CATCH-cast 56 - The Man In Seat 61 (Mark Smith)

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One of Britain's most prolific travel writers and host of Seat61.com, Mark Smith, explains how and why he set up this most helpful travel blog.

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After a career in the railways Mark Smith realised something was missing in the panoply of travel advice: how to travel across Europe by train with ease. He set up a blog as the man in seat61 - a name he borrowed from a surprising source - and its now one of the most consulted websites for people seeking surface travel rather than flying direct to their destination.

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