Quote of the moment:"I'm too old for this s***" - Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3 and more than likely 4It turns out we were right - starting our latest adventure with a 17 and a half hour bus journey was bold, brave and bloody uncomfortable.Too hot, not enough room, bloke snoring behind, woman talking in front, knee hurting like mad (old war wound) and a rather worrying Dutch driver who looked like a retired Evil Henchman.But we got here safe and sound, and found our ...

The GermanAmsterdam, three months before. The adventure begins.When we got off the plane, we weren't expecting it to be quite that hot. And we weren't expecting our bags to be quite that heavy. 50 lbs. of tents, clothes, sleeping bags, inflatable mattresses, washing bags, hardback versions of The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, money belts and universal bath plugs. We had been reliably informed that the tourist information office by the train station would pro...