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I slept on the train, but boy, was it rough. Quite pleasant to lay back and feel the gentle rocking of the train, but the sudden lateral jerks were not so pleasant. Had hot chocolate and a croissant for breakfast as we passed into the outskirts of Paris. The Paris Metro is really awful for…

I’m writing this lying on the bed in our train cabin on the way from Madrid to Paris. Obviously, this will be posted when I am back in a hotel with Internet access. It’s a “Preferential Class” cabin, one step down from a “Grand Class” cabin (shared rather than individual toilet and shower as well…

We woke up this morning with the vague idea that we might join a bus tour to Avila and Segovia. Our problem had been that we didn’t have time to book one. Then we realised that it would be a waste of time to go to the bus station and discover that we could not…

Zaurus internet is back! More details below, but first a description of our latest travels. Yesterday’s train ride from Barcelona to Madrid was one of the highlights of Spain. The landscape tended to dry, stark and rugged, the route winding through valleys and mountains. The colours of Spain erekhaki green, ochre and grey stone. Ruined…

I am really missing my mini-A USB cable now. Free ethernet ADSL here and I can´t connect the Zaurus. Fruitless search around Madrid for one. Barcelona was great – caught a tourist bus around the city and admired the works of Gaudi. The train ride to Madrid was worth it for the beautiful landscapes. The…