Right on track • If there is a greater thrill of travelling than the discovery of unfamiliar places, for me it’s getting there by train.

What makes train travel such an antidote to life's stresses? - Margarita Gokun Silver | Aeon Essays

The moment I step inside Puerta de Atocha - Madrid's central railway station - I feel a familiar pang of excitement. My heart flutters, my pulse speeds, and my mood goes up a few points, much the same way that the outside temperature climbs when the sun peeks from the clouds.

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