Post by Owen on Oct 26, 2020 18:25:17 GMT
1 ~~~ 'One of the great experiences': Griff Rhys Jones on exploring South Africa by rail ~~~
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africa/south-africa/articles/south-africa-greatest-rail-journey/ ~ 26 October 2020 ~
It doesn’t take Griff Rhys Jones long to get into his stride. “If you want to see the glories of Africa, there’s no better way than taking a train in South Africa!” And he should know. While making a series of programmes about travelling through the entire continent by train, he had a number of rail adventures in the Rainbow Nation, and they weren’t confined to the luxury options so beloved of tourists – the legendary Rovos Rail and Blue Train.
“Most of those I travelled on were public trains,” he says cheerily. “We took a night train from Johannesburg to Kimberley and for me that was one of the great experiences.
“We did stand out, though. A lot of people wondered what we were doing on board.”
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africa/south-africa/articles/south-africa-greatest-rail-journey/ ~ 26 October 2020 ~