WELCOME

Welcome to Trail of Gems!

I toyed with calling this blog "On the Crumb Trail" for that fairytale feeling of a Journey Through Unknown , but decided that this was created not for me to find my way back, but to recommend inspiring, cozy, budget-friendly resources and havens I have found along the way.

These pages contain listings under these major categories:

See + Do - sights, activities, must-experiences
Stay - accommodation I'd send my dearest friends to
Ride - modes of transport to ramble, roam and gallivant at will
Eat - as if I wouldn't have something to say on this subject!
Plan - extensive libraries of researched advice
Speak - basic language skills to order food, say thank you, etc.
Act - collaborate, volunteer and cultivate awareness

Enjoy, respond and love life!
Anastasia

Aug 12, 2008

The Man in Seat Sixty-One . . .

In our fast-paced immediate-gratification society, one of my personal joys of traversing the globe is being comfortably seated on a train, preferably with a window seat, listening to that rhythmic knocking against the rails and watching the landscape roll by...

It's amazing how far you can get around the world without flying. If you don't believe me, check out Seat 61 - one man's hobby turned into a glorious database on train travel, complete with ship connections. You'll never have to take off your shoes at an airport security station again. Unless you like that sort of thing.


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