The ultra-luxurious and legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express has long been synonymous with old-world glam. Think: polished ...
First of all, it’s important to note that the trains are run by two different brands. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE ...
While trains may not be the fastest way to get from point A to point B, there is something timelessly romantic about traveling by rail. Today’s luxury trains transport guests back to the Golden Age of ...
Belmond is giving one of its iconic trains a luxurious upgrade in 2023. The luxury hospitality company is adding eight suites to the Venice Simplon-Orient Express next June. Two original 1920s and ...
The famed luxury train will transport guests through some of the most idyllic European landscapes, with extravagant menus, a vintage bar car, and an onboard sommelier. Stacey Leasca is an ...
Despite being known for having a high mortality rate — the Orient Express is actually very safe and very luxurious. We sent Chris to ride the rails and talk with a star of the remake of “Murder on the ...
ROME -- As the Orient-Express idled at Rome's Ostiense station, passersby gasped in admiration at the regal blue-and-gold coaches that awaited passengers for an overnight journey north to Venice.
If there’s one drawback to having an authentic 1920s train experience, it’s the way Golden Age passengers bathed on their journeys. They didn’t. Hence, there are no showers or baths aboard the Venice ...
While the original Orient Express route that ferried travelers from Paris east to Bulgaria and Istanbul first launched in the late-1800s, it wasn’t until the 1920s and ‘30s—after the new Simplon ...
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train, Europe, has unveiled its December journeys. This festive season, the distinct midnight-blue carriages will glide through Europe’s winter-scapes on ...
Orient-Express, I am left with memories of fern-green velvet, gleaming marquetry and vintage Dom Perignon. Of gold-trimmed, ...
The historic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express—arguably the world’s most famous train—recently announced that it will debut three new Grand Suites in completely renovated carriage for its journeys across ...