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The Man In Seat 61 – An Interview With Mark Smith

The Man In Seat 61 is the go to website for train travel. The site is crammed full of information and allows you to source global train routes, timetables, prices and even view the train facilities via photos and videos.

Mark is passionate about seeing the world by train and shares his wealth of knowledge to inspire others to travel by rail and enable them to research and book train journeys with confidence. 


Useful links:
‘The man in seat 61’ is the ultimate website for train travel across the globe: https://www.seat61.com/

 

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4.28: Booking lead times

7.09: Seat reservations and cost savings

7.49: Lesser known train routes

8.37: Mark’s top 3 train journeys

 

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🦌REINDEER AND FISHING, LEVI🦌 . Thank goodnes 🦌REINDEER AND FISHING, LEVI🦌 . Thank goodness our bug hit yesterday - well, for me and MB at least, MD came down with it today 😷. We had already booked our places on wolverinefellwildernessnature Reindeer and Fishing trip and I'm so pleased we didn't miss it. . After a lesson on how to hold the reins, we took a sleigh ride along a snowy remote track. The kids and MD were on a sleigh pulled by Blacky the reindeer, whilst I shared with a lovely Dutch woman. We fed the reindeer arm fulls of moss. Warmed by hot drinks and a roaring fire, we drilled our own holes in the frozen lake to try ice fishing. We didn't catch anything, but the experience was special and the location just beautiful. I probably should have prepared MB, as he was disappointed not to catch anything - I think he thought a hook was literally a fish magnet. . Myself and MG snow shoed up to a view point over a frozen bogland with fells in the background. MG lay face down in the snow to literally eat it 😂 apparently it tastes like blood orange. Then we all had a lunch of fish soup before riding the reindeer back. I really didn't deserve the reindeer driving licences they handed out as I managed to get the reins stuck under the sleigh 😬 and then worried the whole way back about him. (He was fine). MB said it was one of the best experiences he'd ever had - imagine if he HAD caught a fish! It was an amazing experience, the nearly 5 hours flew by. We'll have to do it again when MD is well enough to really enjoy it. . More pics in stories 📸👆 #reindeerandfishing #levilapland #visitlapland levilapland
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[AD-press trip] Look at my child attempting to cli [AD-press trip] Look at my child attempting to climb the palm tree! He did pretty well since they are notoriously hard to climb and his legs aren’t that long!! 😂 This was at a little village we visited whilst on Sri Lanka. To get there w first had to clamber on a cart pulled by an ox and then onto a little canoe that was towed across a lake to this village. A lovely Sri Lankan lady was busy making us lunch and the kids had a chance to explore and run off some steam. It’s the little experiences like this that can really make a trip with kids. They need to explore and discover new countries without us adults intervening all the time 💕! Do you always manage some downtime for the kids on family trips? #letsgosomewhere #meettheworld #familytravel #travelfamily #littletraveler #travellingkids #parentswhowander #familytraveltribe #kidsthattravel #exploringfamilies #takeyourkidseverywhere #mytinyatlas #familyadventure #familytravelmoment #letthemexplore #kidswhoexplore #tinybigadventure #ourtribetravels #fearlessfamtrav #wanderlustfam #travelmadfam #curiouslittleexplorers #goadventuretogether #adventuringwithkids #familytravelblogger #wearetravelmums #slbloggers #showlovesrilanka #visitsrilanka #sosrilanka destination_srilanka
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There’s just some moments in life that you will There’s just some moments in life that you will never forget. They stay with you forever and become a defining moment. Our trek to Machu Picchu was just that. . When we arrived to the top it was like all our travels had been leading us here. Everything that we had done to get to this point as a family over the last two years was actualized in the sheer magnitude of experiencing this wonder. Following our dreams had truly led us here, a place I never thought we would be able to visit as a family. . We left Machu Picchu surer than ever that this is life we were meant lead as a family. We will never stop following this dream. ❤️ . . . . . #thegotofamily #familymoments #familytraveller #gowithnugget #theheartcaptured #gotogether #wheretonext #machupicchu #perutravel #exploreperu #traveltogether #our_everyday_moments #wondersoftheworld #familyportraits #travelingtogether #travelkids #gonow #let_there_be_delight #shareyourstory #ourtribetravels #hellofrom #liveyourbestlife #myhappyplace
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Day 32 #SocialDistancing⁣ ⁣ Throwback travel p Day 32 #SocialDistancing⁣ ⁣ Throwback travel pic! Today’s home learning included celebrating the Queen’s birthday. We found out lots of royal facts and coloured in crowns (TwinklResources are awesome and free at the moment!).⁣ ⁣ The discussion moved on to our trip to London in January and where the Queen was now. The girls were pleased to hear that she was well and staying in Windsor.⁣ ⁣ Here’s one of the better selfies we got outside the main royal residence in London, Buckingham Palace. The girls alternated between wanting to be in the picture and not. We did eventually get all four of us in a shot further down my Instagram feed.⁣ ⁣ I loved this trip to London and am so glad we squeezed it in before poo got real.⁣ ⁣ Chatting about it made today’s home learning reasonably successful too! How’s school work going for everyone this week? ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #BuckinghamPalace #London #familytravel #wearetravelmums #ukftb #travelmadfam #fearlessfamtravel #familytravelblog #ukexplore #ourtribetravels #Londonbaby #londonphoto #Devonblogger #visitengland #snaphappybritmums #wearetravelmums #travelmum #ftb100 #ukexplore #happybirthdaymam # #welivetoexplore #tourist #photosofbritain #lovegreatbritain #iglondon #travelwithkids
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[AD]. I never thought I would manage to get my fam [AD]. I never thought I would manage to get my family of beginner skiers on a ski holiday! My husband was nervous about injuries (he broke his thumb on a dry ski slope as a child) and our youngest had never properly skied. But it turned out to be one of the best things we have chosen to do as a family, we had a brilliant week! Not only did we get off the nursery slope, we were testing out other shorter slopes and even an easy long run from the top of the hill. From chair lifts, to whizzing fast downhill and eating crepes at the top of a mountain, there was plenty to keep everyone entertained on the slopes. I definitely wouldn’t hesitate to recommend a ski holiday to other beginners. You certainly don’t have to be a professional to enjoy skiing with your family! Go for it! #letsgosomewhere #meettheworld #familytravel #travelfamily #littletraveler #travellingkids #parentswhowander #familytraveltribe #kidsthattravel #exploringfamilies #jetsetfam #takeyourkidseverywhere #mytinyatlas #familyadventure #familytravelmoment #nomadfamily #letthemexplore #kidswhoexplore #tinybigadventure #ourtribetravels #fearlessfamtrav #wanderlustfam #travelmadfam #curiouslittleexplorers #fulltimefamily #goadventuretogether #adventuringwithkids #familytravelblogger #wearetravelmums
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Nature is not a place to visit, it is a home... . Nature is not a place to visit, it is a home... . . . I have to tell you guys something, now with what is happening in the World, I feel ashamed that I took travelling for granted. I appreciate every moment of it now even more. Every breath I took, every meditation I was able to do, every single person I met and every new local dish I have tried. ... ... Today walking down the street of Belize Park (work related) I noticed so many beautiful things. You ask me what, so ... Birds sang louder, trees blossom prettier, streets are clean and sky somehow is more blue...Have you noticed the same phenomenon???? .... .... .... #travelpassion #planetearth #ourplanet #ourhome #beautifulworld #natureaddict #naturelover #familytravel #travellers #travellermum #mindfulliving #mindfulness #missingtravelling #passionpassports #traveldiary #pamietnikzwakacji #wanderlust #naturewanderlust #travellust #ourtribetravels #ontheroad #roadismylife #travelfamily #bucketlist #mountains #mountainaddict #instagoods #
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I couldn’t let English tourism week go by withou I couldn’t let English tourism week go by without featuring a little bit of London on my feed! A city where old sits perfectly happily next to new, it’s vibrant, exciting and has oh so much to offer. We were last there in February, visiting museums, markets and some amazing restaurants. I’d would love to visit again soon, but wonder when it will be safe for it to open again. ❤️ sending love to our glorious capital! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Where’s your favourite city and is it open yet? #millenniumbridge #englishtourismweek20 #lovelylondon . . . . . . . . . . #travellists #visionlondon #mylondonphoto #londoniloveyou #cityoflondon #londonbest #anything_london #ukfst #famtrav20 #insta_london #londonmoment #prettylittlelondon #englishtourism #uktourism #visitlondon #lovegreatbritain #visitengland #thisisengland #rememberingthesedays #familytravel #kidswhoexplore #ourtribetravels #atriptoremember #loveyourtimetogether #london4all #londonswonders #mytinyatlas
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🤩We’ve finally joined the paddle-board gang a 🤩We’ve finally joined the paddle-board gang and bought possibly the last board in the whole of the UK. So far so good … four of us christened it on our much-anticipated (socially distanced) short break to gorgeous Herefordshire and the River Wye at the weekend. Notice no pic of me yet ... thought I’d spare you my old lady clenching everything for dear life stance! How’s your paddle boarding? Elegant, like this pair, or awkwardly tense, like me? I did chalk up a couple more 🏊‍♀️wild swims for a 5O WILD SWIMS BEFORE 50 mission though (so far I’ve managed the grand total of … 4 … so just a few more to go!). Though I do love a beach, we don’t have any very nearby, so we are starting to discover our local rivers instead. I’m in a LOT of wild swimming and outdoorsy Facebook groups now and suddenly alarmingly aware of currents, water hygiene etc etc, and don’t get me started on what makes a perfect wetsuit or changing robe. I’m not sure I’ll ever be hard-core, but enjoying a bit of fair-weather family watersports and swimming for now. One of the unexpected benefits of our rural glamping break this weekend was there was no wifi, so we had to do a digital detox. It was brilliant! We realised that during lockdown we’ve become even more screen-obsessed, so it was a timely break from all things digital, and also a revelation in terms of how dependent we have become on our phones not just to connect to real life, but also as a tool when travelling — to research the local area, check the weather or find a shop, for example. It all felt very old-school and properly refreshing, and forced us to s l o w right down.
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