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A grand way to spend a vacation is to take the opportunity to travel around and see sites that you have not seen before. One way to do this is by using your own car or renting one and driving around. However, this poses a few risks such as the GPS messing up and you getting lost. Although this could a source of great excitement for some, for many it would be a source of great stress and frustration. It can be much better to travel where your getting from one place to another is taken care of for you. This is when a sleeper train vacation can be spectacular. Yes, by train. With air plane travel and car ownership high, traveling by train is an option that many may not consider, however they are missing out. Trains offer the luxury of reasonably quick travel, comfortable sleeping berths, and the luxury of being able to stretch your legs without having to get off.

In the United States, the best train company to take a long term vacation with is Amtrak. This company has routes that cover the entire US, running along the East and West Coasts, the Northern and Southern States as well as cutting across the middle. Also, Amtrak has USA Rail Passes. These products are available for three different time periods, 15, 30, and 45 allow you to travel throughout the US and get off and on at a different stops, great for sight seeing at reasonable rates. If you want something a bit more structured, Amtrak has a service called Amtrak vacations in which you can choose from prepackaged rail journeys or work with an Amtrak travel agent to design your own. Another reason to choose a railways vacation and see the United States.

One does not have to stay in the United States to have a sleeper train vacation. In fact, when one thinks of train travel they most likely are thinking of Europe and it is true that train travel in Europe is more common than in the United States. Accordingly, it is easy to travel across Europe and if you have the time, it is cheaper than air travel. A European traveling vacation by train is made easy by the Eurorail passes. These passes are customizable to the countries you want to see and in some cases are designed to appeal to the customer that wants to see just a few countries. For example, The Eurorail Select pass allows you unlimited amount of travel that falls within a selected amount of time. The France/Italy pass is designed for a tour of those countries.

For more information see www.raileurope.com and for Amtrak, see www.amtrak.com