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Rails and Rooms: A Timeless Canadian Journey

Name: Rails and Rooms: A Timeless Canadian Journey
Author: Dave Preston
ISBN: 9781552850091

by Dave Preston

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Overview

A journey across Canada, a journey across time. With humour and insight, Dave Preston invites readers to share his month-long journey across Canada, over 4,000 miles by rail. Traveling through every province that still has a track, stopping to recount the glory days of the luxurious CPR hotels, Rails & Rooms offers a unique travelogue that covers this country from Halifax to Victoria, past to present.

Synopsis

A journey across Canada, a journey across time. With humour and insight, Dave Preston invites readers to share his month-long journey across Canada, over 4,000 miles by rail. Traveling through every province that still has a track, stopping to recount the glory days of the luxurious CPR hotels, Rails & Rooms offers a unique travelogue that covers this country from Halifax to Victoria, past to present.

About the Author, Dave Preston

Dave Preston was born in Yorkshire, England. He works mainly in the entertainment, travel and leisure industries. He edits several tourism publications, has regular food and drink columns in several magazines, and writes for various publications across North America. He has also contributed to several books and he authored The Story of Butchart Gardens. Dave lives in Victoria, British Columbia.