Road train in Le Panier
My heart sank when I saw (well, heard, actually) this road train carve through the quaint streets of Le Panier district in Marseille.
I was sitting at the popular Bar des 13 Coins, the one of Jean-Claude Izzo fame, enjoying a peaceful late lunch, when the voice of the train’s guide cut through the air. I love the ambience of this district, I love its narrow streets, its quirky one-off shops and workshops, and I love the fact that it’s not overrun with tourists. Thankfully the road train won’t be able to get everywhere, but even this disturbance is too much.
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Travel with Intent 
Do they not have to be licenced to do their tours, bearing in mind the inconvenience and sound pollution they potentially create for locals and walking visitors (who are much more likely to stop and stare and shop than passengers)?
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I would think so. But I wonder if they need permission to add a new route. This route didn’t exist when I visited same time the year before.
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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There’s one of these in Toledo, but because it mainly goes around the city (remember where we walked?) rather than through it, it’s not much of a disturbance, thank god!
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I think I took a photo of it. Hopefully it will stick to the edges. What a nightmare if those things tried to go around the centre of Toledo!
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It wouldn’t physically fit through the majority of the streets, so there’s no way! I’m sure they pondered this one for a while.
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I have never really seen these trains – but I can see the urk.
and cool co.ors – in both pics
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These are great photos for this which way challenge. Thanks Debbie 🙂
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Thanks for the photos and the thoughts 🙂 I don’t anyone that is a fan of the tourist train except perhaps small childern that don’t know any better.
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Oh yes, they can be fun for children. But there were a lot of middle-aged tourists on this train.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Are they that bad?!
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I think they are when they ship tourists into narrow residential streets like these
On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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haha.. alright. I get it. 🙂
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🙂
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Oh how I hate those tourist road trains. To my shame I had to use one in Kos because it was the only way to get the 5 kilometre route to the the Askelepion. I still have regrets and nightmares about it!
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I used one once too – I know how you feel!
On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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