Istanbul to Paris aboard Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, as seen by @SamYoukilis. Once a year, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express embarks on a five-night adventure from Istanbul to Paris. In 2024, for the first time in our history, we will be running two departures of this historic journey, taking you through some of the continent’s most enchanting sights: from Istanbul to Bucharest, Sinaia, Budapest, and ending the six-day adventure in Paris. Join us as we adventure through Europe aboard the lege

The Orient Express, the Trans-Siberian Railway or even the Hogwarts Express. Every train journey in history can trace its origins back to one humble railway by the Welsh seaside. The world's first passenger railway service had left the world's first station in 1807 with a couple of hardy souls making the five-mile trip around Swansea Bay. Now there's trains and stations in virtually every corner of the world - but it all started in south Wales," said TV rail historian, Tim Dunn. Read more: https