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The Hunt for the Missing Orient Express Trains

Nothing says old-world luxury quite like the Orient Express. The train of kings, courtesans, spies, storytellers and murderers alike, all elegantly dressed and sipping on Champagne from cut-glass crystal flutes as European landscapes rolled by. The Orient Express, which linked Paris to Istanbul, connecting Europe to Asia on an 81-hour ride operating between 1883 and…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXII)

1. Reviving 17 Original Orient Express Carriages, Forgotten in Poland Now destined for a comeback on the storied Paris-Istanbul route, the 17 carriages discovered in Poland (12 sleeping cars, a restaurant car, three lounge cars, and a van) are being restored in France and will hit the railways in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics.…
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Murder and Afternoon Tea on the Orient Express

“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances,” wrote Agatha Christie in her iconic 1934 novel, Murder on the Orient Express, which was adapted into a Hollywood motion picture this year featuring an all-star cast including Johnny Depp, Kenneth Brannagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe and Penelope Cruz. It still feels…

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Calling all Romantics Aboard the Orient Express, 1950

I love nothing more than digging up a new old photostory from the LIFE archives, especially one filled with romance and adventure in time for the weekend. Today, we’re going to hop aboard with photographer Jack Birns in 1950, on the legendary Simplon-Orient Express. which departed from London, travelled to Paris and Venice via the Simplon Tunnel through…
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