Slow trains to Venice : a love letter to Europe /
by Chesshyre, Tom.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Summersdale, [2019]Description: 318 pages : maps (black and white) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781786857613 (hbk.) :; 1786857618 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 914.0456 CHESubject(s): Chesshyre, Tom -- Travel -- Europe | Railroad travel -- Europe | Travel and Tourism | Travel and Tourism | Europe -- Description and travelSummary: Do you love trains? Do you love adventure? If so, join Tom Chesshyre on his meandering rail journey across Europe from London to Venice. Escaping the rat race for a few happy weeks, Chesshyre indulges in the freedom of the tracks. From France (dogged by rail worker strikes), through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland he goes, travelling as far east as Odessa by the Black Sea in Ukraine. With no set plans, simply a desire to let the trains lead the way, his trip takes him onwards via Hungary, the Balkans and Austria. Along the way he enjoys many an encounter, befriending fellow travellers as well as a conductor or two. This is a love letter to Europe, written from the trackside.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 914.0456 CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002965471X |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Do you love trains? Do you love adventure? If so, join Tom Chesshyre on his meandering rail journey across Europe from London to Venice. Escaping the rat race for a few happy weeks, Chesshyre indulges in the freedom of the tracks. From France (dogged by rail worker strikes), through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland he goes, travelling as far east as Odessa by the Black Sea in Ukraine. With no set plans, simply a desire to let the trains lead the way, his trip takes him onwards via Hungary, the Balkans and Austria. Along the way he enjoys many an encounter, befriending fellow travellers as well as a conductor or two. This is a love letter to Europe, written from the trackside.
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