57 h. ago Luxury train with free flowing champagne and special extra with one big catch

The Venice Simplon-Orient Express is home to some seriously luxurious cabins, with a grand suite from Paris to London costing £23,000 a night

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1 week ago American takes luxury steam train ride in London and people floored by the cost

American takes luxury steam train ride in London and people floored by the cost  The Mirror US

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1 week ago 'I went on luxury steam train from London to Bath and people couldn't believe price'

The British Pullman Belmond Train journey, which departs from London Victoria, allows guests to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a day and be transported back to the 1920s through its art deco carriages

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1 week ago ‘I’ll be Poirot’: the Orient Express is back – but what is it like to ride?

It comes at a steep price, but the remodelled luxury train from Sicily to Rome immerses passengers in the country’s culture as well as passing through stunning scenery‘If anyone mysteriously vanishes, I can be Poirot,” said the passenger from India, twirling his moustache. It felt as though the spirit of Agatha Christie’s most famous character – best known for solving the Murder on the Orient Express – was lingering in the breeze at Palermo’s sublime botanical garden, which had been transformed into a makeshift waiting room for the 40 or so travellers about to board an Italian replica of the fabled train.Sipping espresso and sampling cannoli, the classic Sicilian pastry, the curiosity and suspicion for which Poirot is famous was palpable as the passengers subtly sized each other up. But the only mystery waiting to be unravelled over the next couple of days was whether their Rome-bound journey on La Dolce Vita Orient Express would live up to their dreamy expe...

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1 week ago Emma Raducanu reveals why rapid US Open win was ‘extra special’

Raducanu made light work of qualifier Ena Shibahara, winning 6-1 6-2 in just over an hour

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2 w. ago World's most luxurious train rides named with journey across Scotland in top 10

The research from Japan Rail Pass found the best luxury train rides in the world — and one is a legendary train in Scotland.

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2 w. ago Rivals stars Emily Atack, David Tennant and newcomer Rupert Everett look in high spirits as they arrive at author Jilly Cooper's boozy bash that emulates the show's soirees

The Disney hit Rivals was full of swanky parties where the champagne was ever flowing, and last night its writer Dame Jilly Cooper hosted her own drink-fuelled soiree.

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2 w. ago Rivals stars Emily Atack, David Tennant and newcomer Rupert Everett arrive at author Jilly Cooper's boozy bash to emulate the show's soirees

The Disney hit Rivals was full of swanky parties where the champagne was ever flowing, and last night its writer Dame Jilly Cooper hosted her own drink-fuelled soiree.

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