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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Nizwa Fort

Nizwa Fort

The main tourist attractions are Nizwa Fort and the traditional Souq that sits beside it.…

Let the Tour of Oman Begin

Let the Tour of Oman Begin

Having landed our tour of Oman is about to start Muneer Al-Balushi works for Arabica…

Oman Air Treated us Very Much as VIP’s

Oman Air Treated us Very Much as VIP’s

Oman Air offers an unmatched level of luxury for its premium class passengers including lie-flat…

Oman the undiscovered destination for superyachts

Oman the undiscovered destination for superyachts

Picking up binoculars we are about to fly off to Oman where we will focus…

Fregate Island Revisited (even if only on video!)

We so enjoyed our visit to Fregate Island the very private resort run very much…

How Do They Do It? Trick or Trance?

How Do They Do It? Trick or Trance?

While we were in Milan earlier this month we saw these men seemingly doing the…

Top travel writers predict Cuba to be the next hotspot

Top travel writers predict Cuba to be the next hotspot

Cuba will become one of the world’s highest profile tourist targets in 2015 following the…

It Pays to Have Well Connected Friends

It Pays to Have Well Connected Friends

Captains whose yachts are visiting Italy between May and October this year are likely to…

What better way to round off a Travel Writers trip to Milan?

What better way to round off a Travel Writers trip to Milan?

With 80+ of Britain’s Top Travel Writers descending on Milan there was only really one…