Sunday 19th Venazia to Bologna Our first local, supplement-free train! An early rise at 6am and breakfast of cornflakes, white sliced toast and strawberry jam at “Sleep Cheap at Francesca’s B&B”, whilst the owners slept in the living room, giving over their two large bedrooms to paying guests. I slept badly as cannon-like fireworks boomed […]
Entries Tagged as 'Greece'
Courgettes Are Fun!!!!!!(even though they taste nasty)
July 21st, 2009 by callum · 2 Comments · Greece, trains
Cuchettes are fun, like miniature houses you share with people youve never met before!!!!!!!! It would have been boring to get a compartment to ourselves
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Greek islands rap (tidley om pom pom)
July 21st, 2009 by callum · 1 Comment · Greece
another short rap for three people; Person no.1 Armargos, Alonnisos and Serifos
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TRAIN RAP (pom, pom, pom,)
July 21st, 2009 by callum · No Comments · Greece, trains
a short rap for three people or more ; Person no. 1 any refreshments, any refreshments
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Paris Gare de Bercy to Venezia Santa Lucia
July 21st, 2009 by jane · 2 Comments · Greece, trains, travel
After a 4 hour breakdown (we were told 5 minutes 2 hours ago — no-one really knows what the problem is) we’re moving on through the edge of the Alps, past Lake Maggiore, towards Milan. The plus side of the delay is that we travel this section in day light, eating our breakfast of pain au chocolat.
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It almost feels like we are on holiday already…
July 17th, 2009 by Chris · 9 Comments · Greece
…that was Callum’s comment when we arrived in Paris last night. Breakfast this morning at the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, next to the Sacre Couer, in a phenomenally expensive tourist cafe. You pay for the ambience… Last night we ate felafel and pommes frites on the banks of the Seine and then experienced the most […]
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very nearly off…
July 15th, 2009 by jane · 3 Comments · Greece, Uncategorized
Tua Mia’s passport has arrived, he is getting very excited and we’re not sure if he will sleep tonight!
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Resources
July 13th, 2009 by Chris · 1 Comment · Greece, resources, trains, travel
I’m going to note here some of the resources we’ve found useful in planning the trip. Firstly I have to mention the remarkable Man in Seat Sixty-One website. This is run by Mark Smith, an individual rail travel enthusiast, who has collected together an enormous amount of helpful information about travelling by rail in Europe (and […]
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a few random things that you should definitely NOT take on a journey like the one we’re going on! (phew, long title)
July 13th, 2009 by callum · 6 Comments · Greece, Uncategorized
rabbit* cartie** non collapsible paddling pool sofa*** computer**** a tree****** *unless you’re travelling to get to a famous greek vet or pet shop **cartie — home made go cart ***so you can have a sit down whenever you want ****we’re not taking any sort of computer***** if you do take a laptop not a old desktop computer with a huge monitor […]
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Travel update
July 12th, 2009 by Chris · 6 Comments · Greece, islands, travel
Only four days to go! Packing has started, camping stuff is being gone through, Chris is getting fractious… Our latest itinerary is on the site — but have no doubt that this will continue to evolve as we progress. The latest plan is that we will leave Athens for Paros on Wednesday 22nd, and we’ll camp on […]
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