The German Trains Are s*** StoryThe train was pretty comfortable, to be fair, but not remarkably so. Better than the Italians, not as good as the better French ones .The first real test came when the ticket inspector called. We had got this whole fraud thing down to a fine art. Our tickets came in two parts - firstly, the ticket itself, and secondly, a little booklet where you wrote in the journey you were taking, and the guard would stamp it. We had got it down ...

Sean ConneryIt wasn't the best of ideas, arriving in Prague at midnight, but that's life I suppose. The first thing we noticed was how dirty the train station was. I mean, it was a real s*** hole. Although we did brighten up when we saw there were loads of tramps in sleeping bags - it meant we might be able to call it home for the night, s*** hole or not.But then that idea dissipated as ten police officers, dressed in black combats and armed with night-st...

Travel CountdownAfter one night in the hostel, we stayed at the airport for the next two nights. It was great - a huge place, with clean toilets that they don't charge you to use (in the train station, not only do they charge you, but you have to hold your breath when you're in there of vomit blood - the choice is yours). There was even a shower you could use. It was kept locked, but if you asked nicely they unlocked it. And they even offer you a towel an...

Marie-LouiseThe sofa was a lot more comfortable than the benches at the airport. It was even more comfortable than the last bed I had slept in four days ago. As sofas go, it was pretty perfect.We shopped today. Without having to worry about Karim's nerves, I was able to ignore the entire day and just chat with Marie-Louise. We bought a Lonely Planet book on South East Asia.That night, the plan was to get pissed and have dinner in our wonderful home. In the af...