The Eastern & Oriental Express is one of the world's great train journeys. This ride, over hundreds of kilometers of track, is everything you expect from romantic train travel, complete with all the excitement of classic travel and soft adventure. The Eastern & Oriental Express is an 80-kilometer-per-hour luxury hotel on rails. For Southeast Asia, it is one of the rare train journeys you can make in comfort and style.

Forget bullet trains and space-age monorails, this is the only way to travel by track. Watching the complexity of the varying landscapes unfurl in a constant moving picture as you travel through Singapore, Malaysia and thailand is both mesmerizing and deeply rewarding, as you get a chance to appreciate the beauty of the ground you cover. You cannot help but lament the loss of charm and majesty in modern travel.

The journey passes through some of Asia's most storied destinations. There is Penany, where you can stroll through the busy marketplaces or travel by trishaw and see the historic city firsthand. Then there is the River Kwai Bridge Station in thailand, where guides escort you on a cruise along the Kwai Yai River, passing under the historic bridge, while the Don Rak War Cemetery, set among lush lawns, provides a poignant backdrop.

There are few journeys like this in today's world. Climb aboard and you will return to a quieter, gentler time, where opulence and dignity were the hallmarks of the day.