After a night in the open at the Austrian train station of Villach, a 7.20 am we take the train which will allow us to cross that small piece of Austria and to reach Munich. The train is one of the best ones ever taken: the compartment is empty and the seats can be joined in theContinua a leggere “An adventure on two rails. Step 5: Munich (Germany)”
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An adventure on two rails. Step 4: Ljubljana (Slovenia)
In Ljubljana, arrived by train in the late afternoon from Bled lake, we are welcomed by Nika, a girl I knew two summers ago in Rotterdam, because she was also hosted by the same girls with Couchsurfing. We had met for few hours and two years are gone, but in spyte of everything she welcomes us with a big smileContinua a leggere “An adventure on two rails. Step 4: Ljubljana (Slovenia)”
Traveling with “Couchsurfing”: the world seen from a couch
Do you trust it? Aren’t you afraid? I’ll never go to unknonwn people’s houses. What if they kill you? Oh, yes, I heard people saying that and much more. Friends, even who I thought to not be sceptic, but open to the others, said to me all this kind of things when I started to use Couchsurfing.Continua a leggere “Traveling with “Couchsurfing”: the world seen from a couch”
From Florence to Gura Humorului: impressions on the journey to the most remote village of Romania
Almost 30 hours from Florence to Gura Humorului. But the time is not lost and I don’t mind about it, if the important is the journey itself. From Florence to Rome, then the airplane to Bucharest. The night in the airport of the Romanian capital city is unconfortable, but to not sleep stimulates us to talk and toContinua a leggere “From Florence to Gura Humorului: impressions on the journey to the most remote village of Romania”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 18: Barcelona (Spain)
We arrive in Barcelona after 15 hours on a night train from La Coruña. The thought that in 24 hours I’ll be in Italy again, after a month travelling, makes me a little bit sad. With my traveling companion, we leave the huge backpacks which accompany us in the safes of bus station, to immerse ourselves inContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 18: Barcelona (Spain)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 15: Ericeira, Obidos, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra (Portugal)
A 9 in the morning, as we prepare to leave Lisbon, the housemate of Magui comes back home. He tell us about the night outside, about which he doesn’t remember anything. Then, he takes a salad bowl full of green jelly and he starts to eat it with a soup spoon. There is no accounting forContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 15: Ericeira, Obidos, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra (Portugal)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 14: Lisbon (Portugal)
After 13 hours without sleeping on the night train because of the evil child (read here), the only good thing is to see Giacomo clapping the hands each time that the little ball of lard tries to close his eyes; a deserved revenge after the night we spent because of him. Today, to see Magui againContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 14: Lisbon (Portugal)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 13: Bilbao (Spain)
The wonderful girl of Bilbao information office says that we commit a crime if we don’t visit Guggenheim Museum. Only because has been her to say it, we go there and we take a picture with the mastodontic dog made with flowers at the entrance, but considering the ticket price and our lack of interest for modernContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 13: Bilbao (Spain)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 11: San Sebastian (Spain)
Giacomo and I arrive in Irun, on the Spanish border with France, around 12pm. The 13 hours on the night train destroyed us. Although it is early August, clouds and a fine drizzle welcome us. We search for a train to San Sebastiàn, where we’ll spend a couple of days, before to move to other places ofContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 11: San Sebastian (Spain)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 10: Marseille (France)
I arrive in the Provencal city at 6.30 a.m., rested but still eager to rest on my couchette. On the night train from Luxembourg to Marseille, the 11 hours in have been passed in a flash. As is routine, after the visit of 9 cities in 2 weeks, I search for a map from the informationContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 10: Marseille (France)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 9: Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
I leave Amsterdam early, saying goodbye to Alberto to embark on my journey to France. In around 6 hours I’ll arrive in Luxembourg. I must be in Marseille tomorrow, so I hope to find a place in the night train which leaves from Luxembourg this evening. If not, I will have to spend the nightContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 9: Luxembourg (Luxembourg)”
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