8 Best Scenic and Luxurious Train Rides in the World

• [Train Travel Has Never Looked More Enticing](#toc_item_0) • [Check it out](#toc_item_1) • [Be Your Own Nonna, Make Your Own Vodka Sauce](#toc_item_2) • [🍝](#toc_item_3) • [Get Nice and Rummed Up with Some Black-Owned Rum Brands](#toc_item_4) • [I’ll drink to that](#toc_item_5) • [How Nice Would That Be? Renew Your Passport Online](#toc_item_6) • [Renewing made easy!](#toc_item_7) • [The Most Beautiful Smoking Accessories on Etsy](#toc_item_8) • [Beautiful](#toc_item_9) *Header 728x90 [] New York City is quiet as a church, and thankfully, has cooled down a bit. Everyone is on Long Island, I suppose. Even the sharks. I mean shark the animal, not people who work in business. Although, I suppose those sharks are also on Long Island right now. I wouldn’t know, though, because they didn’t invite me. I’ll be wandering around that area just below Port Authority that’s kind of the Garment District and kind of Hudson Yards, wearing a trench coat and pretending I’m Al Pacino in a movie from the 1970s, before popping into a greasy diner for a bottomless coffee and a slice of banana cream pie. It’s the only responsible thing to do. Today’s Thrillist stories are a cooling breeze of content that will light up your Tuesday. From scenic train rides to a vodka sauce recipe to our favorite Black-owned rum brands to tips on renewing your passport online to the most stylish smoking accessories on Etsy… I’ll see ya when I see ya! [-Ned Riseley, Senior Copywriter]( [ [( travel [] [Train Travel Has Never Looked More Enticing]( These luxurious and exceptionally scenic train routes will make you wish you were living your best life munching on a croissant as the world drifted past the window next to your train bed. Life just looks better from a train, and these routes through the Australian Outback, western Canada, Southeast Asia, and beyond are some of the most incredible ways to get a front-row seat for the beauty of our world. [] [Check it out]( [( [( food & drink [] [Be Your Own Nonna, Make Your Own Vodka Sauce]( Simple Pasta is the new cookbook by Odette Williams, author of Simple Cake, and we were lucky enough to chat with her about it, her journey with pasta, and her recipe for garganelli with vodka sauce from the book. Plus, I got to the bottom of my own personal investigation: how much vodka is in vodka sauce and can you do half a bottle? [] [🍝]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( food & drink [] [Get Nice and Rummed Up with Some Black-Owned Rum Brands]( Nothing says late summer like a rum drink, and nothing says rum like the Caribbean. We’ve put together a list of our favorite Black-owned rum brands that celebrate the true origins of the spirit. From Kingston Bay Rum, which is owned by three sisters, to Devil’s Reef Rum, which is cinnamon spiced, you’ll love the complex and rich flavors on this list. [] [I’ll drink to that]( [//groupninemedia.createsend.com/campaigns/content/edit/DE0CA41E849921082540EF23F30FEDED?origin=CampaignCreationChecklist#]( *720x300 Ad Banner [( travel [] [How Nice Would That Be? Renew Your Passport Online]( The State Department is introducing a pilot program that will only be available to the first 25,000 participants and will allow them to renew their passports online without the traditional hassle that has accompanied passport renewal in the past. Turns out 25,000 is the population of Moscow, Idaho, so I would get on the list while you can. [] [Renewing made easy!]( [( [( cannabis [] [The Most Beautiful Smoking Accessories on Etsy]( Etsy is a magical place where you can find pot holders that look like owls, novelty shower curtains that have Snoop Dogg dressed as Jesus on them, vintage bolero jackets, and now, incredible smoking accessories. Round out your smoking kit with such beautiful items as: a custom grinder, a sleek, minimalist “Doob Tube,” or a gorgeous tamper stick that has a cloud on the end of it. Who says smoking accessories need to be non-descript?! Inject your life with some whimsy! You’re a cannabis-lover, after all. [] [Beautiful]( [( *Footer 728x90 Thrillist Editorial - Favorable reviews cannot be bought. Read our [Terms & Conditions](, [Privacy Policy]( Delivered by Thrillist.com, 568 Broadway, Suite 507, New York, NY 10012 [212.966.2263]( Sent to {EMAIL}. Add themove@newsletter.thrillist.com to your safe-sender list so our emails get to your inbox. [View On The Web]( [Content Settings]( [Unsubscribe](