Beach Volley Camp, Öland, Sweden

The next day Shahab and Joel entered the first day’s competition and wont their first game but didn’t make the next round. Continue Reading…

Denmark to Sweden

The weather was pretty crappy so I went to the Danske Museum as its free and indoors! Later I caught the train to Kalmar, Sweden, and waited for Shahab and his mate Joel to pick me up. We then drove on to Öland, one of the Swedish Islands, where they were entering a Beach Volley Competition for the week.

The bridge from Kalmar to Öland is one of the longest bridges in Europe, and has a bump at one end to allow ships to pass underneath. Stopping for food, we encountered a strange place that really speeds up the usual pub-to-fast-food plan by literally having a fast food shop IN the pub with live music. Sadly, Shahab is no longer a vegan. But at least its easy for him to sort things out for me

We then set up a tent as we were camping the first night. Admittedly right next to a NO TENT sign inside a camping ground, but the grass was soft and we were getting up early

Christiania and Copenhagen

Christiania is known as “Free town” in Copenhagen. The people living there Continue Reading…

Train to Copenhagen and Sleap in Heaven Hostel

Going from the Czech Reupblic, central Europe, up to Scandinavia by train, does sound a little strange, and up to Sweden is almost a full day’s travel. But with days left on my Interrail, why pay for a flight?!

I got an early train to Hamburg for 7hrs, Continue Reading…

Cesky Krumlov

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Everybody seems to love Cesky Krumlov. “OMG you HAVE to go to Cesky Krumlov its sooo purrrddy”..

So we did. Continue Reading…

Pete’s Prague Tour

My tours are infamous. Just ask Gabby. Or ask anyone about my superb knowledge of Sydney.

So with Catherine and Clare coming to Prague, it gave me a chance to play host and show them around. Continue Reading…

Train to Prague

Keleti Station is Budapest’s main international train station, but it is quite small and chaotic. Because it doesn’t have many platforms you only find out which one your train is leaving from a few minutes before hand, so everyone crowds in front of the boards waiting. When I did get on the train, I was at first in a nice car with air conditioning and talking to a guy from Slovakia.

About 10min into the trip, the air-con stopped working. Then the lights. Then when the Slovakian got off we stopped for about 20min while they fixed something on the train (not the air-con or lights).

Wondering what was going on I got talking to a Chilean guy who was wondering up and down the train trying to find out, and ended up sitting with his family in a different car which had no air-con so we could open the windows. But it was still boiling. And there was nowhere to get water!

We were later told the other car was a 1st class car, and it was put in second class BECAUSE the air-con didn’t work!! Bastards! haha.
At the next station the Chilean and a Brazilian guy ran out to grab some water and I had to stop the doors closing and the conductor from letting the train go without them! haha

11hrs later with no sleep and boiling, I got to prague and then back home where I could finally sleep!

Budapest, Buda Walk

Today I decided to walk to the Buda side. Continue Reading…