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As we travel near and far, we often come cross remarkable and/or memorable things that we feel moved to share with you, our treasured readers. We put those in our blog. Since we have no regular blogging schedule or topic and write about things as often as we are moved to do so, please check back periodically so you don’t miss our latest sharing.
A Spectacular Drive On California Highway 1 From Jenner To Point Lobos
Drive California’s Spectacular Pacific Coast Highway With Jeff and Ginny Orenstein of Simply Smart Travel California is a gorgeous […]
Learning From a Road Trip: Our Civil Rights Odyssey
Cooped up in and around greater Sarasota Florida for what seemed like a covid-dictated eternity and with a brand new […]
Traveling By Eurail Pass Through Europe
We recently toured Sweden, Denmark and Germany by train and it was a wonderful way to travel. […]
Syndicated Column
Recent Columns Here are some of the many Simply Smart Travel columns published in print and on the web. New […]
Riding In The Cab of Railroad History: Southern 2-8-0 #630
It is only three large steps up from the platform to the cab of Number 630, a 114 ton steam […]
Traveling Like A Railroad Baron: Private Train Across The Cascades
Traveling Like A Railroad Baron Uncommon Journeys Private Train Across the Cascades Moira, our tour guide, led us out a […]
From Toronto to Vancouver By Train: Watching A Continent Unfold From A Luxury Dome Car.
VIA Train # 1 From Toronto to Vancouver One of the Finest Train Trips In The World There was a […]
By Train Through Quebec Along The St. Lawrence River
By Train Along The St. Lawrence River By Jeffrey R. Orenstein, Ph.D., Simply Smart Travel September, 2015 As our taxi […]
Welcome To Florida SunRail!
Welcome To Florida SunRail Florida is finally on a fast track for good rail service. SunRail, the greater Orlando commuter […]
Summer In Florida
A Saturday In Tampa Slightly Off The Beaten Path If you’re ever in downtown Tampa on a business trip and […]