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Orient Express is a name that conjures images of opulent travel with a luxury train chugging along the track from Paris to Istanbul. The name has become synonymous with luxury travel all around the world. Orient Express Trains and Cruises now deliver the most lavish travel experiences.

Consider "The Great European Journeys of Orient-Express" which is a trip that takes you through the very heart of Europe. This is a train journey from London to Istanbul aboard Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, with original carriages from 1920s and 30s. Prices start from $7,550 per person and include stay in some of the best hotels in Europe. For those who pine for the true orient, there is "The Great Asian Journeys of Orient-Express". A journey aboard the finest train in Asia takes you across some of the most scenic areas in Asia. Multiple route option as are available and eight day itinerary is charged as low as $4285 per person.

If your taste agrees more with 'Ye Olde English', you should consider 'The Royal Scotsman, British Pullman and Northern Belle '. Relive the best of Scotland and England aboard The Royal Scotsman with its Edwardian furnishings and let the Scottish and English scenery spoil you. For just $3,610 per person, there is no better way to enjoy Scotland than this. Alternatively you may savor two majestic routes; 'Afloat in France' or 'The Road to Mandalay'. For more details call in at (800) 524 2420.

Is rail your thing? Do you love soaking in the views while you get pampered by the crew of a luxury train? If yes, then there is a new luxury traincruise from Brazil called the Great Brazil Express. This is the first such train in South America and promises a scenic route through southern Brazil while soaking it's occupants in luxury. The Great Brazil Express consists of two carriages which are done up in colonial style and are influenced greatly by Brazilian fauna and flora. Each carriage seats 22 passengers who are pampered with amenities including: comfortable chairs and couches, big windows to guarantee maximum view, a fully stocked bar and scumptuous snacks. Overnight stays are booked at luxury hotels in the towns enroute. The train also stops at fine restaurants for major meals.

The traincruise begins in Curitiba, inn the south eastern part of Brazil, from where you chug along to the famous Iguassu waterfalls on the border of Brazil and Argentina which is the final stop and is reached in 8-9 days. The GBE passes through little towns in southern Brazil that are still very much undiscovered by tourists, like Itagi, Tibagi, Castro, Morettes and Antonina.

The train started off in April this year and offers 4 trips a month on average. The Great Brazil Express has already received the Brazil Award of Embratur (Brazilian tourist board) for being the most innovative tourist product of the 2008.

For Booking (please give reference of Travel Posh):
JBC Agencies, Nieuwegein, Holland
Ph: + 31 30 606 73 03
jasingchu@greatbrazilexpress.com
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