Karim's SisterI got an overnight back to Nice, arriving on Sunday afternoon. I decided to pop over to Monaco while I was there, but it was a bit of a let down. Because it was Sunday the baggage place was closed, and that meant I had to wonder around with all my stuff. And bearing in mind Monaco is basically one big hill, this made for less than pleasant sight-seeing.It also meant I had to catch a train back to Nice, as no night trains ran from Monaco to anywh...

BobI called him Bob. No idea what his actual name was. He was lounging around outside one of the cafes, inviting people in for coffee. He was also a provider of information, and after we had grilled him for some time about where to get our tickets from, we thought it only polite to have a coffee.It was still too early to get the tickets, but the ferry did leave that night - which was one night sooner than we expected. This was a good thing. Brindisi is basically ...

The SwedesWe were booked in on the same boat that night. Four beautiful Swedish girls and us. In my head, the e-mails home telling people about it were writing themselves.When we got to the beach it seemed only right and proper that we sit together - anything else would have been just rude. We were going through the motions, exchanging stories and the like. They were two weeks into a one month trip around Europe. Karim and I went for a swim, and it was only when ...

EliasWe got the train to Athens, and arrived that evening. Then we got a night train out at midnight, that would get us up and around the corner of Greece to Alexandropolis, the closest Greek city to the Turkish border.The Greek train was worse than the Italian trains on a bad day. We had to literally fight to get any space in a carriage, and when we had, there was hardly any room. Karim and I, being gentlemen, and smokers, volunteered to go and sit in the restau...

I Have Never Not Stolen MalibuWe arrived in Alexandropolis at four in the afternoon, after having been on the train for 16 hours. We had tried to sleep in the restaurant car, but then got moved on. Then we found an empty carriage and slept in that. Ten minutes later, we were shouted at until we left there too. We had to go to the other end of the train. At eight in the morning, we finally got some sleep.A couple of hours later, we hit upon a rather splendid idea....