Travel Journal

Practical guides and regional stories to help you understand the places, trains and choices behind your journey.

Travel guide · 3 min

Luxury Train Travel in China: A First-Time Planner's Guide

Start with the season and the time you have, then compare the route, cabin and rhythm of each journey.

Travel guide · 2 min

Compare New Oriental Express with the private-cabin Chengdu journey and Shifang’s four-berth compartments.

Travel guide · 2 min

Prepare your entry checks, offline arrival note, communications and payment backups.

Journey story · 2 min

Decide whether a long north-and-south Xinjiang rail-and-land journey fits your time and interests.

Journey story · 2 min

Decide whether four fixed berths and shared carriage-level facilities suit everyone in your party.

Journey story · 2 min

Choose the journey for snow and cold-weather rhythm, with aurora understood as a possibility rather than a promise.

Journey story · 2 min

Compare the seasonal route and boarding point before choosing this long private-bathroom journey.