Monthly Archives: January 2009

Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt VI – Krakow (Poland)

The overnight journey from Bratislava to Krakow was my first time to experience a sleeper train where I was on the top of three beds in our shared cabin. With no idea what was outside it really felt like a … Continue reading

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt V – Vienna (Austria)

Having ‘done’ Bratislava quicker than I imagined I decided to take a day return to Vienna as it was only an hour away for just nine euro’s return on the train. Hugo was being a miserable git and decided to stay put in … Continue reading

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt IV – Bratislava (Slovakia)

Having packed our bags the nights before (easy for light traveller Hugo who only brought what he was wearing and a few changes of underwear!) we had to get up at 5.30am to get to the bus station in time … Continue reading

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt III – Budapest (Hungary)

Having touched down in Budapest on the 30th I took the cheaper option of taking a local bus and then the metro to my hostel in Pest where I met up with Hugo a few hours later for the first … Continue reading

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Euro Trip 2008/09 Pt II – Leicestershire (UK)

The Eurostar took me from Paris to London St Pancras and from there I took another train back to my hometown arriving in the early hours of the morning at my parents house. No such reverse-culture shocks this year as … Continue reading

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