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Book SynopsisTom Chesshyre is the consummate traveller, who makes you want to experience all his adventures and mishaps for yourself. - Christian Wolmar, author of British Rail: The Making and Breaking of Our Trains
From London via Paris, Naples, Nuremberg, the Swiss Alps, Budapest, Athens and into the furthest corners of Eastern Europe across Romania and Bulgaria, join Tom Chesshyre on his fascinating journey to Istanbul and back
Ever dreamt of dropping everything and adventuring cross-country to the edge of Asia? That''s just what rail enthusiast Tom Chesshyre did, hitting the tracks for a 4,570-mile adventure on 55 rides, shadowing the old Orient Express route.
Interrailing was once the realm of young backpackers setting off to find themselves - and for many, it still is. But it''s also a joyful and eco-friendly twenty-first century adventure that''s open to us all, no matter our age or agenda. Dodging striking train drivers in Germany,
