- write a story that has the same number of chapters as stations you go through. As soon as you stop at a station you have to start a new chapter.
- eat a sandwich by taking a bite whenever you pass a hill.
- design tools that would be really cool but completely useless.
- draw cartoons.
- make riddles and puzzles for other people to do.
- invent new games.
- play old games
- read…read…read..read…read…read…
- draw random things.
- make up random phrases.
- learn words of the language of the next country your going to (learn how to say hello in each language for my French teacher).
- work out how many trees we’d have to plant if we flew and if we’ve planted enough already (see planting trees at Badenyon).
- measure how fast the train is going by looking out for mile (oops kilometre) signs and timing how ling it takes to go between them.
- work out how to say “I will not buy this record, it is scratched” in all the languages of the countries we are visiting.
” =) Callum
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ahem, you’re supposed to be telling people that long distance train rides are exciting, cool, the latest fashion, this season’s must have item, the trendiest, tastiest, best thing ever — not BORING!x
I’m surprised a lad of your age knows what a scratched record is!
I wasn’t born yesterday thank you very much!