Road & Rail

Frequently updated, we bring the most informative and interesting stories from the road and rail sectors around the world.

This is where you will find features written by us as we travel by vehicle and train. TheHoworths report and review top campsites, great hotels, fabulous restaurants, unusual train journeys and fascinating places to visit.

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European Waterways Offers 20% Selected Sailings

European Waterways Offers 20% Selected Sailings

European Waterways has launched a series of special offers on many of its popular hotel…

Award Winning Quark Expeditions Nominated Again

Award Winning Quark Expeditions Nominated Again

First they were named one of the World’s Best Small-Ship Ocean Cruise Lines then Quark…

Explore Antarctica Using VR from Quark Expeditions

Explore Antarctica Using VR from Quark Expeditions

Now that delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross…

Jade Mountain Resort Wins Gold For Being Green

Jade Mountain Resort Wins Gold For Being Green

The award-winning Jade Mountain Resort in which we stayed and reported on here has added…

13 Banned Foods that Could Get You in Big Trouble Around the World

13 Banned Foods that Could Get You in Big Trouble Around the World

Feeling hungry for haggis? Fancy some foie gras? Peckish for poppy seeds? Depending on where…

The Quest for the Northwest Passage

The Quest for the Northwest Passage

The quest for the Northwest Passage was one of the greatest navigational challenges and an…

North West Passage – 100 years – 100 Transits

North West Passage – 100 years – 100 Transits

The first voyage to complete a transit of the Northwest Passage, joining the waters of…

The Future of The North West Passage

The Future of The North West Passage

The fact that we got through the NW Passage without really encountering Polar Bears let…

Come into the Garden Maud

Come into the Garden Maud

She may look a wreck but Maud is an important ship and after years of…