The Quiet Coach: Private Islands, Shark Sightings, and Sushi on Trains with Jack Savoretti

From spending younger years on a remote island in the Bahamas to sneaking sushi onto trains, Jack Savoretti joins Jenni Falconer on The Quiet Coach to share a vivid, funny and unexpectedly reflective look at life on the move. In this episode of Routes from LNER, Jack opens up about his earliest travel memories, including months spent living off-grid with no electricity, crossing moonlit waters by boat, and encountering everything from dolphins to sharks in the sea.The conversation explores how those formative experiences shaped his love of travel, and why the Bahamas still holds a special, almost mythical place in his life. Jack reflects on how travel has changed over time, the rising cost of returning to meaningful places, and the desire to share those memories with his own children.They also dive into the show’s “Snacks, Tracks & Hacks” segment, where Jack reveals his go-to travel ritual (thanks to his daughter), the one album he always returns to on a train journey, and an unusual tip involving crystallised eucalyptus that he swears by for staying well on the road. Warm, nostalgic and full of rich storytelling, this is a relaxed conversation about adventure, perspective, and finding calm. Whether you’re on a train, on an island, or back where it all began.