Vietnam – $7,000 Smithsonian Journeys (2 weeks) or no? The Smithsonian Journeys tour includes airfare, lodging, and transit plus lecturers, guides, etc. AND we fly within the country, but given how affordable I’ve heard Vietnam visits can be, would it be ‘that bad’ to find a cheaper, reliable company at a better price? I don’t drive, so the fact that Smithsonian handles all the transit takes a LOT o…

Question about trainline app and journeys. Hey everyone. Was scrolling through my Trainline app during my layover and just realized when riding the train in england we have to change (trains and/or stops) occasionally. My first train is out of birmingham international and I have a lot of luggage but it’s telling me I need to change from birmingham new street to birmingham moor street wit…

If the entire old world was connected by rail what luxury train journeys would you like to see? So I’ll say that the Cape-Ciaro railway is built and so is that proposed bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, all of Eurasia and Africa have electrified railways along with the same rail standards e.g. track and loading gauge, voltage, signalling and India-Sri Lanka, Britain-Ireland, Spain-Morocco and Russia-Japan have railway tunnels con…