The train trip from Ljubljana to Zagreb (capital of Croatia) was smooth and uneventful. Tickets were checked, passports were checked at the border, and we were sitting in the correct carriage, because only two of the carriages were going on…

Our journey to Bucharest began with lovely Bulgarian mountain scenery as the sun gradually set. We had booked sleeper berths, and the lady at the station had considerately given us two bottom berths, saying that the train was not crowded,…