Month: August 2025

Beer Holidays Pubs & Bars Railways
26 August 2025

London to Istanbul – Epic Rail Journey : Day 1

From where we live it is a short bus ride to Heathrow Terminal 5 and so the logical route to St Pancras International is the Piccadilly Line and this was our plan, until three days before departure when I found out that it was closed all weekend. Plan B was the Elizabeth Line from T5 to central London and then a cab, more expensive but […]

General Holidays Railways Trips
23 August 2025

London to Istanbul – Epic Rail Journey : Introduction

With myself and Mrs MusingAnorak celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary in August we were determined to find a holiday to remember. After considering, and rejecting, a lot of options I came across the website of a company called Tailor Made Rail who specialise in holidays by rail. One itinerary particularly caught our eye, London to Istanbul with multiple city stops en route. We got in […]