A Travel Blog
… for hardy Gold and Platinum Class passengers when we hopped off the train in 2°C temperature at Marla – in the middle of nowhere – to see the sunrise. The train had stopped, in fact, around 4am and the staff, including Marla locals, had set up heaters and a couple of fire drums, plus … Read more
After a leisurely start in the morning – we are talking Sunday here – we got to the station at the appointed time of 10.15am or so. Check-in for all we grey travellers went smoothly and we set off exactly to schedule at 12:15pm. Our Gold Class cabin was comfortable, with a lovely picture window. (There are also … Read more
Today’s the day! It’s been a long time since either of us have slept on a train, so we’re looking forward to the experience. You’ll read about that, though, in the next post. Yesterday was a quiet day. With a 5am start, and all the emotions of the previous couple of days, we decided to … Read more
Well, you read the first post – perhaps – and now we have to tell you that things haven’t quite gone according to plan. Having spent 7 months or more planning this trip, making bookings, and looking forward to a different-for-us adventure with friends, we are now a smaller, sadder, contingent having left Sylvia and Brian behind. … Read more
The Wherries are off again – but this time in the company of our “old” (you can define that however you like, and you’ll probably be right!) friends, Sylvia and Brian. We have been talking for a few years now about “doing” the Ghan together – and the time has finally come. We start by choo-chooing our way … Read more