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EUROPE THE VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENT-EXPRESS It's arguably the world's most romantic train journey?and who would want to argue, with so much romance in the air? Since 1883, the Orient Express has set the standard for a certain kind of luxury travel. Today, the train's original 1920s and '30s carriages are decorated with marquetry panels, finely cast solid brass and Art Deco paintings. The traditional London-to-Venice trip takes 31 hours and costs $2,400 one way. But the train's trophy trip, which mirrors its virgin journey from Paris to Istanbul, takes place only...
...SOUTH AFRICA THE BLUE TRAIN This 27-hour journey from Pretoria to Cape Town combines the comfort and luxury of a five-star hotel with the thrill and romance of rail travel. Absorb the views of Table Mountain and the Hex River Valley from a glass observation car while sipping some of South Africa's finest wines. You have your own personal butler and en-suite accommodation?an elegant living room by day and a cosy bedroom by night. A luxury single will set you back...
...been a long, circular journey for Dimon, 47, who was born in New York City with financial data encoded in his genes. Dimon's Greek-American grandfather and father were stockbrokers catering to fellow immigrants in the city, and it was through his dad Theodore, who worked with Weill at Shearson, that Dimon met his eventual mentor. While studying economics (his other major) at Tufts University, Dimon wrote a term paper about one of Weill's earliest takeovers and used it to persuade the Wall Street veteran to give him a summer internship...
...proposals crowd out important domestic priorities. And Bush will not even be footing the bill himself. The real costs will occur long after he heads back to Crawford (even after a second term), forcing other Presidents to find the money. "We do not know where this journey will end," says a senior Republican staff member, parroting a line from the President's speech last Wednesday announcing the plan, "because we won't have the money to bring them [the astronauts] home...
...centuries ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark left St. Louis to explore the new lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase," George W. Bush said, announcing his desire for a program to send men and women to Mars. "They made that journey in the spirit of discovery ... America has ventured forth into space for the same reasons...