Tag: The Northern Explorer
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A full-day scenic railway journey in New Zealand (real vs fictional)
I traded in the fictional Kelvin Explorer for the very real Northern Explorer yesterday. The full-day scenic railway journey runs much of the length of New Zealand’s North Island “from rolling farmland and volcanic landscapes to dramatic river gorges and rugged coastlines.” Also: engineering marvels like the Makohine Viaduct and the Raurimu Spiral. A very…