Is summer 2024 ripe for a rail adventure?

After a dismal week for UK aviation, consider slow travel instead ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1oaXRtMjcxYmdqZTYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1yNnU1cTJpcGR3NGsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, June 28, 2024     [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD0xM3Vpc3Q3MjZoaGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD0wYW91Mjl3cTBya2ImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   A veritable bingo card of disruption has befallen British holidaymakers trying to fly abroad this week from our four big airports. Dozens of cancellations due to [air-traffic control staff shortages at Gatwick](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYWlyLXRyYWZmaWMtY29udHJvbC1zbG93ZG93bi1nYXR3aWNrLWZsaWdodHMtY2FuY2VsbGVkLWIyNTY3MDIxLmh0bWw_bGlkPW55cGsxemk2N3R4OSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0ilN-ZnRwG_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) were swiftly followed by 140 flights [grounded at Manchester](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvbWFuY2hlc3Rlci1haXJwb3J0LWZsaWdodC1jYW5jZWxsYXRpb25zLWNvbXBlbnNhdGlvbi1iMjU2NzYwNy5odG1sP2xpZD1jOGhmZG15cDVyeXomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) after a power surge. Meanwhile, [British Airways suffered an “allocation system” failure at Heathrow](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9icml0aXNoLWFpcndheXMtYWlycG9ydC1iYWdnYWdlLWhlYXRocm93LWIyNTY5MDk0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWt6cm1wcHNjaTFjOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0ilN-ZnRwG_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and overrunning engineering work stopped early passengers reaching Stansted by rail. Yet so far this month millions of us have reached our dream destinations and are, I hope, counting our blessings. [Three years ago today I wrote](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvaG9saWRheS1ncmVlbi1saXN0LWFtYmVyLXJlZC10cmF2ZWwtaW5kdXN0cnktYjE4NzE2NjIuaHRtbD9saWQ9bGJjcGJpZndkdXplJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj): “The only viable destinations currently on the ‘green list’ are [Gibraltar](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ldXJvcGUvZ2licmFsdGFyLXRyYXZlbC1ndWlkZS1iZXN0LWhvdGVscy1yZXN0YXVyYW50cy10aGluZ3MtdG8tZG8tYjE3NjcyMzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9azY5YXIzanFlNnVmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and Iceland.” Yes: amid [the chaos of constantly shifting “traffic lights” during the pandemic](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS90cmF2ZWwtaW5kdXN0cnktY292aWQtcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLXVrLWIyMDQyNTAwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXcwZ3p5dXE2dzZxYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0ilN-ZnRwG_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), foreign horizons almost vanished for those of us who did not wish to sit in a room for 10 days on our return. On 28 June 2021, your options for a quarantine-free foreign adventure comprised a holiday abroad only in the compact British Overseas Territory or a restful break enjoying the restless earth in the seismically active North Atlantic. We had yet to reach peak absurdity with “[amber plus](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9mcmFuY2UtYW1iZXItcGx1cy1yZXVuaW9uLWRvbWluaWMtcmFhYi1iMTg5MzYyNy5odG1sP2xpZD1xODB1YW5wbTgzcmEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)” (a bespoke quarantine category created for France due to a Covid variant 6,000 miles away). Now, those of us fortunate to escape the pre-election madness can venture far and wide across France, Europe and the world – and, if you wish, deep into the past. We all lost adventures to the pandemic. Make up for them this summer, as I am lucky enough to be doing in the French Côte-d'Or: the tranquil plateau, centred on Dijon, where the Seine and the Saône both rise. [Is your passport Brexit-compliant? Check dates before EU travel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItcGFzc3BvcnQtdmFsaWRpdHktcmVuZXdhbC1ydWxlcy1iMjUyMDUzNi5odG1sP2xpZD11Nnp2NGRqcjdvMHEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) - Aer Lingus pilots: [Hundreds of flights cancelled due to industrial action](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYWVyLWxpbmd1cy1waWxvdHMtc3RyaWtlLWZsaWdodHMtZGlzcnVwdGlvbi1iMjU2NTMzNS5odG1sP2xpZD0zeWdvcmwwcHFseWkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) - Big trip: 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to Istanbul by 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- Right advice: [Tui now accepts the "euro-visa" scheme has yet to begin](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvdHVpLWhvbGlkYXlzLWV1cm9wZS1icmV4aXQtdHJhdmVsLWFkdmljZS1ldGlhcy1iMjU2ODM0MS5odG1sP2xpZD03azhpZDYzdWZiYzImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS90cmF2ZWwtaW5kdXN0cnktY292aWQtcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLXVrLWIyMDQyNTAwLmh0bWw_bGlkPW53cGd4eHYzZTU2aSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0ilN-ZnRwG_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Dijon cuts the mustard as a stopover between Lyon and Paris   Get inspired ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9zb3V0aC1jYXJvbGluYS90aGUtbm90ZWJvb2stZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1iMjU2NTc4Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1teTRhbGZuc2RieXgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Tracing The Notebook through Charleston](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9zb3V0aC1jYXJvbGluYS90aGUtbm90ZWJvb2stZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtY2hhcmxlc3Rvbi1iMjU2NTc4Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1lYm16M3NqeWFvODMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmdIpTfmZ0cBv2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Two decades after the romantic movie was released, tourists can visit the filming locations. 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[Read more.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9leHRyZW1lLXRlbXBlcmF0dXJlcy1oZWF0d2F2ZS1ob2xpZGF5LWIyNTY4NjM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTh2OGF6bzNhc3FpMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0ilN-ZnRwG_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2luc3BpcmF0aW9uL21lZGl0YXRpb24tcmV0cmVhdC1zaWxlbmNlLXdlbGxuZXNzLWhvbGlkYXktYjI1NjgzMzAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bDV3MGV4NTFvZmF4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [What it's really like on a silent retreat](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2luc3BpcmF0aW9uL21lZGl0YXRpb24tcmV0cmVhdC1zaWxlbmNlLXdlbGxuZXNzLWhvbGlkYXktYjI1NjgzMzAuaHRtbD9saWQ9ajl4ZHBma3B4cWloJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Escaping the distractions of modern life is becoming an increasingly popular way of spending time off. [Read more.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2luc3BpcmF0aW9uL21lZGl0YXRpb24tcmV0cmVhdC1zaWxlbmNlLXdlbGxuZXNzLWhvbGlkYXktYjI1NjgzMzAuaHRtbD9saWQ9NzdtY3M0eDBiZjBjJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   For 30 years I have been writing as The Man Who Pays His Way – with the strongest of incentives to seek out the best value in travel, and to hold holiday companies, airlines and the rest of the industry to account. They still advertise with The Independent, and work with us in partnership on commercial ventures (all of which are clearly badged, incidentally, to keep them distinct from pure editorial). During those three decades, the travel desk has always been small but focused: telling the stories of innovation, indulgence and adventure, along with a reliable tangle of transport chaos along the way. My excellent colleagues (all of whom seem to be even younger than me) are also formidably productive. The work has become sharper and faster since The Independent went entirely online eight years ago, and as a reader I believe the journalism is even better. 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With his partner, Joanne Hartley, he is making an impromptu overland journey from Albufeira in Portugal to their home in Barnoldswick on the Lancashire-West Yorkshire border. The couple are on their first foreign holiday in seven years. They felt their outbound journey by air was so stressful that they each bought four-day [Interrail](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pbnRlcnJhaWxpbmctZXVyb3BlLXRpY2tldHMtcHJpY2UtdHVya2V5LWIyNTY0NDcxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTcwcjdnMmZhMzZiMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZ0ilN-ZnRwG_ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)passes and are making their way home by rail – with a bus overture from the [Algarve](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9wb3J0dWdhbC9hbGdhcnZlLXBvcnR1Z2FsLWZvb2QtZHJpbmstcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtYjIzNjkxNzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZGNtaWM4MTh2YXNlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). “The Portuguese railways really don't seem well connected to the rest of Europe, so we opted to get the bus from Faro airport to [Seville](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsLzQ4LWhvdXJzLWluL3NldmlsbGUtY2l0eS1ndWlkZS1zcGFpbi10cmF2ZWwtYjE5NTQzNzguaHRtbD9saWQ9MmgwZjlieWRhZnhzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj),” said Gary. They loved the Andalusian city: “We did a couple of hours walking, stopping at a couple of bars along a big, circuitous route as we did, and it was absolutely glorious. Most beautiful city I think I've ever been to.” And that includes Leeds. “It's a wonderful experience,” said Joanne. “A much better pace. You see the country as you go. We've been blessed.” She meant both the journey so far and a lady at a ticket desk at Santa Justa station. For anyone wanting to use the marvellous high-speed networks of Spain or France, obtaining an Interrail pass is the easy part. Many travellers might imagine a top-of-the-range Interrail QR code bestows upon them the right to step aboard any train, anywhere in Europe. Wrong. You also need to spend upwards of €10 on a reservation. Board a French intercity train without one and you will be hit with a €35 (£30) penalty. With many trains apparently fully booked, the angel of Santa Justa magicked up seats via Madrid and Barcelona to Lyon. For the onward journey to the French capital, I commend the [Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvdHJhdmVsLW11c2ljLWdpZy1yb2xsaW5nLXN0b25lcy10YW5rdXMtaGVuZ2UtYjIwMTM4NTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9ODBlejE5bzRwNTdzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) line: it follows the Saône upstream to Dijon, then the Seine downstream to the capital. For well over a century this was the fast track to the sun, and the [Orient Express](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoYNiKP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uvc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuLWljb24tb2YtZXVyb3BlYW4tcmFpbC10cmF2ZWwtaXMtZmluYWxseS1raWxsZWQtb2ZmLTE3NzU0NTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZnJjNTl1cjBhaW5jJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZnSKU35mdHAb9lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) once travelled on part of the line en route to eastern Europe. On “classic” (ie low-speed) trains, the scenery seems sharper than the impressionistic blur from 300km/h expresses, and the journey is punctuated with stops at sleepy stations – where Interrailers can hop on or off as they wish. No need to reserve: this is the serendipity line to slow travel joy. 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I was last there about 30 years ago and did the obvious “independence” things. So what’s new?     “The City of Brotherly Love” is a mighty and fascinating location. By US standards Philadelphia has a deep history, which has bequeathed an architectural repertoire from cobbled 18th-century streets to skyscrapers. I suggest a refresher visit to the Independence National Historic Park. It includes Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were drafted (you can still see Washington's original chair) and the cracked Liberty Bell – a symbol of freedom. The Benjamin Franklin Museum, celebrating one of the Founding Fathers, had a makeover a decade ago. The African American Museum, a few blocks away, tells the story of some of those excluded from the first declarations of American liberty. Beyond the independence trail, the most compelling location is the Eastern State Penitentiary, whose inmates included Al Capone. 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