I had no idea that, on a group ski and snowboarding holiday to Tignes in the French Alps, I’d end up in what was akin to a Teletubby outfit bobbing on my back like a Champagne cork in an icy lake. Nor

Giles Catchpole hopes for cool heads in cold climes

Forget about exhausting sight-seeing holidays and delayed flights – it’s time to embrace luxury train travel, says Jessica Salter

RAIL Columnist

The resurgence of the sleeper train in Europe heralds a return to the romance and adventure of travel — whether you want to journey into the Arctic Circle on a snowy night or sip champagne between damask sheets on a trip through Italy.

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