Prague Day 6, continued We got the really stuffy and cramped train from Berlin to Prague which took about 6 or 7 hours. We immediately stunk out our compartment with really odd sandwiches which we bought from a shop at the train station, curry sauce, ham and orange segments. Whoever thought that up really needs shooting. Anyway, the compartment we were in was full and was just about big enough to fit everyone in at a push. When we got to Prague it was around 5...

Berlin Day 4 We had a train at 11am so were uo pretty early to check out and have breakfast. This was fine for Rach who was pretty spritely. Me on the other hand, was suffering from the previous night at Amsterdam Pride and felt like my body was melting. Just the smell of breakfast nearly made me sick. Anyway, we managed to make the train to Berlin after a few doubtful moments. Whatever you hear about German public transport always being on time, ignore it. I...

Amsterdam - Day 1 After taking an age to work out when and where we could buy tram tickets we finally got the tram to our hostel which was ironically about 5 minutes away. We only arrived in the evening so after dumping our stuff in a room which was genuinely hotter than the sun and full of sleeping Americans, we went for a wander. We ended up in Leidseplein and the first thing we saw was an all you can eat rib restaurant. I think you can work the rest out for y...

OK then, so I'm sure if you've taken the time to read this then you already know that due to some amazing good luck Rach last year managed to win free interrailing tickets, you know, because she's ridiculously lucky. Anyway, after booking our flight out for July 29th it's all beginning to feel a lot more real, exciting and daunting. Money, time and logistics permitting we're hoping to go to Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Istanbul and Cappadocia before goin...