All aboard the epitome of leisurely luxury travel
Oct 03, 2020
4 minutes
THE Blue Train, which has transported passengers around South Africa in luxury for almost a century, was literally stopped in its tracks for nearly six months during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The national landmark, which once carried former president Nelson Mandela, supermodel Naomi Campbell, US record producer Quincy Jones and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was one of the many tourism facilities forced to cease their operations as the novel coronavirus ripped through the globe.
Travellers could no longer escape the mundane routines of their daily lives in favour of splendour, elegance and a transcendent journey through the rainbow nation.
While its staff
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