The 31-hour argument for night trains
London to Zagreb by rail: what the timetable calls a delay, the journal calls the content.
Filed from station cafés
Dispatches
The wrong bus to Koprivshtitsa
The mistake tax, paid in full: a missed connection, a mountain town, and the best day of the trip.
In defence of the unfamous town
Nothing happened here, says the guidebook. Everything is happening here, says the market square at 8am.
What a rail pass actually costs (a spreadsheet confession)
The full accounting of a month on European rails — every ticket, bed and regrettable station sandwich.
Ferries: the last honest way to arrive
Airports hide the arrival; harbours perform it. On the superiority of turning up by sea.
Packing for four months (in a bag that fits under a seat)
The 34-item list, the three mistakes, and the freedom of owning nothing worth stealing.
