Tag Archives: Train Journey

All Aboard for Seal Spotting

All Aboard for Seal Spotting

The Coastal Pacific train journey runs so close to the coast, for nearly 100km between Picton and Christchurch, that along one section of its route you can almost see the whiskers of scores of…

Bent to Every Whim

Bent to Every Whim

“The beauty of train journeys is that you can appreciate the dominance of New Zealand’s landscape over its inhabitants,” writes The Independent’s Dan Poole post-Tranz Scenic trip down through both islands. “Over…