Author Archives: Elizabeth

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth has worked with Railbookers for over four years both in the London office and in her home town of Sydney where she is currently based. She has travelled all over Europe by train, including a journey aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Favourite city: Florence.

Venice: some top tips to get the most from your holiday

January 15th, 2013

I once wrote a description of Venice where I compared the city to one of its most infamous children, Casanova- “romantic, good-looking, decadent and a little bit mischievous”. If anything, my recent trip has consolidated this impression. There is a reason why Venice is so renowned; nothing else is quite like it. As one of the locals remarked to me, “It’s like living in an artwork.”
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Following Agatha Christie aboard the Orient-Express (Part 2)

June 1st, 2012

No Murders on the Orient Express – Just Lots of Fun
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Following Agatha Christie aboard the Orient-Express (Part 1)

June 1st, 2012

I have a confession.

I am a massive Agatha Christie fan. Always have been, always will be. It is genetic, inheriting it from my mother, who used to make me listen to Christie books on tape for any extended car trip.
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