Across the former Iron Curtain: From Istanbul to Berlin by train.
This page aims to show both how and why. It’s a work in progress as I write up the entire project but it’s where I’ll put all the links, guides, tips and stories that will hopefully make the whole project make sense.
The trip was sponsored by InterRail
Developing the Iron Route
Bulgarian Rail Strikes Mean Goodbye Serbia
Places on the Iron Route
About Istanbul: Crossing from Europe into Asia
Ten Things You Never Knew About Ljubljana, Slovenia
Three Flavours of Trieste, Italy
History of the Iron Curtain
Trieste: Sadness at the Start of the Iron Curtain
The Iron Route Journey
Longing for Ljubljana: From Trieste to Ljubljana
From Zagreb to Budapest: A Tale of One City
Hitting the Wall – Reaching Berlin
Local Flavour
The Best Christmas Markets in the World
Resources
