When I rode the Chisinau to Bucharest sleeper train in March 2026, the journey took around 14 hours, covering 600 kilometres as I travelled on one of the last Soviet-style trains still crossing the European Union’s frontier. The wagons were seriously retro, border...
In December 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu gave his last speech as leader of communist Romania from the balcony of the Communist Party Headquarters in Bucharest. Romania’s dictator fled as the crowds began to jeer, and within days the country was up in arms against the...
Hello there, traveller!
I'm Richard. Penguin author. World traveller. History lover. Border nerd and travel journalist.
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
