Embarking on a train journey from Farnborough to Saigon requires some planning, a modicum of imagination, and a couple of changes after Woking.
On a 10,000 mile trip across 10 countries the author encounters "functioning" Russian hotels, Chinese spitting restaurants, two men called Janet and cuisine more associated with an autopsy bucket.
The Reunification Express takes you on a journey across two vast continents and gives you an insight into train travel that you just won't experience on the 07.59 to Waterloo.