In the course of writing a story, it’s not necessarily clear where every part of the story line is going to go. In the case of this book, that frequently includes the introduction of new characters or drawing on new sources of inspiration. Today that means adding a few names to the list (part 1 … Read More
The travel on trains around Europe was fun. It was a great experience. A dream come true of a way to spend a summer. But then what? For some people it was just that: something fun, one summer, now memories and life goes on. The travels had little effect on the rest of their lives. … Read More
The 1976-77 edition of Europe On $10 A Day (yes, you could still do Europe on $10 a day for lodging and meals back then), described the trains in Europe like this: “European trains tend to bunch themselves into two categories: magnificent and awful. There is no middle variety.” The author went on to say … Read More