An early wal to Salzburg Haupbanhof started the day. Mum's ticket to Mauthausen was 51E or there abouts- very expensive! It is time like this that I bless the sacred Interrail pass, though I did have to buy a 14E ticket from Linz to Mauthausen- damn private local links. Very impressed by Austrian ticket machines- by far the best in Europe- pay on card, can select a different departure destination- all those things you can / or can't do in the UK even. But the car...

09/08/2010 Wow- what a good night's sleep is worth! There is something nice about staying in a hotel on the odd occasion, the breakfast here- whilst ridiculously expensive (15 euros!?!) was very nice, excellent for a long day out in the town. I am surprised I felt my first bout of traveller's sickness today: kept feeling like I was going to be sick, maybe it is the change in air, food- I don't know?!? But the food, climate and air quality is all starting to fe...

08/08/2010 Early morning train to Salzburg today, I managed to get the metro to the centre of Budapest and then change for the station at around 6am this morning- I am very proud of myself. Once on the train I had an odd experience with an illegal alien (he didn't seem to be seeking asylum anywhere so asylum seeker would be the wrong term), he told me at first he was from London and asked if he could next to me- what harm could company be on the train- then he...

08/08/2010 Early morning train to Salzburg today, I managed to get the metro to the centre of Budapest and then change for the station at around 6am this morning- I am very proud of myself. Once on the train I had an odd experience with an illegal alien (he didn't seem to be seeking asylum anywhere so asylum seeker would be the wrong term), he told me at first he was from London and asked if he could next to me- what harm could company be on the train- then he...

07/08/2010 Yet again, having felt disappointed with Prague to begin with, but for it to grow on me (mainly from the atmosphere at the hostel and night life over things to do/see though)- I reached Budapest today and felt a similar feeling, but there doesn't even seem to be nice old town here- it is modelled very much on Paris- I hate Paris. I'm on a boat (mimics the piss-take you tube video), but this is not as cool as it may sound- there is no wifi, my one t...