ROMANIA | Sunday, 28 Sep 2008 | Views [211]
Train journey supposed to take 20 hours but we had to have a new engine attached so actually 22 hours. It flew by as with the nicest bunch of peops you could meet. Andy and Andrea, both English, Lievu the Romanian and Katy; the two German boys going overland ... Read more >
Tags: train, backpackers
ROMANIA | Saturday, 27 Sep 2008 | Views [238]
Night train 11.25 pm Budapest to Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad Tepes or, as I like to call him, Draccie. Got in 9.14 am. Changed money at the Banca Carpatica (love to open account there just to see the chequebook), coffee and cheese omelette in ... Read more >
Tags: dracula, beggars, taxi ripoff
HUNGARY | Wednesday, 24 Sep 2008 | Views [176]
HUNGARY | Tuesday, 23 Sep 2008 | Views [203]
23.45 train on tuesday and the nice conductor let me have a couchette with no reservation just 25 euro supplement. Three other good people in a 6 berth and I slept horizontally. Did I mention I hate the rucksack? Szusza in my compartment was kind enough ... Read more >
Tags: budapest, jewish history
GERMANY | Tuesday, 23 Sep 2008 | Views [172]
Used my railpass for the first time Caen to Paris. I kinda blank on the whole romantic Paris thing so shot off to Strasbourg. Pass may not be worth it as had to pay normal fare as no reservation. perfidious French? Truth is: I was waiting for visas and ... Read more >
Tags: no reservation again, camels
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 22 Sep 2008 | Views [154]
I left Chesterfield 12.40 for London to collect my last visa, the Russian, from James at 5pm. Slight detour to Poland Street to have filling replaced from last night. What timing these teeth have. Then to buy Interrail Global pass for 10 in 22 days European ... Read more >
Tags: ferry, bed
HUNGARY | Monday, 22 Sep 2008 | Views [192]
It is September 24th in downtown Budapest - I left home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England on Monday 22nd, destination Varanasi in India. Only a couple of months ago I was happily employed in a little Tesco in Chesterfield. Went to work, came home, ... Read more >
Tags: why leave home?
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