Belmond's Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

best bed: Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

There are luxury trains... and then there is the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The original Orient Express began running in 1883, but today’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express was launched in 1982 after American entrepreneur James Sherwood tracked down and painstakingly restored historic carriages from…

The Rocky Mountaineer

Riding the Rails in Ridiculous Style: 5 Luxury Train Journeys

Planes are efficient, yachts are flashy, and road trips are… well, they involve gas station snacks. Nothing beats the deliciously old-school glamour of a luxury train journey. Luxury train journeys aren’t about speed or efficiency (that’s what budget airlines are…