Ever since reading Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, I’ve dreamt of riding the iconic train from Paris to Istanbul. Better yet? Staying at the author’s favourite Turkish home from home, the five-star Pera Palace Hotel. It even has a suite named after her, where she supposedly finished penning my favourite murder mystery. So, when I got the opportunity to hop aboard the Venice-Simplon Orient Express (VSOE) and spend a night in Room 411 surrounded by Agatha Christie memorabilia – including her typewriter – I practically dropped dead. What is the Venice-Simplon Orient Express?You …
