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Sofia to Belgrade Overnight Train: Guns, Smugglers and Bombs, Part Four, The Bomb

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

This is a continuation of the most bizarre train I have ever taken. Please read introductions or other entries below.

For the next four hours, I slept fitfully, the carriage to myself. I vaugely became aware of the fact were stopped and woke up only to determine that no, this field and single track train station was not Belgrade.

At 8 a.m., 2.5 hours after we should have arrived, Julian walked into my carriage. I struggled to wake up. “Hey. What’s going on.”

Julian looked worried. “There has been a bomb. An explosion at the military base ahead. We’ve been stopped for a few hours while they look for more bombs.”
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Sofia to Belgrade Overnight Train: Guns, Smugglers and Bombs, Part Three, The Smugglers

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Please read Part One, or at least Part Two, before reading this entry.

I looked back as Luka pulled the curtains tightly shut, ready to inspect his cargo of illicit goods.

Taking deep breaths, I walked down the length of the train car. Sitting alone was a backpacker I had seen earlier, when he first boarded the train. I pulled open the door. “Do you mind company?” I asked. He smiled. “Thank god,” he said, pulling out a pack of ciggarettes. “Someone that speaks English.”
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Sofia to Belgrade Overnight Train: Guns, Smugglers and Bombs, Part Two, The Trigger Happy Jacks

Thursday, October 19th, 2006
This is part two of my overnight train adventure. Please read at least the note on part one before continuing I wondered, vaguely, if I had ever seen someone carrying a handgun before this train ride. I mean, I'd seen cops ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sofia to Belgrade Overnight Train: Guns, Smugglers and Bombs, Part One, The Train Station

Thursday, October 19th, 2006
Hey guys - the following is my account of last night's, um, adventures. I spent three hours writing it by hand when I was still on the train, and am only transcribing it, so please pardon any spelling errors, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Leaving on a…Train. Sofia to Belgrade

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
I have only a few minutes before I head on out for my night train to Belgrade (woo hoo!) I am crossing my fingers for an uneventful trip. Today was meeting up with one of BnA's writers, Radoslav, and getting ... [Continue reading this entry]

Return to Hostels: Skopje and Sofia

Monday, October 16th, 2006
I had plenty of time yesterday, but no where to write about it: the bane of Europe on a Sunday. On my last day in the country, I caught the 11 a.m. bus out of Ohrid, arriving at 4 into ... [Continue reading this entry]