The Antipodean Express
Exisle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-921497-15-5 (ISBN)
An epic journey from New Zealand to Spain, celebrating the enduring romance of travel by train.
The journey of The Antipodean Express takes in 89 days of travel, on 33 trains, through 19 countries. It begins in New Zealand's North Island, weaves past the volcanoes of Java, through East Asia and on into Europe. From hilarious miscommunications in China to cultural immersion at the Bolshoi Ballet, there are stop-offs with half a worlds worth of impressions, people, history, food, music and culture. Hill also describes most of the great trains of the Eurasian hemisphere, from New Zealands Northern Explorer to the Eurostar, and everything in between.
The culmination is a day spent in the obscure Spanish village of Alaejos, locating the exact antipode of the authors living room. The perfect end to a vast adventure.
Gregory Hill, born in Auckland, diverted from his country's obsession with sport to pursue a passion for the French horn, which eventually led to his career in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Despite living in a country with a basic passenger train service, he nurtured a fascination for long-distance train travel, which he finally indulged in after his retirement. In the year between ending his career and the world coming to a standstill, Gregory undertook an epic journey by rail from New Zealand to Spain. He now lives in Wellington with his violinist wife Anne, cherishing his two adult sons and two grandsons.
Contents
Dramatis personae1
Introduction4
Sunday, 31 March Wellington to Auckland6
Monday, 1 April Auckland to Sydney11
Tuesday, 2 April Sydney and the Blue Mountains13
Wednesday, 3 April Sydney to Bogan Gate15
Thursday, 4 April Broken Hill to Adelaide18
Friday, 5 April Adelaide and Hahndorf20
Saturday, 6 April Adelaide and Kangaroo Island22
Sunday, 7 April Adelaide to Mabel Creek24
Monday, 8 April Marla and Alice Springs26
Tuesday, 9 April Tennant Creek to Katherine and Darwin28
Wednesday, 10 April Darwin30
Thursday, 11 April Darwin to Denpasar32
Friday,12 April Denpasar to Banyuwangi34
Saturday, 13 April Banyuwangi and Kawah Ijen38
Sunday, 14 April Banyuwangi to Surabaya41
Monday, 15 April Surabaya to Borobudur44
Tuesday, 16 April Borobudur and Yogyakarta46
Wednesday, 17 April Yogyakarta50
Thursday, 18 April Yogyakarta to Jakarta53
Good Friday, 19 April Jakarta55
Saturday, 20 April At sea59
Easter Sunday, 21 April Bintan, Singapore and Malacca61
Monday, 22 April Malacca65
Tuesday, 23 April Malacca to Kuala Lumpur68
Wednesday, 24 April Kuala Lumpur to George Town72
Thursday, 25 April George Town75
Friday, 26 April George Town to Hat Yai and beyond78
Saturday, 27 April Bangkok83
Sunday, 28 April Bangkok to Siem Reap86
Monday, 29 April Siem Reap to Phnom Penh90
Tuesday, 30 April Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City93
May Day, Wednesday, 1 May Ho Chi Minh City97
Thursday, 2 May The Unification Express, Vietnam101
Friday, 3 May Hanoi104
Saturday, 4 May Hanoi and Ninh Bình107
Sunday, 5 May Đông Đăng to Hong Kong110
Monday, 6 May Hong Kong115
Tuesday, 7 May Hong Kong to Hangzhou119
Wednesday, 8 May West Lake122
Thursday, 9 May Hangzhou to Xi’an125
Friday, 10 May Xi’an128
Saturday, 11 May Xi’an to Xining131
Sunday, 12 May Xining to Lhasa136
Monday, 13 May Lhasa139
Tuesday, 14 May Lhasa142
Wednesday, 15 May Lhasa to Shigatse145
Thursday, 16 May Shigatse to Rongbuk149
Friday, 17 May Rongbuk to Shigatse153
Saturday, 18 May Shigatse to Lhasa155
Sunday, 19 May Lhasa to Tongtianheyan158
Monday, 20 May Tongtianheyan to Liangzhen161
Tuesday, 21 May Beijing163
Wednesday, 22 May Beijing to Erenhot166
Thursday, 23 May Erenhot to Sukhbaatar171
Friday, 24 May Naushki to Irkutsk174
Saturday, 25 May Irkutsk to Listvyanka181
Sunday, 26 May Listvyanka187
Monday, 27 May Listvyanka to Nizhneudinsk190
Tuesday, 28 May Nizhneudinsk to Tatarsk193
Wednesday, 29 May Omsk to Kirov197
Thursday, 30 May Kirov to Suzdal200
Friday, 31 May Suzdal205
Saturday, 1 June Suzdal to Moscow210
Sunday, 2 June Moscow214
Monday, 3 June Moscow220
Tuesday, 4 June Moscow to Smolensk225
Wednesday, 5 June Orsha to Gotha228
Thursday, 6 June Eisenach to Paris233
Friday, 7 June Paris237
Saturday, 8 June Anne’s birthday in Paris240
Sunday, 9 June Paris to Figueres243
Monday, 10 June Figueres to Cadaqués246
Tuesday, 11 June Cadaqués and Far de Cala Nans250
Wednesday, 12 June Cadaqués and Cap de Creus253
Thursday, 13 June Cadaqués to Barcelona256
Friday, 14 June Barcelona259
Saturday, 15 June Barcelona to Salamanca263
Sunday, 16 June Alaejos267
Monday, 17 to Salamanca to Wellington275
Friday, 28 June
MAPS
Route of the Antipodean Expressviii New Zealand North Island9
Eastern Australia16
Central Indonesia35
Singapore62
Peninsular Malaysia69
Thailand79
Cambodia91
Vietnam100
China and Mongolia111
Hong Kong116
Central Russia177
Primorsky Slyudyanka179
Western Russia and Belarus196
Poland230
Germany232
France234
Spain247
Index279
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Colour x approx. 20 maps and 85 photographs |
| Verlagsort | Auckland |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge | |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte | |
| Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-921497-15-7 / 1921497157 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-921497-15-5 / 9781921497155 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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