Slow trains to Venice

: A 4,000-mile adventure across Europe

by Tom Chesshyre

13th August, 2020

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Do you love trains? Do you love adventure? If so, join Tom Chesshyre on his meandering rail journey across Europe from London to Venice.

Escaping the rat race for a few happy weeks, Chesshyre indulges in the freedom of the tracks. From France (dogged by rail worker strikes), through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland, he travels as far east as Odessa by the Black Sea in Ukraine. With no set plans, simply a desire to let the trains lead the way, he heads back via Hungary, the Balkans and Austria. Along the way he enjoys many an encounter, befriending fellow travellers as well as a conductor or two.

This is a love letter to Europe, written from the trackside.

Tom Chesshyre is the author of ten travel books. He has travelled 40,000 miles around the world for his train books; most recently for Slow Trains Around Spain: A 3,000-Mile Adventure on 52 Rides. His book writing has also taken him across North Africa after the Arab Spring, round the dark side of the Maldives on cargo ships and on a journey through unsung Britain (in To Hull and Back). He worked on travel desk of The Times for 21 years and is now freelance. His train column Tickets, Please appears in The Critic magazine. He lives in London.

Details & Specs

Author: Tom Chesshyre

Publisher: Summersdale

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781787832992

Publication Date: 13th August, 2020

Pages: 312

Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm

Notes: maps (black and white)

Availability: Available, usually dispatched within 3 days

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