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My wife and I have travelled on 'The Ghan' some 27 years ago now. Our compartment contained two foldaway bunk beds and washing facilities. The economy class coaches were in use in those days and the train only went as far as Alice Springs. The track was not well maintained and as a result the train speed was limited to 40mph. We were in Australia for a month and visited Sydney, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Cairns and Brisbane, as well as the small town of Maroochydore. It was for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. A truly wonderful time. My wife and I are still together.

Hi Kuga!! Finally your Ghan video is here! Sadly, you didn't travel with my crew 😢 but that's okay! You'll just have to keep riding our trains until you get to meet and hang out with the best attendant 😉 Would you believe I watched your video while ON the Ghan?! We're in Alice Spring right now! I finished my work for today, and now I'm sitting in the dining car. Tomorrow well go to Coober Pedy! But tonight our whole crew will eat dinner together, we call this our family meal ❤ I hope you enjoyed the sunrise! It's truly so special to see the sunrise in the outback, and I consider myself very lucky to see it every time I come on the train 😊 And I find it funny that statue was your highlight, I often forget it's there 😅 Thank you once again for travelling with us! Every time I see a guest smile, I feel so proud and happy! I hope to continue being a great representative of my country! Please visit us again!! 🇦🇺❤

Thank you, Kuga our videos continue to inspire me. Gentle humor, respect, and gratitude are all humbly present in the background. You set a fine example for us all.

Welcome to Australia Kuga san! I hope our trains bring you as much joy as I get watching your videos on Japan’s trains.

4:42 a cuppa, youre practically Aussie now Kuga-san!

For those complaining about the price, its a luxury tourist/ritiree holiday train, not a commuter. Yes the interiors are dated but you get 5 star meals, service and everything is included, such as off train excursions, meals, drinks, including alcohol, and free transfers. Its much cheaper (usually) to fly and way quicker if you just want to get from A-B

The bonfire early in the morning, as the sun rose, made this my favorite train trip that I’ve ever watched. I would absolutely cherish and drink in the moment.

I’m so thrilled that you’re here exploring Australia! I hope you have the best time. I fell in love with your videos during many covid lockdowns as it gave me the sense I was still exploring the world and leaving my house haha AND NOW YOU’RE HERE 🇦🇺

"for the aliens out there" 😂 love the humor!

Oooh! Here it comes! Looking forward to this one Kuga-san!! 🎉

My Father worked for an American Railway in its "hay day". We went everywhere on a train. I loved looking out the window and seeing the scenery pass by. Those were the days of travel... Thanks for bringing back the memories..

OMG! Cliffhanger! I thought it was going to end with Kuga-san stranded in Alice Springs after checking out Uluru and having to hitchhike on a roadtrain or something!! Looking forward to the next instalment! 🎉🇦🇺

Again, thank you for another lovely video, Kuga! 👍!!!!

I love how you throw yourself into your train journies it gives a real sense of your true feelings as you travel. Your comments are simp,e and to the point .. no embellishments just factual and informative. Grest to see you enjoying out outback or as we refer to it as the bush. McDonalds to us Aussies is Maccas or The Golden Arches Restaurant and you are spot on they can't do breakfast like you had. Fantastic to see you loving your experiences in Oz the same as I enjoyed mine in Japan. Enjoy the rest of your stay with us. Bushyboy Oz.

Great trip. Finally you try The Ghan, every train enthusiasm wishlist.

one thumb-up for the alien-distance

I HAVE MISSED YOUR VIDEOS AND GOOD HUMOR. I HAVE TRAVELED WITH YOU IN ALL OF YOUR VIDS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING TO AMERICA WHERE I LIVE. I WILL KEEP FOLLOWING YOU WHERE EVER YOU GO...

What an amazing trip! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Hey kuga , glad you enjoyed more of our country and please feel free to forward any hospital bills for diabetes treatment 😉

During the Summer months The Ghan becomes the Great Southern. Nice to see you have our lingo down. 😊

I think it is the first time I see the man himself behind the videos! Grtz from Belgium

Im glad you are enjoying the travel here and the food :)

Thanks a lot for this beautiful journey.

I just did gold single cabin class on the 21st-23rd from Adelaide to Darwin recently & I loved it. The food was very good, I would give a 10/10 rating. The sunrise was stunning in Marla & the off the activities were awesome.

The Ghan is on my wishlist of trains to get one day, what an amazing journey.

Dude! I laughed out loud at your Aliens and Light Years comment!!

I’ve been waiting for this vid, well done

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful trip. I love it. As i will never be able to this myself. Thanks!

What a wonderful trip

What a trip! Thanks for your report, Kuga! Hope you enjoy your following journeys! :)

Best of best wishes and congratulations for remarkable journey

really nice video, thanks for your hard work uploading this and your other content.

Very, very good presentation! Congratulations for your video!

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Cheers.

Thank you. Couldn’t imagine a greater contrast from Japan. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇯🇵

Welcome to Aussie mate, a gr8 video, glad you enjoyed the trip

I traveled to Australia in 2016, spent over a month there just south of Adelaide, you need to ride the excursion train that runs south of there at Victor Harbor. Australia has the best food!

I feel your pain on the shared seating in the dining car. I also prefer to sit alone in public.

thank you Kuga san for trip, i like travel with you :-D

Fantastic video as always Kuga san ! Great to see you are exploring trains all over the world ! I hope if you have a chance you can come to New Zealand for our spectacular scenery trains the 'Northern Explorer' and 'Tranz Alpine'. Only 3 hours flight from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne to Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch !

I did the Indian Pacific from Adelaide to Perth. Two nights. And that was when they still had economy seats. Which is where I was sat. ........ I'd go to the lounge car (where passengers weren't supposed to sleep), sit on a banquette with my legs up, open my book on my lap, and pretend I accidentally fell asleep while reading. Don't regret the journey at all. How many people can say they've been to Cook, South Australia? And I had kangaroo steak in the dining car.

What a great journey!

Had I known you were coming to Australia, especially South Australia, I would have met you at the Port Augusta platform as I believe the train stops for a moment 18:12 I live near only 80kms down in Whyalla. It would have been my pleasure to see you and welcome you to South Australia.

wow you came to australia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love your japan videos love the japan travel vibe. ive been living here for a long times now but ive never took such a train travel here before. cant wait to see.

I love traveling by train. This would be so much fun.

If you didn't take at least one night in Alice Springs to look up at the sky, you missed a great opportunity. That is probably one of the best places on earth to observe our Milky Way.

Looks like a 5 star hotel on wheels with amazing 3 course meals and the service! You can get kangaroo meat from any supermarket here in Australia but I don’t eat kangaroos unless we go out for special dinner or something but it’s really good for you 😊

thank you for making the distance clear to us 👽too :D

I spent a night in Alice Springs many years ago. It took about 4 days to get the fine red dust out of everything I had brought with me. The motel unit was clean when e arrived, but by the time we had opened the door a few times, the red dust was every where.

I don’t know much about Australia but even less about Alice Springs? Seems like the ultimate middle of nowhere location. What a journey though! 👍

Im from Nepal and I like Australia very much.

Thank you Kuga, such amazing scenery, and that food really made my mouth water, very nice video.

Oh, I remember studying about this train from an excerpt in my English grammar book when I started high school! And even then, I did feel intrigued at the level of services The Ghan offered.

Hi from Canada, some beautiful scenery, the food looked amazing as well. So glad you have lost of journeys and I am looking forward to many more with you ❤ The table sharing though, not for me! I'm too introverted! Awkward!

Another Excellent video.

This is only my 2nd day of watching your videos as I am new to the channel but I was a convert before I ever finished the first one. I like the tone of your work and I like the content.....I am looking forward to catching up on your work....thanks for making a senior citizen part of your world

Wow, you showed your face. I'm impressed!

I've known ppl who have caught this train, and it's no wonder they call it "The Sleeper". If you are fond of counting trees and scrubs, this train ride is for you.😃

Thank you for the wonderful video.

That was great! Thank you!

It's The Ghan!😁

I think you might be confused about The Ghan, as we have a train called The Indian Pacific which is the longest train journey in Australia. The distance from Adelaide to Darwin by rail is 2,797km, whilst the distance from Sydney to Perth by rail is 4,352km. They are both exceptional train journeys.

I have been enjoying your travelogues and wicked sense of humour. Hope you have enjoyed my country, Australia. Also good to finally see you in brief cameo appearances. あなたの旅行記とユーモアのセンスを楽しんでいます。僕の国、オーストラリアを楽しんでくれたかな？また、短いカメオ出演でようやく君に会えて嬉しいよ。

Wow. I thought North Dakota was FLAT. Outback Aussies OWN flat!

Great video!

My sister and I are huge fans of both of your channels. Love your humor! And, yes, sitting with strangers is painful. 🥴😂

Once again an excellent video! The room, the food, and the smooth skies....Interesting to see an active K-Mart in Alice Springs!

Wow...! It's Awesome and Looks interesting! :)

Really enjoying your travels Kuga! Thanks for always bringing us along 👍🏻😊

I noticed that in the last few videos we can actually see who you are. Nice change from just hands :)))

Well, that is going right on the bucket list, what a beautiful country.

It was a pretty amazing trip. I am also a train enthusiast from Indonesia. Greetings from RAILFANS INDONESIA... 😉

19:50 correction, Australian tourism THINKS that all international visitors want nothing more than to eat kangaroo - its not a staple, but you can buy it in the supermarket.

Very good elucidation of the long train journey in Australia.

I wanna take this train once.

The food looked amazing 😍

Thank you for translating the distance to light years. We aliens have trouble understanding the units of distance you Earthlings use.

شكرا لك

You really should try the Savannah Lander it quite the opposite of the Ghan but equally interesting 😊

Is it just a trick of the audio, or are Aussies just naturally super loud people? Kind of shocking compared to your Japan and Europe videos--these folks might rival us Americans!

This made me laugh so much. Gold! 😂🙏

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. ( closed captioned ) meals looked very edible. Looks like genuine Australian desert landscape. Not sure if I would invest in that train ride???

Mate, I have to ask. Why only to The Alice? Saving Darwin for another trip?

Great Video

Yay, you got a forward facing seat! My one fear of going on a the Ghan or Indian Pacific is that I will have to sit backwards :(

The Ghan has nothing to do with previous nickname. The route is named after the Afghanis who emigrated to Australia and moved goods on camels on the same route. Fun fact - Australia has a LOT of feral camels.

The coolest thing about Australia 🇦🇺 is that they have a city named Darwin.

perfect

Best wishes

Hello Kuga, thankx for this nice informative video and it was good to see you this time in person. I bet you were the youngest passanger when I saw al die oldies getting in at Adelaide......... Finnally I can hear your wallet screaming her.................:-)))

Hey, the wake up music in the lounge at 5.30 am must have woken up the rest of you😂

Beautiful

Oh what fun it is to ride on the trains.I lived in Australia ,first in Perth ,then by the time I was ready to go home I traveled across the Naulabar Plain. On the train. It was a long trip,All day,all night into the next afternoon.I loved it all. But was very tired.😂🎉❤

Australia es una maravilla de pais una naturaleza distinta misteriosa y enigmatica pero es un pais del primer orden cariños para australia😊 ❤

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Thank you Mr Kuga

This is a trip I'd definitely love to do. The scenery and changes in colour are extraordinary. I don't think the price is too high for such a journey - especially if it includes alcohol - I'd make good use of that! There's some nice attention to details - introducing the staff at Adelaide station, the bonfire sunrise, letting people know about border crossings.

As an alien fan, thank you for putting kilometres into light years! Beep boop (that means 'I'm a big fan' in alien).

Fantastic