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Great Railway Journeys in Asia

A pick of 34 of the best trips in South, Southeast and North Asia. The journeys chosen by David Bowden, an avid rail traveller, range from quirky trains used as essential travel for locals, such as the North Borneo Railway, to trains on which passengers can experience 5 star luxury as they travel through stunning scenery, as, for example, the opulence of India's Palace on Wheels. Other journeys are chosen for the marvel of their engineering, Thailand's Death Railway for instance, features the 300 metre-long Tham Krasae trestle bridge or for the length of a country that they traverse, like the Trans-Mongolian Railway that connects Beijing with Moscow via vast plains and steppes. Some are slow trains and some travel at super-high speeds.

           For each journey, there is historical, technical and practical information as well as interesting details on the places accessible from the main stations. Each is accompanied by a route map.

           Whether you are planning a special trip by train or delighting in discovering Asia's best railway journeys from the comfort of your armchair, this book is an informative and entertaining read.

David Bowden is a freelance journalist based in Malaysia, specializing in travel and the environment. While Australian, he’s been living in Asia longer than he can remember, but returns frequently to his home country and has a particular enthusiasm for the revived railways there. He is the author of Great Railway Journeys in Australia and New Zealand, Enchanting Australia, Enchanting Bali & Lombok, Enchanting Borneo, Enchanting Indonesia, Enchanting Langkawi, Enchanting Malaysia, Enchanting Singapore and Enchanting Vietnam, all published by John Beaufoy Publishing.

• 260 x 215 mm
  (10¼ x 8½”)
• 160 pages
• 55,000 words
• c. 120 photographs +
  34 route maps

• ISBN 978-1-913679-30-9

• £19.99 hardback

·   Publication   
         October 2022

Dinner Time

 

We have just concluded an epic trip around Malaysia in a Bus! As my report on this is more slanted towards the business side of things around buses, here the tourist version: https://asiaphotostock.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-wheels-on-bus-go-round-and-round-to.html This is written by Mike Smith, who joined us from Singapore. After over three years locked up in Singapore, this was his first time out of the country. 

Tried this "Dessert Platter" last night. Sourcing from new shops, we found a nice place that sells all things pork and there was a pack of salami / ham that I could not resist. Paired with honey dew melon and Soju.

Barrage of Content Coming!

I am just gaining momentum for the publication of a bunch of things to put up here. Having been travelling for some time, I did not have much time to put thoughts into text.

Watch this space!

Office Rocks!

 

I like being in the office real early. The sun was just creeping up over the horizon and I got the kettle going with fresh coffee. YouTube provides some random vids that I can play loud (Or TedTalks etc).

Yes, the shirt is my own creation. I picked the fabric from my favorite shop in Ipoh and had it stitched up. In case you want to know: I wear jeans, long. "Proper" office attire lol. 

Just a Strawberry

I finally tapped into the "Special Occasions Shelf" and pulled out a bottle for our wedding anniversary. Celebrations lasted a full day with a nice, lengthy nap in the middle. First time we did a "Champagne Breakfast". This was followed by the uncorking of a Scotch that I have kept for this particular day. This is why I like breakfasts! 

A Diet that is Hard to Dis-like

Dietitian says that we need to have more meat in our diet if we want to drop some KGs. Seeing how the BMI and body fat is a bit on the high side, I am more than happy to follow instructions. 

So, here is day 1 of my new, meat-heavy diet.