I have long been fascinated by railways, their infrastructure, geographical and historical context, and the ways they shape regions and everyday life. Over the years, I have traveled across more than 60 countries using trains as the primary way to experience places.

My journeys have taken me across an extraordinary range of rail systems and geographies – from railways in Russia and the far east of Siberia on the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian Railways, to conventional and high-speed trains across China, train travel in Southeast Asia, extensive rail journeys in India, Europe, and the United States, and smaller but memorable rail experiences in South America. Experiencing regions slowly across connected landscapes and the life around them has offered me a unique perspective that I hope to share through my writings.

What draws me most to railways is not simply the trains themselves, but what they reveal about the regions they serve. Trains have taken me through places I may never have otherwise visited. Smaller, nondescript cities, remote landscapes, and forgotten regions offer a very different perspective from conventional tourism. Observing people who rely on these trains, often shaped by the daily realities of life, has also been a deeply humbling experience. In many ways, trains keep me grounded, no pun intended.

Karo Travels is an attempt to document those journeys and observations, not only the destinations, but also the experience of movement itself; early morning departures, overnight journeys, changing landscapes outside the window, conversations with strangers, quiet stations in the middle of the night, and countless stories encountered along the way. 

While these journeys have already spanned much of Asia, Europe, and North America, there remains a strong desire to continue exploring railways and overland travel in regions still largely unexplored to me, particularly Africa and Australia.