Where The Hell is Adana?
“Adana?” he repeated, presumably to ensure there was no confusion with Antakya, Antalya or any of the other similar-sounding places in Turkey. “Erm, yep, definitely Adana” I replied, tentatively fingering the newly-acquired train ticket in ...
When in Istanbul, Just Say ‘No’
Istanbul is a hard city in which to say ‘no’. In fact, in Sultanhamet, the tourist area in which I’m staying, it’s near on impossible. And yet, you must learn to say no- and quickly, ...
Grubbiness
So in the afternoon, I got drunk on the train from Belgrade to Istanbul, whilst reading an entire book on the Arab-Israeli conflict. It’s amazing how two litres of special-brew standard Serbian beer makes the ...
Living history?
Accompanied by 4 litres of sparkling water, 2 litres of still, 3 litres of beer and 1 of Coca Cola, some jelly beans, pretzels, pistachios, twix, peaches, bananas and cereal bars, and with a 24 ...
The (old) New Frontier
We got into Vienna 40 minutes late, and so was expecting to miss the train to Belgrade…particularly given my embarassing lack of German knowledge, beyond the ability to say my name and count to ten. ...
Along the Rhine
The Rhine was exactly as I imagined it and, regretfully, reminiscent of a ‘Rhineland Cruise’ ride I’d been on at Busch Gardens in Virginia, USA when I was 12. Without the Big Bad Wolf roller ...
In Cologne
Point proven. The sunglasses I’m wearing came from Cologne’s branch of H&M, reduced to 3 Euro. For my convenience, the price on the label was also listed in pounds. A pair of H&M sunglasses made ...
