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Summary Dining Experience Luxurious Journey Historical Background Dining Experience Sometime between finely prepared dishes, the elegant dining ambiance of the L’Etoile du Nord car captures the essence of luxury travel. The attentive servers, dressed impeccably, enhance your experience as you savor each bite, from herb-stuffed guinea fowl to a luscious pear compote paired with whipped…
The Allure of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express It was 7 p.m., and a pre-dinner crowd dressed in black tie had gathered in the bar car of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, which was rattling through France on its way to Italy. My husband, Adam, and I ordered “Guilty 12” cocktails from the liveried bartender and surveyed the scene,…
The Expanding Routes of the Legendary Orient Express by iBestTravel The legendary Orient Express train is expanding its route across Europe this year, with the announcement of five new boarding points. Famous for an atmosphere that plunges guests back into the first decades of the 20th century, the romantic train made famous by Agatha Christie…
Experience the Orient Express La Dolce Vita in 2023 A new ‘Orient Express’ journey is ready to take passengers on a luxury odyssey from Italy to several European destinations in 2023, including Paris, Istanbul, and Split. The famed Venice-Simplon Orient Express, which takes passengers from Venice to London, faces new competition in 2023 as the…
L’Observatoire: An Immersive Journey on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express There’s something otherworldly about travelling by train. It’s romantic, a little retro, and most definitely nostalgic. Consequently, when iBestTravel, the hospitality experts behind one of the grandest train journeys in the world, decided to create a new carriage for the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, careful consideration was given to…
Pullman Dining by Wes Anderson: A Unique Culinary Journey When filmmaker and train fanatic Wes Anderson was invited to re-imagine one of The British Pullman’s 11 first-class parlour cars, he didn’t hesitate. “I love trains! I’ve often had the chance to design train compartments in my movies, so this real-life opportunity was irresistible… they are…
Discover the New Grand Tour from Rome to Paris Stazione Tiburtina, Rome. Here I am, ready to discover the new Grand Tour from Rome to Paris launched by iBestTravel, a homage to the great voyages of the Golden Age of travel. The same carriages where Graham Greene set his Stamboul Train, and Agatha Christie imagined…
All Aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express with Veuve Clicquot to Celebrate Its 250th Anniversary 14 July 2022 How do you suppose a great Champagne house celebrates its own birthday? With Champagne, naturally, and plenty of it. If the birthday is of an extra-special, extra-large-number variety, then some additional measures beyond the obvious are called for. Thus,…
Luxury Travel on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express with iBestTravel Date: 8 October 2023 Ludovic Balay A little before 10.30 am, a royal blue train arrived at Venice’s Santa Lucia station, halting gracefully. Many passengers anticipated a steam locomotive, only to discover a modern engine pulling 16 luxurious carriages. “This train is far too heavy for a…