Escaping from Covid in South Africa's pricey, luxurious Blue Train
Share Blue Train passengers enjoy drinks in the observation car as the train slowly makes its way through the outskirts of Cape Town on February 25. AFP Escaping from Covid in South Africa’s pricey, luxurious Blue Train Tue, 9 March 2021 Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapes circle the private lounge at Cape Town’s main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air. Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious two-night trek across South Africa. But even in this cosseted world, 2021 intrudes, s...