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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Airport Lounge Pass Customers Are Snubbed

Airport Lounge Pass Customers Are Snubbed

How do those who sell airport lounge passes reward their customers? They kick them in…

Hippopotamus Spotted on the River Thames in London

Hippopotamus Spotted on the River Thames in London

The river Thames running through the heart of London had an air of the Limpopo…

Nominate Your Best Pub With Yacht Moorings

Nominate Your Best Pub With Yacht Moorings

We are preparing a magazine feature entitled the Top Ten Inns With Yacht Moorings and are seeking…

From Little Acorns Coral Reefs Grow and Flourish

From Little Acorns Coral Reefs Grow and Flourish

Remember the coral frame we built when we last stayed at the Four Seasons Resort…

In Transit in USA Does Not Exist

In Transit in USA Does Not Exist

Avoid Changing Planes in the USA   Visiting Costa Rica from the UK recently we…

Using the BackBliss Lotion Applicator in Costa Rica

Using the BackBliss Lotion Applicator in Costa Rica

With temperatures rising above 30ºC on the Papagayo Peninsula in Costa Rica sun lotion was…

Horses that Dance the High Step

Horses that Dance the High Step

Besides being used by Sabeneros as a means of transportation and cattle herding horses can…

Andaz Hotel a Hyatt Residence Close By Marina Papagayo

Andaz Hotel a Hyatt Residence Close By Marina Papagayo

Nestled in the hills above Marina Papagayo where the Gulf of Papagayo meets the sapphire…

Cattle Humps and Sugar Lumps

Cattle Humps and Sugar Lumps

Costa Rica’s warm year round climate and its fertile soils are highly suitable to agricultural…