brits took place at Aviemore in April 2023 (28:45) Listen to Iain's interview with Kirsty Muir (29:45) The Mighty Coe takes place on 01 and 02 March (31:00) The Brits will place place at Tamworth Snowdome Iain travelled to Scotland on the Caledonian Sleeper (32:00) Blair Aitken has seen more customers taking the Caledonian Sleeper (33:30) The Upbattle – a snowboarding touring event takes place in Cairngorm on 16/17 March (34:45) Listen to Iain's interview with Jamie Grant, founder of Carv, in Episode 193 (37:30) Al Morgan shared his thoughts on audio options for helmets (37:45) Feedback (36:00) I enjoy all feedback about the show, I like to know what you think, especially about our features so please contact on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com Anne Pedersen: "The Norway episode (201) wasexcellent" Borre Wickstrom: "Great podcast about Norway, but Beitostolen is amazing. We had a week there in Jan: super slopes, amazing for families. They been having an influx of happy British skiers this year.” Robin: "Enjoyed the Norwegian episode! Sunmore is certainly on the ski touring list after seeing some of the terrain in films by Jacob Webster and Nikolai Schirmer" Mark Woods: "I have now listened to every past episode, and am finally up-to-date. This is great content Iain, with excellent contributions from interesting guests (special mention to Al). Please keep up the great work." Grant Adam: "Love the podcast! Discovered it late last year and I'm working my way through the episodes. Keep up the good work.” If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help:   1) Review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 2) Subscribe 3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST' or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout   There are 208 episodes to catch up with and 166 were listened to in the last week. That even includes some of our Olympic Specials from PyeongChang 2018 The Ski Podcast is almost always in the Top 10 in the Apple Podcast charts – that's in the ‘Wilderness' category.  There is so much to listen to in our back catalog, just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you're bound to find something of interest to you.    You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast

Episode 202 is a special interview with Blair Aitken, British Backcountry ski expert.  Blair is a former alpine national ski champion who has been backcountry skiing in Scotland since the mid-nineties. He now offers British skiers guided courses, introducing them to the Scottish highlands through his business British Backcountry. He is also the author of the book ‘Ski Touring in the Northern Cairngorms'. SHOW NOTES Blair was previously on the podcast in Episode 173 when we discussed the film '10 in a Weekend' (2:00) Blair skied on Hillend as a junior racer (4:00) Listen to our Dave Ryding special episode (5:00) Iain spoke with Zak Carrick-Smith in Episode 200 (5:45) Blair ran the New Generation Ski School in Val d'Isère (6:45) Starting British Backcountry (14:15) Gav Carruthers is Blair's business partner (14:30) The impact of global warming on Scottish skiing (16:00) Cairngorm have introduced a ski touring pass (16:45) Watch Iain's windy, raining ski touring experience at Glencoe (18:30) Travel by the Caledonian Sleeper to the Scottish ski fields is more popular (19:15) Blair's book ‘Ski Touring in the Northern Cairngorms' (20:45)  Find out more about Iain's trip to Scotland in Episode 203, going live on 01 March (25:45) If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help:   1) Review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 2) Subscribe 3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST' or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout. You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast. Alternatively send your feedback about the show to theskipodcast@gmail.com 

A group of people from across England who voted for the Conservatives at the 2019 election, but now say they plan to vote for Labour give their verdict on Rishi Sunak, who they describe as a "clone", and Keir Starmer, who they think is "smug". Matt is joined by James Johnson of J.L. Partners to find out why they're switching, and what might bring them back. Plus: Manveen Rana and Matthew Parris discuss whether MPs should be banned from drinking in parliament if they behave badly, if it matters that the government's plan to move civil servants out of London isn't working, and compare their worst travel experiences to Prue Leith's on the Caledonian Sleeper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has never made logical sense for Bond to choose a train over a plane, but that hasn't stopped the 007 series making sleeper trains synonymous with romance and excitement. Why fly when you can travel by rail? David relates his and his husband's recent experience on a sleeper train (The Caledonian Sleeper) and compare it with Bond's experiences in the films and books.

Marc battles through a Caledonian Sleeper-enduced cold this week as the boays take a look at some listener questions.  They reveal their ideal meal deals, Stuart and Marc swap stories about food court loopholes and Steve offers an unexpected answer to his favourite roll filling.  Plus, Marc recalls an encounter with a train conductor which pointed to a wider societal problem, Stuart recalls his previous part-time jobs and the boays answer questions on their comedy careers and dating lives.A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube, where you can subscribe for all future episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeugCQL5zyVhd7pCEAi9GAMarc has just announced he'll be playing The King's Theatre, Glasgow on Friday 24th March.  Tickets here:  https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/marc-jennings-original-sound/kings-theatre-glasgow/You can follow Some Laugh on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for clips, news and more - and please remember to give us a five-star review on all the usual podcast places.

There are many fantastic train journeys to take across the UK and travelling by train is a popular choice for many visitors. If you are travelling from London to Scotland, and want to make the journey extra special, one possibility is to take the Caledonian Sleeper. It is one of our favourite train journeys anywhere in the world and one we highly recommend to train lovers or those who are simply seeking to experience something a little special.In this episode of the podcast, I am joined by my husband and co-founder of the UK Travel Planning Website and author of the Guide to UK Train Travel ebook Doug Collins who is not only passionate about train travel but with 25 years of experience working on the UK rail network, he is the perfect person to ask questions about travelling the UK by train.In this episode, Doug shares information about travelling on the Caledonian Sleeper plus tips to ensure you make the most of this iconic train journey. Show notes which include all the information and links discussed in this episode can be found at https://uktravelplanning.com/episode-5-guide-to-the-caledonian-sleeper/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/uktravelplanning)

In this episode of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy introduces her husband Doug Collins who not only shares his passion for train travel in the UK but also practical tips to make your own UK rail adventures smoother and less stressful. Doug discusses his background in the UK train industry and lifelong love of train travel before considering both the advantages and disadvantages of travelling around the UK by train.He then goes on to share his top tips for anyone planning to travel by train in the UK.  Doug also shares his favourite train journeys including the Caledonian Sleeper and East and West Coast Mainlines from London to Edinburgh and/or Glasgow.Tracy and Doug also share their future train travel plans which include the famous Jacobite train from Fort William to Mallaig in Scotland (known to Harry Potter fans as the Hogwart's Express)For more information about the train journeys and places mentioned plus the full show notes for this episode visit https://uktravelplanning.com/episode-2-how-to-travel-the-uk-by-train/Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/uktravelplanning)

Two of the UK's leading experts on the behaviour of people while travelling are urging engineers to redefine how they measure a successful transport system. Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson have written a book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transport-Humans-Nearly-There-Perspectives/dp/1913019357/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RTOR7OC8EDNW&keywords=transport+for+humans+are+we+nearly+there+yet&qid=1637055060&qsid=257-1545814-6368569&sprefix=transport+for+h%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1&sres=1913019357%2CB08XWFGHZH%2CB00HFAY8IS%2CB006UN3K4O%2CB07NWVFHKP%2C0141194626%2CB0778WX5JW%2C0946535175%2C1849909687%2CB00STMP68M%2CB000SNUQRQ%2CB01BNL63J6%2CB087KLKN7T%2CB07DY5S5BX%2CB07ZRZL6F3%2CB00IA52LF4 ("Transport for Humans - Are We Nearly There Yet") which they discuss on this week's Highways Voices podcast. In the book they write how engineers plan transport systems, but people use them, and the ways in which an engineer measures success – speed, journey time, efficiency – are often not the way that passengers think about a good trip. "We are not cargo," they write, "We choose how and when to travel, influenced not only by speed and time but by habit, status, comfort, variety – and many other factors that engineering equations don't capture at all. "As we near the practical, physical limits of speed, capacity and punctuality, the greatest hope for a brighter future lies in adapting transport to more human wants and needs. Behavioural science has immense potential to improve the design of roads, railways, planes and pavements – as well as the ways in which we use them – but only when we embrace the messier reality of transport for humans." "An understanding of human psychology offers far more potential for ingenuity in transport solutions, than simply looking at what you might call real world SI derived metrics of speed and punctuality and capacity," Rory Sutherland, who is Vice Chairman of brand agency Ogilvy, told the podcast. "So the scope for ingenuity is much, much greater. If you're prepared to actually wrestle with some of the counterintuitive, and sometimes eccentric mysteries of human perception. "We don't perceive the world objectively, we have, you can see this from English language, time flies, when you're having fun, or it was the longest ten minutes of my life, you know, we don't perceive time, like a metronome or a stopwatch". He explains that we plan for the average, but that nobody is average. "We spend an awful lot of time trying to solve for the average, we take the average traveller, solve for him or her, or rather it because it's an average and then impose that optimal solution on everybody, regardless of their varying preferences and comparative sets." The authors worked together at Ogilvy until Pete Dyson moved to a role within the Department for Transport, looking at new ways to deliver transport. "Has transport fully realised the key product that it is selling?", Pete comments in the podcast. "On the one hand, it's the get the person from A to B point. But if you only think of it in those terms, then you get to this reductionist area of we'll get them to be faster than a is the best possible option. But thinking of it differently leads to some more cheeky ideas." Using the example of the Caledonian Sleeper between London and Scotland which is more expensive and slower than a flight, but still a very attractive travel option he suggests, "What if the sleeper train were a room on AirBnB, and when you're looking for rooms in Aberdeen, you can book the sleeper train, because after all, that could be your first night in Aberdeen, or vice versa if you wanted to stay in London, and now suddenly the cost feels a little bit different because after all you're paying for a nice accommodation." The conversation discusses a range of topics from multi-modal travel to smart motorways, from road charging and parking pricing to route choices and working on trains. Subscribe to Highways Voices free...

Ireland abruptly scraps its red list. Could the same happen in the UK?Reports of chaos at the airport – not here, but in Europe, with passengers flying back.Ashley Davies wonders: is it weird sharing a cabin on the Caledonian Sleeper from Edinburgh to London.Sign up to Simon's free weekly newsletter at independent.co.uk/newsletters and all the very latest is available 24hrs a day at independent.co.uk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Britain is blessed with a rail network that showcases the beauty of the nation. From the West Highland Line in Scotland - Mark Smith says it is perfection travelling on the Caledonian Sleeper heading north and opening the blind in the morning and soak in the scenery. The Welsh Coast, the Settle and Carlisle line, saved from closure by Michael Portillo, and the south west line along the coast at Dawlish and heading further to Cornwall are all firm favorites of both AndyB and Mark. So join us and "come along for the ride"!

Travelling overnight to arrive refreshed and ready for a day's business or fun is a delightful way to go. Britain has sleeper trains linking London with the West Country, on the Night Rivera, and London to Scotland, on the Caledonian Sleeper. AndyB and Mark discuss the history of sleepers, where we are now and what could be possible in the future. So "come along for the ride"!

For this Ski Podcast special Iain has his Ski Flight Free hat on and is joined by Daniel Elkan from Snowcarbon and Anna Hughes from Flight Free UK to discuss train travel to the Alps.  Great options for checking your carbon footprint include the WWF Footprint Calculator and Ecopassenger  Find out more about the Save The Ski Train campaign on Facebook You can sign the petition here Changing stations in Paris is not difficult. This video shows Iain's journey to Courchevel last winter Train travel in the ‘new normal' is very different Iain referred to this study about the chances of catching Covid on a train You can hear more about Iain's trip to Zermass and Saas Fee by train in Episode 57 of The Ski Podcast Iain likes to book direct with Eurostar and SNCF Anna has travelled to Scotland on the Caledonian Sleeper on multiple occasions It's possible to travel overnight to Austria with the Alpen Express service  Iain has previously written for Ski2 about taking the train to Champoluc  Sam Haddad travelled on the ski train to Les Arcs Daniel recommends the Railmap of Europe If you enjoy The Ski Podcast, you always can buy us a coffee…

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2DU0JhE Jenny Bowen is going home. Following an acrimonious split from her husband, she is quitting her job and moving back from London to the small town in the Scottish Highlands where she grew up. After tying up some last-minute loose ends, she rushes to Euston and boards the Caledonian Sleeper, headed north on a five-hundred mile, ten-hour journey through the night. As Jenny is getting settled in her cabin, she hears a commotion outside in the corridor. She sees a pale little girl of about eight years old being bundled into a cabin down the carriage, with a stressed-looking woman who Jenny assumes to be her mother. A tall man glances at the pair as he passes them. Jenny thinks it's strange that he has no luggage. He gives her a look that makes her uneasy before opening the door of the cabin next to her. When they reach their destination in the morning, Jenny discovers the woman dead in her cabin... but there's no sign of the little girl. The train company have no record of a child of that age being booked on the train, and CCTV shows the dead woman boarding alone. Jenny starts to get settled in her new home. She tries to put the incident out of her head and tells herself that everyone else is right: she must have imagined the little girl, or it was a misunderstanding. But deep down, she knows that isn't the truth. (p) Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2019

Jarvis Cocker’s series exploring the human condition after dark boards the Wireless Nights Express to hear tales of night people on sleeper - or sleepless - trains. He begins on the Caledonian Sleeper, leaving the noise and crowds of London Euston to make a night-time journey across the country to the Scottish Highlands. In the dining car and corridors he meets fellow passengers and stewards. And as he starts to drift off in his cabin, the train makes some unscheduled stops. Geoff MacCormack recalls taking the Trans-Siberian express with his childhood friend David Bowie and a sobering stop at the East German border. Tessa Smit boards a twenty-four hour party train; and travel writer Colin Thubron on the time he got off his train, in the middle of Siberia. Producer: Georgia Catt

Warning: After listening you might just find yourself booking a ticket and heading off on a train adventure.  One murky afternoon in 2001 London station manager Mark Smith, browsing the bookshelves for something to read on the train home, found a teach yourself HTML' guide. The resulting train travel website ‘The Man in Seat 61’, now gets over 1 million visits a month. Mark has wonderful stories and trips for train travel to Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Albania, Tunisia, Syria, Marrakech, Istanbul, Ukraine & the Crimea, Petra & Aqaba, Moscow, Vladivostok, Tokyo & Nagasaki via the Trans-Siberian Railway, all over Burma, all over the US and so much more.    On this episode we talk about:  That fateful day he bought the HTML guide His million visits a month How he started the website as a hobby The fateful night at Marylebone where on the spur of the moment he bought a book about website making How it’s much easier to take the train than people think The reason behind ‘Seat 61’ Moscow, Vladivostok, Tokyo and more by train Working at university for Transalpino issuing European train tickets Whether interrailing is still a big thing How you can go interrailing even if you’re not a student How train travel is far more cilviised than train How journeys should have an intrinsic value Lisa’s train journey from Istanbul to London via Sofia, Budapest, Vienna, Paris. Mark’s best train journeys in Europe – the Caledonian Sleeper, the Bernina express through the Alps in Switzerland. The money saving side of sleeping while you travel What it’s like on the Trans Siberian Railway The Moscow-Beijing Express The Moscow-Vladivostok train Train through the Gobi Dessert and the mountains of China The ship from Vladivostok to Japan London Waterloo to Japan overland How making an effort makes us enjoy it more Delayed gratification How some of the worst experiences of travel can turn out to be the best The fabulous rickety journey along the Nile to Luxor Whiskey drinking barman on the slow train to Luxor Being the only person on the Istanbul train to Aleppo in Syria Travelling in the cab Abdullah and Sammy from Aleppo depot Collecting money for the children of Syria The spectacular mountainous 20 Euro all day ride from Belgrade to the Adriatic Meeting Richard from EMI records who’d wined an dined Kate Bush on the Trans Siberian Railway Michael Palin and his inflatable globe Mutton and rice on the Outer Mongolian dining car The new Chinese high speed trains The Beeching report that decimated the UK’s railways in the 1960s Car congestion The railways second golden age More Passengers now than after the first world war when the network was twice the size Hopes that some old lines will be reopened Lake District and the old the to Penrith Reopening the east coast rail from Oxford to Cambridge How travel destroys prejudice and makes people revel in the difference How Burma/Myanmar was like stepping back in time How review sites don’t always inspire people Taking reviews with a pinch of salt His greatest American train journey Amtrak California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco – the Mississippi the flatlands of Nebraska, scaling the east face of the Rockies from Denver, the strange tradition of the people on the Colorado river (mooning!), Utah, Nevada, the Sierra Nevada, the Donna Pass (cannibalism!) Can any of our US listeners (somewhere between Salt Lake City and Denver) clear up this strange happening?! How all Burma train journeys are fantastic The beautiful views from the single track, slow train linking Taze on the Mandalay Rangoon/Yangon line with Inle Lake Taking the kids across the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2 The annoying school holidays The future of overnight train journeys How faster trains have eradicated some sleeper train routes The difficult economics of sleeper trains with budget airline competition The lovely London to Cornwall overnight train arriving in Penzance at 8am Pulman Dining with fine wine and fine food on the daytime trains The best route from London to Malaga in the south in Spain Eurostar to Paris – Barcelona on TGV through the Rhone Valley, vineyards, flamingoes, the Pyrenees. The train hotel from Paris to Madrid Planning to try out the New Hong Kong to Beijing High speed train – huge scale investment in China in high-speed rail How the website has changed his life How the website tries to give people the best tips: The new Venice train that goes via Prosecco – yes it’s really a place! The viaduct flattened during the war How booking with the right website – usually the provider – can mean we can take cheap tickets and explore Europe at our fingertips Standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona        

There is something almost impossibly romantic about taking the Caledonian Sleeper from Inverness down to London. The Highland landscape screams Scotland as you head south through heather-blown hills, you can even spot the occasional stag. It's wonderful. But can the same be said about the food as you travel? Does the very idea of eating on one of Scotland's trains have you salivating or sighing? On this week's Kitchen Cafe, Neil Forbes and Simon Preston take the Caledonian Sleeper from Inverness, where a culinary revolution is taking place - a revolution which aims to make Scottish trains the place to enjoy Scotland on a plate. Along the way Simon will be talking to Ryan Flaherty, Director of Guest Experience, about why he's determined to shout so loudly and proudly about Scottish food. Neil will be in the kitchens of RSF Scotland in Dingwall helping to prepare the meals for the sleeper and Ghillie Basan visits Bad Girl Bakery in Muir of Ord to find out what a contract with the sleeper means for small local Scottish businesses.

1) My Q3 (July-Sept) goals (personal financial goals hidden as are family visits): https://self-publishing-journeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/q3-goals-819x1024.jpg 2) Sell More Books Show: http://sellmorebooksshow.com/ 3) MailerLite is my current recommended writing tool: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/ML 4) My courses on Teachable: How To Use Vellum On A PC: http://self-publishing-academy.teachable.com/p/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/ Self-Publishing Academy: http://self-publishing-academy.teachable.com/p/self-publishing-academy/ 5) 20BooksTo50k Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/781495321956934/ [Highly recoemmended!] 6) Burden of Gult on pre-release: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burden-Guilt-Paul-J-Teague-ebook/dp/B071XJKZMM/ 7) Caledonian Sleeper: https://www.sleeper.scot/ 8) WebinarJam: https://www.webinarjam.com/ 9) BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ 10) InstaFreebie: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/IF [My affiliate link]    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/self-publishing-journeys/message

1) My Q3 (July-Sept) goals (personal financial goals hidden as are family visits): https://self-publishing-journeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/q3-goals-819x1024.jpg 2) Sell More Books Show: http://sellmorebooksshow.com/ 3) MailerLite is my current recommended writing tool: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/ML 4) My courses on Teachable: How To Use Vellum On A PC: http://self-publishing-academy.teachable.com/p/how-to-use-vellum-on-a-pc/ Self-Publishing Academy: http://self-publishing-academy.teachable.com/p/self-publishing-academy/ 5) 20BooksTo50k Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/781495321956934/ [Highly recoemmended!] 6) Burden of Gult on pre-release: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burden-Guilt-Paul-J-Teague-ebook/dp/B071XJKZMM/ 7) Caledonian Sleeper: https://www.sleeper.scot/ 8) WebinarJam: https://www.webinarjam.com/ 9) BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ 10) InstaFreebie: https://self-publishing-journeys.com/IF [My affiliate link]   

The Longest Commute in Britain Geoff picks up a copy of "Horse and Hound" for his wife and strides toward Euston Station; Angus heads for the lounge car, where a whisky is ready and waiting; Mary leaves the offices of 'Country Life', and joins the London rush hour crowds wearing sturdy walking boots; meanwhile Ann Marie has taken up her position at the end of the platform 15, to await the longest train in the UK - it will be her job to unlock the doors, and ready the train for departure. This is arguable the longest commute in the UK - the Caledonian Sleeper - which at a quarter of a mile long, is also the longest train. Walkers, climbers, shooting-parties and Americans tourists are regular fare, but week in week out, the same faces return, the band of commuters who live in the Scottish Highlands, but work in London. Would you, given the choice, choose to spent two nights a week on a train? Two nights of camaraderie in the lounge car; two nights of friendly exchanges, unwinding with late night whiskies; but two nights also of jolting rails, beds just a mite too short for the tallest folk, and the notorious uncoupling at Edinburgh. Alan Dein rides the rails with the experts, through the long night of the long distance commuter, to find out where home really lies. Producer: Sara Jane Hall.

Michael and Evan are doctors. Not good doctors, but doctors nonetheless. They're on their way to Edinburgh on the Caledonian Sleeper for a conference, to talk about doctory things, when a mysterious illness breaks out. Will they make it to Edinburgh? Will they ever get to stop running? When will they call last orders at the bar? Find out now! Dr Michael Daly – Jamie Crowther Dr Evan Callum – Brian Macken Lily – Miriam Higgins Mary – Wendy Bradley Zombies / Not Zombies – All the above plus Dan Bond Written by Dan Bond & Brian Macken Produced by Dan Booth Some sound effects provided by Freesound.org

Michael and Evan are doctors. Not good doctors, but doctors nonetheless. They’re on their way to Edinburgh on the Caledonian Sleeper for a conference, to talk about doctory things, when a mysterious illness breaks out. Will they make it to Edinburgh? Will they ever get to stop running? When will they call last orders at […]