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Austria 2026

AUR-EDB-KGX SPX-ZYR

“Paul, have you been to Vienna?” “No.” “You’d love it.” So it was after a conversation in the Kirkcaldy High School staff room, I dragged my roller case, and laptop rucksack through Aberdour. My legs still tingled with the annual Wiston Lodge midge bites, acquired during Tinto Summer School 2026. My eyes were heavy, and […]

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Brussels/Berlin 2023

Friday 28th July 2023: ZYR-STP-KGX-EDB-AUR

My alarm awakened me with a “start” at 7.00am. I showered before taking Metro line 2 to Brussels-South railway station. I had coffee and a cinnamon danish before checking in. I passed without incident through French and UK border control and the “Eurostar” security check. The train left at 9.51am and arrived at 10.43am at […]

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Brussels/Berlin 2023

Monday 10th July 2023: AUR-EDB-KGX-STP-ZYR

After a tough year at school, various mad end of term events, Fife Pride, and Tinto Summer School, I found myself on a train heading south. After a short workout and a bath at home, I left Aberdour (AUR) at 8.39am, and arrived at Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) just after 9.13am. With my train to London […]