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I Traveled 9,102 miles on Amtrak During the Pandemic. This is What I Learned About Slow Travel.

If the future of travel is indeed local, I am confident it can be almost as fascinating as exotic travel.

May 7, 2022

I Traveled 9,102 miles on Amtrak During the Pandemic. This is What I Learned About Slow Travel.

May 7, 2022

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Globetrotters

From the French Alps to Italy: Crossing the Mont Cenis Pass by Train

The beginning of a 900-mile rail journey from tartiflette to ravioli, Chartreuse to Averna, lilacs to prickly pears

Jun 6

From the French Alps to Italy: Crossing the Mont Cenis Pass by Train

Jun 6

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In Prague, a Reminder that We Are Not Just Travelers, We Are Guests

And as guests, we have a moral responsibility to be respectful of our hosts

May 24

A crowded square in Prague with a church in the background

May 24

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Following the Tracks of ‘The Most Talked About Train in the Country’

The California Zephyr captured America’s imagination when it debuted in 1949 — and it still captures mine

Feb 10

Following the Tracks of ‘The Most Talked About Train in the Country’

Feb 10

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Picture This

2024 in Review: Cocktails, Cooking and a Few Trips Abroad

My year told by one photo from each month — part of a January writing challenge

Jan 28

2024 in Review: Cocktails, Cooking and a Few Trips Abroad

Jan 28

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Picture This

Yorkshire in January: Trains, Cathedrals, Pub Lunches and, Yes, Sun

A trip north is always appealing, even in wintertime.

Jan 26

Yorkshire in January: Trains, Cathedrals, Pub Lunches and, Yes, Sun

Jan 26

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Globetrotters

Traveling Austria’s Ziller Valley Aboard a Narrow-Gauge Train

The 32-km ride from Jenbach to Mayrhofen was a perfect Innsbruck daytrip for a rainy first day of winter

Jan 7

Traveling Austria’s Ziller Valley Aboard a Narrow-Gauge Train

Jan 7

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What Missed Connections Taught Me About Travel

Instead of crossing the Atlantic, I landed in a bar in Freising — and could not have been happier

Dec 3, 2024

What Missed Connections Taught Me About Travel

Dec 3, 2024

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Globetrotters

Mixology Magic: The Joy of Watching Classic Cocktails Come Together

As the bartender at Swans in London told me, ‘It is an art to make people drunk and enjoy life’

Oct 30, 2024

Mixology Magic: The Joy of Watching Classic Cocktails Come Together

Oct 30, 2024

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Iberospherical

Villardefrades, Where Time and Construction Stopped in 1790

As two 93-year-olds explained to me, when the donor funding this massive baroque church died, so did the project

Oct 2, 2024

The unfinished Church of San Andrés, in Villardefrades, Spain

Oct 2, 2024

Vincent Gragnani

Vincent Gragnani

Amtrak aficionado. Student of slow travel. New Yorker for 19+ years. Love all things food, travel and transportation. More at slowspeedrail.com.

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