On the Beaten Track: Travels In Eastern Europe

By Will Linsdell

Will (Wilbur) first fell in love with trains as a wonderful means to get somewhere exciting in the early ‘80s and consummated what has become a lifelong love affair in 1987, during a three week train tour of Europe.

Hamish, Wilbur’s long-term travel buddy, grew up with a passion for trains fuelled by his Stepdad & Uncle taking him train spotting as a kid.

In 2006, circumstance saw them embark on a train adventure in Eastern Europe, evoking fabulous memories of their first ever trip together, a 1992 inter-rail adventure to Scandinavia and inside the former Iron Curtain.

This was to become a regular pilgrimage and has now seen them travel by train together in over twenty-five countries in the east of the continent.

Along the way they have met a plethora of eccentric characters, experienced a catalogue of comical episodes and got into a fair few scrapes, all against the backdrop of a diverse, fascinating, but often volatile region.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Jul 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483429625