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August 24th, 2009 by Chris · No Comments · Greece, haha
Graham Stone kindly informs me that in Papua New Guinea pidgin, ‘My hovercraft is full of eels’ becomes the epic: Balus em i no goupim bilong me em i pullup long liklik pela snek bilong solwarra (Literally: My aeroplane (balus) that can’t fly (no go up) is fullup of little saltwater snakes.) Aeroplane maintenance is quite […]
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Brasov to Budapest
August 4th, 2009 by jane · 2 Comments · Greece, trains, travel
Our couchette (cuşetă in Romanian) was already occupied by 2 Romanian men and one teenage lad (one of their sons?) already in bed when we got on at Brasov, so quite strange sharing such a small space with 3 people we hadn’t met and weren’t sure we shared any common language with.
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Invented games to pass the time
August 4th, 2009 by Chris · 1 Comment · Greece, haha
Abstract nouns I‑spy. Prison cell hide & seek. Underwater blow football. Meltemi Monopoly in a sandstorm on the beach at Serifos (chocolate pieces to make it more challenging).
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Sound clips
August 4th, 2009 by Chris · 1 Comment · Greece
Paris Gare du Nord: flip flapflapflap of the train indicator board — a “lost sound” according to the BBC sound archive. “Passaporte! Passaporte!” at 2:30am on the Bulgarian border. Cicadas everywhere we went in Greece. Through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary: the bell clang of the wheel tappers’ hammers going down the train.
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How do you reserve 3 beds from Thessaloniki to Bucharesti?
August 3rd, 2009 by jane · 2 Comments · Greece, trains, travel
9.00am Greek train booking office, Athens: “No, I can’t give you reservations on the train Bucharest. I have only 3 beds and I must sell them. But you can buy in Thessaloniki. The Romanians have more — it’s easy” 1.30pm Larissa train station, Athens. Inernational booking office opens: “No train to Bucharest” “Why?” “I don’t know!”
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Worries.….….….….….… =(
August 3rd, 2009 by callum · 2 Comments · Greece
Chris is worried that Jane might buy a watermelon to eat on the train. Jane is worried that Chris will have his purse stolen. Callum is worried that he will get cockroaches in his sandals cos his feet are so dirty.
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Food for a 2‑day train journey
August 3rd, 2009 by callum · 4 Comments · food, Greece, trains, travel
2 Spinopitas 1 Tiropita 13 Oranges 7 Bottles of water 4 Large tomatoes 2 Cucumbers
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Resources II
August 3rd, 2009 by Chris · 2 Comments · Greece, resources
Guidebooks are of course an essential staple of the independent traveller.
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Kimolos
August 1st, 2009 by jane · 1 Comment · Greece
I almost burst into tears when I arrived here — out of sheer delight! It is a beautiful, quite and undeveloped island with a few Greek holiday makers (and the French couple with the young child we chatted to on the first day). It feels so much ‚ore relaxed and gentle this way, with just local visitors, […]
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