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Croney

(4,982 posts) Sun Feb 12, 2023, 08:28 AM Feb 2023

Vacation idea: Ride the world's longest train. [View all]

My friend, a widow in her 50's, just did this. I would love to visit Morocco and Mauritania but I'm not going to sit on top of an iron ore car for 400 miles and camp out with camels; I'm too old now. This is very cool though.

https://againstthecompass.com/en/iron-ore-train-mauritania/

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Vacation idea: Ride the world's longest train. [View all] Croney Feb 2023 OP

This is a bad idea. Railroads are not playgrounds. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #1

I can see being attracted by the novelty, but I'll bet that few people Croney Feb 2023 #2

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Have a good day, and thanks for giving me so much of your time this morning. Croney Feb 2023 #7

Thank you. I consider it an obligation. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #8

And more. Croney Feb 2023 #9

This I would do! The Orient Express. Croney Feb 2023 #10