Ivana Stefanović - 5 200 words
Traveling through the night and arriving the next day fully rested and relaxed at your destination has become a perfect solution for anyone who’d rather be lulled to sleep by the rhythmic sounds of train wheels rather than stuck at the airport for hours. Advantages of sleeper train travels are many and organizing your rail holidays can easily be arranged. If I told you that five nights on an overnight train got me to five European cities in only five days, would you be tempted to try it yourself?
Ivana Stefanović - 7 700 words
From the scenic landscapes of Scandinavia to the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, this overnight rail journey will take you to seven different cities, making it an experience to remember. There is nothing more exciting than getting on a train that traverses routes that wouldn’t be accessible by other means of transportation. And just like that, after a night in a sleeper train, you wake up in another country to something completely different from the place you’d left the night before. Before you start reading, let me warn you that by the end of this rail adventure you might be getting itchy feet and a strong desire to set on a rail odyssey.
Ivana Stefanović - 10 400 words
Although the singularity in its name might lead you to think there was only one route to follow, the Silk Road was formed along a complex network of different paths. Given its role in history, the Silk Road was more than a historic trade route. Its glory spanned the globe and never stopped enticing adventurers, myself included. To embark on a journey along one of the Silk Routes means to follow the footsteps of traders, conquerors, historians and explorers. Bear with me as I take you on a trip from Paris to Moscow and then all the way through Central Asia to Beijing.
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Ivana Stefanović - 13 900 words
China is a country of immense contrasts and possibly the most geographically diverse place in the world. The old Chinese empire had long been the world for itself, the world that many people today wish to explore and understand. My rail journey allowed me to see different aspects of this country: from modern cities, futuristic constructions, exclusive shops selling expensive luxuries, to little huts made of metal and plastic, life on the countryside where land is still cultivated by hand, and chaotic markets selling animals. However, no matter how well you think you’re prepared for the adventure in China, some parts of this country and experiences along the way will still leave you feeling a bit ‘lost in translation’.