stackyFACTSWho wants to look at wild elephants if you can't do it while submerged in a porcelain tub?
Who wants to look at wild elephants if you can't do it while submerged in a porcelain tub? In 1927, the Blue Train de Luxe gave wealthy colonizers a way to traverse South Africa without ever having to actually interact with its environment. It was essentially a rolling country club, proving that early luxury travel wasn't about exploring the world, but about stubbornly dragging your velvet armchairs and multi-course dinners through the savanna.
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