From a very young age I have travelled on trains in France
I mostly travel alone but sometimes with friends
If I am on my own then I think nothing of leaving a train
And spending the night at a random railway station
Where I read pulp paperbacks to while away the hours
I was actually arrested once by the cops as I was mistaken for someone else
Still I had a comfortable cell and the food was quite nice
There is a girl called Yvonne who travels on trains in France
She comes from the Strasbourg area and divorced her parents many years ago
We meet up occasionally to share a coffee and exchange books
I do worry about her as she is rather small and appears vulnerable
But she does not seem to run into any trouble and I receive the odd message from her
When I am in the south of the country I stay at a retreat where in exchange for light duties
I am fed and watered and have time to read and write my travelogues which appear online
It is a simple existence and I meet many interesting people from a number of countries
Quite frequently I am asked why I travel so much which is an impossible question
As if I knew the answer I would most likely cease travelling all together