 Jaipur Pink City at dusk There are cities in India that impress you, and then there are cities that stay with you. Jaipur sits firmly in the second category.
Known as the Pink City for its distinctive terracotta hue, Jaipur is a place where grand palaces, intricate architecture and vibrant street life exist side by side. It forms a key part of the famous Golden Triangle, yet it never feels like just another stop on an itinerary. There is a richness here that rewards slowing down. If you are planning a visit, or travelling as part of one of our escorted tours, these are five places that truly capture the spirit of Jaipur.
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 Downtown Colorado Springs Discover the Flavours of Colorado with Darjeeling Tours One of the pleasures of travelling through Colorado is that the food often reflects the same character as the landscape, bold, unpretentious and full of local flavour. On our Best of Colorado small-group rail tour, the scenery may take centre stage, but the places we stop to eat quickly become part of the story.
Over many years of leading escorted rail tours in Colorado, Amit has quietly built up a list of favourite places to eat along the route. These are not tourist traps or generic chains. They are the sort of restaurants travellers remember long after the journey ends, full of local atmosphere and welcoming hospitality. If you join our Colorado rail tour this September, these are just a few of the memorable stops you can expect along the way.  Nilgiri Mountain Railway phot by Prakhar, CC BY 2.0 India’s Most Scenic Toy Train JourneyThere are railway journeys that get you from A to B, and then there are railway journeys that feel like stepping into another era entirely. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, climbing from the plains of Tamil Nadu into the cool hill station of Ooty, very much belongs in the second category.
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage railway, this remarkable line winds through jungle, tea plantations and mist-covered mountains, offering one of the most atmospheric train journeys anywhere in India. It is also one of the highlights of our South India rail tour, where travellers experience a side of India that feels very different from the busy northern cities.  Fort Collins Birney Car Trolley with Darjeeling Tours Guests If Colorado’s mountain railways are the dramatic headliners of the state’s rail story, then Birney Car No. 25 in Fort Collins is something quieter and rather more charming. No towering passes or dizzying canyon drops here. Instead, this beautifully restored electric streetcar glides gently through leafy neighbourhoods and along the edge of Colorado State University, offering a small but fascinating window into a very different era of American transport.
For travellers joining our Best of Colorado rail tour, this little slice of living history offers something unexpected. After days of steam locomotives, dramatic scenery and legendary mountain railroads, the Fort Collins trolley reminds you that railways once shaped everyday life in towns and cities across America.  Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado is famous for big landscapes. Towering Rocky Mountains, high alpine passes and sweeping valleys are part of the state’s identity. Yet tucked away in western Colorado lies something far more dramatic. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of the most striking natural landscapes in North America, a place where sheer rock walls plunge almost vertically into a dark ribbon of river far below.
For travellers exploring the American West on a Colorado rail tour or small-group escorted tour, it is one of those places that genuinely stops you in your tracks.  Silverton-Durango steam train winds through the mountains of Colorado The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is often described as one of America’s most scenic steam railways. That is true, but it is also not the full story.
What makes this line significant is not just the scenery. It is the fact that it survives as a working remnant of the Denver & Rio Grande system, built in 1882 to serve the silver mines of the San Juan Mountains. The line was never intended as a tourist attraction. It was an economic lifeline. That sense of purpose still defines the experience today. |
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