Intrepid traveller Tony Wheeler whose trip 40 years ago to Asia, that included India, resulted in a series of cult tourist guidebooks believes that rail travel is just about the best way to experience the country.
"The railways are a real part of India. From hopping on to the toy train in Darjeeling to taking locals I have had
some really amazing trips across the country on trains. At one point I even had a monthly rail travel pass," says the man who co-founded the Lonely Planet company. Wheeler was in the city to participate in the launch last evening of 10 travel guides customised especially for Indians. Accompanied by wife Maureen he had first come to India in his 20s during a time when travel to the exotic east was fashionable and loads of tourists would take the "hippy trail" land route across Asia. Low on funds, Wheeler wrote and self published "--> Click here to see the original article>
some really amazing trips across the country on trains. At one point I even had a monthly rail travel pass," says the man who co-founded the Lonely Planet company. Wheeler was in the city to participate in the launch last evening of 10 travel guides customised especially for Indians. Accompanied by wife Maureen he had first come to India in his 20s during a time when travel to the exotic east was fashionable and loads of tourists would take the "hippy trail" land route across Asia. Low on funds, Wheeler wrote and self published "--> Click here to see the original article>