FOTOGRAFIA

in dahab, egypt. heading back to munich tomorrow. photos coming soon...

oy. so i got robbed on the train.

my canon, macbook and 184 euros were stolen this morning about 15 minutes before arriving to budapest via train this morning. we tried chasing after the guys, but no luck. the police also were no help, but by the time they came, there was no hope. i am lucky though. they took my wallet and passport, but ditched both (minus cash) two train compartments down.

i am okay with this, though. a) i know it would have happened to anyone at that moment in time. we had locked the door to our sleeper booth (i say we because the serbian girl sleeping across from me had her laptop stolen too) but it was only a chain lock, so the thieves had to reach in pretty far to get our bags. b) the stewardess on the train was no help. in fact, in hindsight, she helped them. she came to our door telling us to check our bags because she saw two robbers trying to break in. i understand that she could not approach them at the time since they could have been armed, but she waited ten minutes after they ran to the other side of the train to tell us, then kept changing the description of the men each time she told us, then would not help us find them. talking to the owner at the hostel i am at now helped me gain a little insight. apparently train theft like this is common because the people working for the train companies have family ties to the thieves. he said that he wished the guide books like lonely planet would tell travellers that, but they do not.

other than that, my travels through bosnia, serbia and hungary have been wonderful. i have met such wonderful people, which makes these thieves such a surprise. even the hungarian and serbian passengers on the train were consoling us and trying to help find the bandits. it is okay though. i have my passport and money, and i can always buy a new computer and camera. i consider myself lucky, in fact.

left sarajevo this morning, in belgrade now. whooo!!!

bumming around bosnia, serbia and possibly kosovo in a week. so stoked.