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2018...what an adventurous year!

2018 was another epic year of adventure for me...due to circumstances it was all in the first half of the year!    I had ten days in between my return from London in May and my eleven day tour to Newfoundland in early June.   Except for a week away in the fall to see Paul McCartney in two concerts (of course!) in Winnipeg (definitely a place  on my "to do" list as it had been too long and when I heard he was to be in that city I KNEW I had to be there) and  Edmonton (a consolation "prize" for being not being able to afford a trip to the UK for Paul's Xmas concerts) I've been home for over six months. Six months!  I must confess I did have the post-trip blues this summer...nothing serious but it is hard to adjust to life at home when you have been on the road for five months.  While it was wonderful seeing friends again and getting into somewhat of a routine I missed the magic of having adventures most days.   So I am just going to write as ideas come to my

Four days in Krakow - Day One

After arriving at the Keleti train station in Budapest for my overnight train  I had some spare time so wandered over to the Starbucks across the road for a coffee. Yeah, I know, probably not the smartest thing to do before an overnight train journey but I knew I wouldn't get a good night's sleep anyway.  I just can't sleep in moving vehicles of any kind.  Before I knew it, it was time to head back to the station and board my train... Why did I take an overnight train? (something I asked myself at more than one point during the journey)  I didn't want to waste a day traveling and it also saved me the cost of a room which is something you seriously take into consideration when you travel for four and a half months.  The fare was 49 Euros which I thought was really reasonable for a ten-hour train trip.   The conductor showed me to my couchette which I was very excited about...not so much when he told me there would be one more person joining me.  They keep th