Free time is built into every holiday, so you can hunt out that off the grid restaurant, or just let your feet lead you down an appealing side street. 

We hope you've been inspired by our travel resolutions; the perfect starting point to falling back in love with travel and planning the ultimate 2021 escape. If you've settled on your dream travel resolution - whether you want to go iconic with a trip on a world-renowned railway or liberate yourself on a solo adventure - now's the time to make it happen.

Tour Manager Tim recently travelled with a group to Italy's glorious Puglia region on our Puglia All Inclusive Tour. Head over to his blog to read all about their train journey and day in Lecce last week!

Italy's landscapes are truly spectacular; endless glittering coastline, ancient cities, rural regions filled with vineyards and olive groves, and of course, the lakes.

If you’re dreaming of a trip to Italy, your mouth is probably watering at the thought of the delicious food you’re likely to eat. It’s no secret this is a destination that ticks all the foodie boxes, with world-renowned cuisine to be found seemingly around every street corner.

Travellers are seeking much more than time away and great weather when it comes to choosing their next holiday. Instead, soaking up a destination’s true culture and making more of the journey itself is high on the agenda – a trend known as slow travel.

At Rail Discoveries, we like to think outside the box and offer more than your ‘Included Experiences’ on every holiday, allowing you to unwind in your chosen destination and have the break you deserve.

From Venice to Los Angeles, discover these delightful bookshops waiting to be unearthed — perfect for all types of book lovers...

There is, I suspect, an image that appears in everyone’s heads, when someone says the words 'European café'.

It’s February; the month of love. The Feast of Saint Valentine, more commonly known as Valentine’s Day

“An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energises and enlivens with a softer edge” is how Pantone, the self-proclaimed international authority on all things colour, describe the shade Living Coral - their pick for 2019’s colour of the year.