Explore the Orient Express Route by Sleeper Train

The Orient Express has had many incarnations: capture its original spirit of transcontinental travel with an unforgettable journey to the cusp of Asia on ordinary sleeper trains. Paris was generally considered the western terminus of the Orient Express in its early 20th-century heyday. Today you can get to Paris from London St Pancras (2½ hours) as well as Barcelona Sants (6½ hours) and Amsterdam (3½ hours). Here’s how to spend around two weeks on a fascinating low-carbon train journey through Europe.

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7 Best Scenic Running Routes in London 2025

Blessed with dozens of green spaces and waterways, including the mighty River Thames, London offers many excellent opportunities for putting those running shoes on and getting out to enjoy the city at a slightly breathless pace.

Some routes take you past the capital’s most famous sights. Others provide a look at London from a more local perspective. Here are seven of the best.

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New York City’s Penn Station Unveils Stunning Moynihan Train Hall After 30 Years

Trudging below the low ceiling and fluorescent lights of New York City’s outdated Penn Station is now a thing of the past. After nearly three decades, the new $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall opened to the public on New Year’s Day, complete with a 92-foot-tall ceiling and sprawling glass skylight atrium. “As dark as 2020 has been, this new hall will bring the light, literally and figuratively, for everyone who visits this great city,” New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a preopening event on Dec. 30, adding that “Amtrak really made things happen and made things happen quickly.”

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