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A direct “wine train” could soon link London and southern France, and the world’s happiest country is set to share its secrets with a lucky few in a free master class on home turf, with travel expenses covered.
Good news for guys who like to shine their machine. Switzerland has just unveiled Shania Train, a revolutionary new high-speed, track-jumping train. It’s named – improbably and wonderfully – after Canadian country pop legend Shania Twain.
And the party doesn’t stop there. A new direct “wine train” linking London with the vineyards of Bordeaux is in the planning stage and could be whisking Brits on five-hour trips to the south of France by 2026.
It’s hoped it could be the first of several new routes linking London with European cities including Cologne, Frankfurt, Geneva, Marseille and Toulouse. Dyan Crowther, CEO of HS1, the UK’s first high-speed railway, tells CNN, “We are keen to expand our network and grow through new international routes.”
The perfect suitcase for a wine vacation is already on the market: the VinGardeValise Grande suitcase comes with 12 foam inserts for safely transporting bottles. Our partners at CNN Underscored, a product reviews and recommendations guide owned by CNN, tried it out.
One of Europe’s busiest airports, Amsterdam’s Schiphol, is being forced this month to cut flights because of Dutch plans to reduce carbon emissions. So it’s a good time to familiarize yourself with the best new train journeys for 2023. (But watch out for delays caused by pesky badgers).
People the world over love digging into tacos, burritos and margaritas, but visitors to Mexico will find hundreds of dishes that rarely appear on menus outside of the country. Here are 23 Mexican dishes you should try.
And if you have room for more, sample four recipes from Eva Longoria inspired by her Mexican heritage. Her CNN series “Searching for Mexico” starts Sunday.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan started March 22 and runs to April 21, and a couple of billion people around the world are fasting…
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