I’ll admit it, I like things done quickly. When I travel, the fastest route is typically how I approach a journey. But at the tail end of 2025, I wrote about our team's most passionate travel grievances on our Substack. | | | | | I’ll admit it, I like things done quickly. When I travel, the fastest route is typically how I approach a journey. But at the tail end of 2025, I wrote about our team's most passionate travel grievances on our Substack, and a reader reminded me that taking the train would solve many of our problems. TSA liquid regulations, for example, or people who recline way too far back. So now I am dreaming of a train trip for the ages. Racing across Japan's countryside, weaving between mountains in the Alps in Europe or making my way up the shimmering West Coast of the USA. In truth, trains unlock a whole world of unforgettable trips. They help you explore a destination more deeply, uncovering the sights that exist between the major stops. | In 2026, I dare you to forgo a visit to your bustling (and frankly stressful) airport and instead try taking your journey to the rails, never tearing your eyes away from the view. | Train trips we can’t stop talking about | | | If finding peace and beauty is part of your 2026 resolutions, no destination will hand you a more perfect combination than Costa Rica. Spend your afternoons under the sun, covered in sand at stellar beaches. | | | Start planning your next adventure | | | *Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by our partners. Terms apply. | Photography by: SurangaLK/Shutterstock, kavalenkau/Shutterstock, Rintaro Kanemoto for Lonely Planet, Justin Foulkes for Lonely Planet, Julien James, Cavan Images/Getty Images | | | | THIS EMAIL WAS SENT TO YOU BY: LONELY PLANET PUBLICATIONS LTD. | 1101 RED VENTURES DRIVE, FORT MILL, SC 29707 | | | |
