Air travel has become pretty prosaic now. I'm in Taiwan at the moment, and there is something pretty pleasing about travelling on the HSR rail here - it seems

Air travel has become pretty prosaic now. I'm in Taiwan at the moment, and there is something pretty pleasing about travelling on the HSR rail here - it seems more in line with the bullet trains of Japan, than the fast trains in Europe (which are still good - discounting the UK, which just has the Eurostar). The trains all go extremely fast on mostly dedicated lines and the stations are the larger modern type - reminiscent of airports, but without the mega long walks or security. Google image search - https://www.google.com.tw/search?q=high+speed+rail+taiwan&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTr96mi7rJAhUI6CYKHRC_AcAQ_AUICCgB&biw=1280&bih=661 https://www.google.com.tw/search?q=high+speed+rail+taiwan&so...