Comments on: Central and East European Train Crime

By: Bambi

Bambi — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:29:52 +0000

Hey Hoboken Dave, Thanks for your compliments!

Nope, I took the trip earlier. This post is an excerpt from my book, which was published in 2003. So the passport part is moot now.

By: Dave from Hoboken

Dave from Hoboken — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:21:27 +0000

Great site. Great stories for the wary traveller.

Although – Did you take this trip in 2009? I wonder why there was a passport check on the train. Italy-Austria-Czech Republic are all members of Schengen (CZ was the last of the three to join, in 2007). You wouldn’t have had to show a passport at a road border crossing. It seems like a needless interruption on a night train.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

By: Thiefhunters in Paradise » Knock-out gas on overnight trains

Thiefhunters in Paradise » Knock-out gas on overnight trains — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:41 +0000

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By: Thiefhunters in Paradise » Theft on overnight trains

Thiefhunters in Paradise » Theft on overnight trains — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:22:23 +0000

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By: yelm

yelm — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:17:17 +0000

Pretty scary stuff!

We moaned and bitched about our compartment on a train in China. Filthy, sticky, and nothing worked. The smell from the toilet at the end was unbearable. But we never even thought of robbers!