Slow paced yet riveting, leisurely yet varied, cruises are a unique experience. Lofty mountains, picturesque hamlets, roaring waterfalls, or verdant forests - each morning brings new sights while you get to relax in top class comfort.

New Year's resolutions are an age-old tradition; the fresh opportunity that a brand-new year brings long seen as the ideal time to ditch bad habits, accomplish a personal goal, or simply have a better year than the one before. And after a year like no other, we're willing to bet that getting back out there and seeing the world again is firmly at the top of most people's lists of resolutions for 2021.

UNESCO sites are internationally recognised sites of significance guaranteeing you’ll broaden your mind on your next holiday. At Rail Discoveries, we can help bring your Travel Resolution to life as we visit many UNESCO sites and they are included in the price of your holiday. Here are some we’d recommend to anyone.

If your Travel Resolution for 2021 is to tick off one of your bucket list trips, we thought it would be good to impart some of that experience and knowledge in order to help you decide on your next adventure.

Solo travel can be one of the most liberating forms of travel – it needn’t be a daunting one. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s to embrace experiences and opportunities, and solo travel is one we believe everyone should try.  

While travel in 2020 has mostly been put on hold including many birthday or anniversary celebration holidays, we’ve used the time we usually spend on holiday to dream of the locations we wanted to visit when we’re able to. Here’s a selection of the destinations we’re keen to revisit in the upcoming year.

These days it’s never been easier to find recommendations for places to travel. As the world gets smaller and access to all four corners of the earth gets easier, the number of people willing to share their experiences is almost endless. Still, we feel as though there are some precious parts of the world that aren’t getting the attention they truly deserve, here are our top 3 underrated destinations.

With our ability to travel reduced this year, many of us have turned to the silver screen to get our fix of adventure and to explore lands further afield. Why not let that inspire your next getaway, by choosing an iconic destination from your favourite film, and let yourself fall in love all over again?

Spontaneity is always a chance to make the most of a situation and it’s a necessity that should be in every traveller's toolkit. At Rail Discoveries we’ve found that some of the best experiences have come out of moments of spontaneity – here are some reasons why we think you’ll benefit from them.

Iconic locations, from ancient cities to medieval villages, often have a strong link to the past and it’s this link that attracts crowds looking to leave the 21st Century and head into the yesteryear. We've collated a handful of destinations you can visit with us whenever you want to step back in time.

Your holiday should start the minute you step out of your front door, but when having to contend with the stressful airport run, this is rarely the case. Make 2021 the year to make your Travel Resolution a reality by seeing more of our nation.