A tourist with time in New Zealand should certainly consider train travel as a scenic way to pass through the country. Although the rail network is slow and aging, it passes through some fantastic countryside in the reasonably straight line it makes from point to point. The three main New Zealand train trips would be the TransCoastal, the Transalpine and — the topic of this article — the Overlander. Each journey is fairly priced and very enjoyable.
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December 19 2009 | Vacations | No Comments »
by Ferdinand Emy
If you are thinking of acquiring a Bachmann train, here are some models you might want to check out. Their reproductions are so realistic that a lot of people have been fooled by a photo of a Bachmann train, thinking its the real thing. Bachmann trains might not be the most recent competitors in the model train industry. Nevertheless they have managed to position themselves in the market, mainly due to the high number of licenses and models they own, which lets them reproduce both ancient and modern trains.
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July 06 2009 | Vacations | 1 Comment »