SPIRITED LIFE OF ORIGINAL QUEEN MARY

WHAT do you do when you’re aboard a ship and with no one behind the counter of the cafeteria, plates of cakes and scones suddenly start hurling themselves across the room?

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Never mind the cabin crew, it’s the passengers who’ll soon be on strike

The Times' Travel News Editor wonders whether the airline should worry as much about its customers as its staff

Great Railroad Journeys of the World

Planes, ships, automobiles -- they're all great ways to travel. But if you really want to understand where you are, rather than materialize in your destination with brain slightly befuddled, take a train. Watching the scenery unfold as you move from Point A to Point B allows you to experience new places in real time, to get a sense of where you are and where you're going, undistracted by the need to drive or read maps. And there's nothing that says "adventure awaits" like the sound of a train's whistle. All Aboard!

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