train travel
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The white snooty-nosed train whizzed past and in minutes was a blur. This was the 700 series of Shinkasen on its run between Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Hakata. I have done it all from steam and diesal locomotives in India, the deluxe luxury trains of China, Amtrak in the USA and the various short distance subway systems… Read more
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August 2009 – *7.30 a.m. Shanghai railway station and the city waking up to early morning sounds and rituals. We arrive from Beijing, the second part of our journey, stifling yawns and sidestepping persistent cab drivers on way out of the station. I survey the unimpressive surroundings while waiting for friend who had gone to check… Read more
Journies of change 