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Via Podcast
Episode 10

Ride the Rails
with Laura Kiniry

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Episode Description

On the latest episode of the Via Podcast, hosts Michelle Donati and Mitti Hicks hop on a train and discover why a slower pace of travel has big benefits, from sights not seen by car or air to the freedom to roam while the landscapes change around you.

Guest Laura Kiniry, a travel writer and train-riding expert, reveals her favorite rail adventures through the towering mountains of Glacier National Park, the stunning sights of the Pacific Northwest, and a long stretch of Coastal California.

Show Notes:

This episode showcases the following routes, and more:

Guest

Via Podcast guest Laura Kiniry headshot.

Laura Kiniry is a San Francisco-based freelance writer specializing in travel, food, and the great outdoors. A former Via intern, she's currently a travel correspondent for Smithsonianmag.com, and writes for Conde Nast Traveler, BBCTravel.com, Atlas Obscura, and various AAA publications, among others. As a railway enthusiast, she's traveled on trains throughout the U.S., Australia, Southeast Asia, South America, and Europe, and is currently planning a trip aboard Vietnam's Reunification Express. Kiniry's first-ever published story, in 2004, was a piece about Thailand train travel for the International Railway Traveler.

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