Travel digest

A NEW TRAIN OF THOUGHT TO SEE THE USA BY RAIL

THE Travel Department is offering the opportunity to experience the best of the USA by rail in October 2011. The new 18-night ‘USA Coast to Coast by Rail’ (ex Cork or Dublin) holiday features visits to New York, Washington, Chicago, Denver, The Grand Canyon, Los Angeles and San Francisco. It’s priced at €3,249 plus taxes. www.thetraveldepartment.ie / 01-6371600.

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