Scenes from the slow route
Find a window seat and let the surroundings come to you.
Getting somewhere by train allows for a ground-level view that planes, with all their benefits, can’t offer. Not necessarily a better way to go, just a different one.
Best to figure out where the sun might be and then grab a seat on the opposite side, which can avoid hours of squinting and the absurdity of needing sunscreen.
The natural light for taking photos – like all of the below, from a train or bus seat – works in your favor, too.