I took the easy path across the outback: from the comfort of an air-conditioned luxury sleeper train.
How to ride the GhanInto the outback: The Ghan is one of the longest train journeys in the world, spanning 1,851 miles (2,979 kilometers) through Australia’s vast and forbidding outback.
“It’s absolutely great.”The views of Australia's outback while riding the Ghan Jon Jensen / CNNThat nothingness is undeniably relaxing.
Ship of the desertThe Ghan train makes a stop at the Alice Springs Railway Station in Australia's Northern Territory.
Traveling through the wilds of Australia’s outback, most passengers agree, makes for the trip of a lifetime.
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