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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Wreck of the Transpacific

Wreck of the Transpacific

Sailors and divers are almost to a man fascinated by shipwrecks. We are both sailors…

Visiting the French Island of Ile aux Marins

Visiting the French Island of Ile aux Marins

  Tantalisingly close to where we anchored was L’Île-aux-Marins meaning The Island of the Sailors.…

St Pierre and Miquelon – France in the New World

St Pierre and Miquelon – France in the New World

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon are a small group of islands situated off the south coast of…

Sailing from Bonne Bay to Francois

Sailing from Bonne Bay to Francois

Sailing from Bonne Bay towards François our course took us through the Ramea island Archipelago…

National Parks Creation Controversy

National Parks Creation Controversy

Amidst such delights laid out in the form of National Parks that we have visited…

People, Crafts and Music in Gros Morne National Park

People, Crafts and Music in Gros Morne National Park

The scenery of the Gros Morne National Park that has formed the backdrop to this One…

Plants that Eat Meat in the Gros Morne National Park

Plants that Eat Meat in the Gros Morne National Park

Gros Morne National Park is dominated by two distinctly different landscapes, a coastal lowland bordering…

In Gros Morne National Park

In Gros Morne National Park

We anchored off Woody Point in Bonne Bay a deep inlet that divides the Gros…

Visiting Anticosti Island

Visiting Anticosti Island

Anticosti is another of the celebrated islands situated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at…