Book excerpt: Covering eastern and western Europe, Britain and Ireland, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Central, South, and North America, this 28th edition of The Eurail and Train Travel Guide to the World is the most comprehensive guide to train travel on the market. It provides: Information on 111 countries; Descriptions and prices of all country passes, Eurail passes, and combination passes. Descriptions and prices of more than 2,000 rail trips; Sightseeing notes for hundreds of cities; Suggestions for roundtrip excursions, scenic journeys, and international trips.