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There is something distinctly charming about travelling by rail. Perhaps it’s the spontaneity of mingling with fellow bon vivants while watching contoured valleys unfurl beneath an apricot sky, or the dreamy sensation of falling asleep to the train’s gentle lull. With around-the-clock hospitality, exceptional dining and cabins as elegant as any presidential suite, one never feels the need to arrive.
Rail travel is experiencing a renaissance, perhaps in response to the ever-present threat of climate change. Coinciding with France’s short-haul flight ban in May 2023, data reports from travel app Omio revealed a 20 per cent increase in