Travel Maven Blog ...... David Molyneaux posts from TheTravelMavens.com

The world's top 10 train rides

From the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada and the Glacier Express in Switzerland to Norway's Flam Railway (pictured above), travel journalists select the World's 10 Best Rides.

Read about the Top 10 Train Rides at TheTravelMavens.com

“Train travel is romantic, scenic, a wonderful way to meet and mix with locals and equally important today, a very green way to experience a country.” says Bea Broda, president of the 

Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). Writers and photographers chose the 10 best train rides.

Tips from SATW travel journalists:

How to lighten your luggage.

How to save money on your trip

World's best ferry boat rides

Dining in High Cotton in Charleston

My table was in High Cotton.

That's a southern phrase that means the best of times, which these are not. But on a vacation night in Charleston, South Carolina, High Cotton, the restaurant, was standing tall.

Charleston has become a foody city, a vacation destination for folks who like to eat.

At High cotton, my meal was lettuce wedge (my first iceberg in a while) and blue cheese; broiled grouper on a bed of sauteed spinich; and key lime tort. Entrees start at about $20 for hearty, southern style meals in an atmosphere of brick walls, wood floors, a stack of wine glasses on the table -- and a sign that says: Livin' Large and Steppin' High.

Nice image.