In retrospect, my worst experiences have always made for good stories, so I try and keep that in mind when my frustrations are running high while traveling.

My friend and I thought it would be smart to take the overnight train from Prague to Budapest to save time and hostel money. The plan: go to sleep when we boarded and wake up in a new, exciting city. Genius!
Not so much....we were woken up approximately every 2 hours by either border control or the train's ticket puncher. To make matters worst, the little sleep we got was pathetic; we kept sliding off the vinyl seats and the cabin was inexplicably hot. So much so, we needed to open the window to get some relief, but that met being sprinkled with cold rain all night long.

When we finally arrived in Hungary, we mindlessly wandered in search of a hostel and promptly crashed, so much for our genius plan.

Reply