TIPS
Need a bit of help along the way?
Here’s the place for clues and even the answers if you get stuck during your journey.
Click to skip to the section you need:
Leg One
London to Rome via Frankfurt
London to Rome via Paris
Leg Two
Rome to Istanbul via Land
Rome to Istanbul via Sea
Leg Three
Final checkpoint via Taxi
Final checkpoint via Metro
Leg One – London to Rome via Frankfurt
Find the box that Victoria Coach station is located in on the map. Find the letter going across and the number going down that references that box and answer in lowercase – for example, it would be j2 not J2.
Hint, you’re off to Victoria coach station and not Victoria train station!
Answer: c7
You’ve mentioned your passport before but in all the excitement, you’ve forgotten where you put it. Try going back to the start and seeing where it is you’ve placed it!
Answer: bum bag
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy-qJfYHCXU&feature=youtu.be
As Lars teaches you some basic phrases, count them until you get to the 4th word.
A helpful tip which you should reach as long as you don’t skip is a contents page at 15 seconds in so you’ll know what word you’re looking out for later on!
The answer is at 00:47 minutes in.
Answer: guten abend
The main ticket office is the big area in red on the map – you’ve already been told it’s called ‘Reizezentrum’ so you can look out for tha ton the map or look for the symbol with two tickets on.
You leave the ticket office and in front of you are stairs and behind that there are platforms 9 and 10.
You’re looking for the first shop coming up on your left. What is its name?
And remember to answer in lower case!
Answer: presse & buch
The part in bold is the section most people miss!
You start with 28 minutes.
You walk for 60 seconds minutes to Reise Bank. (-01:00 = 27 minutes left)
Annoyingly, there’s quite a big queue but you just pray it moves fast.
You queue for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. (-12:30 = 14 minutes 30 seconds left)
When finally at the desk, you spend a minute counting out your remaining budget of £335. You won’t be needing pounds anymore now that you’ve left the UK. (-01:00 = 13 minutes 30 seconds left)
The cashier spends 2 minutes sifting through the notes (no wonder the queue is moving so slowly) before handing over €374. (-02:00 = 11 minutes 30 seconds left)
You spend 30 seconds putting your money away. (-00:30 = 11 minutes left)
Answer: 11
Go through the artists shown on the iPod screen and find out what nationality they are!
All the artists listed are from Europe but only one is German.
And remember to answer in lowercase!
Answer: lou bega
Watch out for the moment when a dancer picks up an instrument and plays it – or pretends to at least! It’s after 2 minutes in.
What’s the instrument?
Answer: trumpet
Find Bologna on the map and note the box it’s in. Then go across the top to find the corresponding letter and then down to find the corresponding number.
Remember it will be in lower case, for example, j5 rather than J5
Answer: d3
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UWAd-eav9HU
Wait to see the price of a beer in the first venue shown. The cost will come up on screen.
Enter the answer as digits and use a comma to separate the euros from the cents. E.g. if the amount was €22,10 you could write 22,10.
Answer: 7,80
The clue you need here is:
CLUES DOWN
- A person who travels on foot; a style of Rayban sunglasses
You could try googling ‘Rayban sunglasses styles’ or ‘a person who travels on foot’ to see if the answer comes up.
Remember to answer in lowercase
Answer: wayfarer
First of all find the only hotel shown for £76 on the map.
Then, using the link provided, find the same building on the map and see what the name of the hotel there is.
https://goo.gl/maps/2ndcm614yqyieqrm8
Answer: zanhotel europa
Following the instructions given, you want to turn your right onto this road. Do remember that this right is as if you were there in person and you’re heading in the same direction as the arrows pointing up Via Cesare Boldrini.
You then take the first left which takes you onto Via Cairoli.
You keep following that down and you’re looking out for the businesses and shops coming up on your left. You’re looking for the business between ‘Centro Porta Sicura’ and ‘Cerved Credit Management’
Via Cairoli narrows into a smaller road and so if you reach that, you’ve gone too far.
The answer is the type of business, not the business name, so what type of business is ‘Ufficio Postale Poste Italiane’?
And remember, answer in lower case!
Answer: post office
Count left to right going down row by row until you reach item 11.
You now need to find the Italian for this word which you can do by using Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=en&tl=it
Simply write in the english word for the item – scissors – and see what the Italian translation is.
And of course, answer in lower case!
Answer: forbici
For this, you need to head to Google maps and click on street view.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.5035454,11.3379342,18.88z
The best way to do this is to drag the little yellow man from the bottom right corner of the map onto whatever street you want to look at. When you do this, it will bring up a street view.
When you hover over the street view, arrows will come up. Click when you see the arrow to proceed in that direction.
Follow the directions given.
If struggling, you need to look outside of ‘Zenzero Ristorante Bistrot’.
There you will see several cars outside but one will be much smaller than the other. What colour is it?
Remember to answer in lowercase!
Answer: black
For this, you need to head to Google maps and click on street view.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.5035454,11.3379342,18.88z
The best way to do this is to drag the little yellow man from the bottom right corner of the map onto whatever street you want to look at. When you do this, it will bring up a street view.
When you hover over the street view, arrows will come up. Click when you see the arrow to proceed in that direction.
Follow the directions given.
If struggling, the road you need is Via Don Giovanni Minzoni. On the right hand side there is a row of shops. You need to enter street view to see the signage and be on the lookout for one with a blue whale on a white background.
You may find that you’ll have to go back and forward down the street to see the full name.
Answer in lowercase only.
Answer: moby
Head to https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JkegNhSM8eIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Look up the recipe for Frittata with Cheese.
By clicking on the button that says ‘Front Page’ it shows you the book’s contents and ‘Frittate’ is clickable. This is an easy way to get to the right section of the book.
That, or you can enter ‘Frittata with Cheese’ into the box that says ‘search this book’.
Read the recipe and answer how many eggs you need in digits.
Answer: 6
No amount of googling will help you here, this is something you’ve already been told earlier on in the journey!
No memory? You’ll have to go back to the last place you misplaced your travel partner to find out…
Yep, that’s Frankfurt station.
Answer: red
Do you remember the recipe or the items you bought from the supermarket back in Genoa? If not, go back to check out what type of cheese it was that you picked up!
Or, you can find the recipe here: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ricotta-tomato-spinach-frittata
And remember, answer in lowercase.
Answer: ricotta
Remember that passage from Lonely Planet? Go back and read it!
Make sure you’re answering in lowercase.
Answer: peter
First you need to find what stop you’re at – this is mentioned in the paragraph above the map – Termini!
Then you need to count 6 stops north on the A line which is the red line.
That’s the stop you need!
As always, make sure you’re answering in lower case
Answer: ottaviano
Click on the Wikipedia link provided and read the first paragraph.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis
Answer: jorge mario bergoglio
Leg One – London to Rome via Paris
Click on the link to the larger London Tube map: https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube
Search for Leicester Square. Once you’ve found it, look for Kings Cross St Pancras Station. What colour is the line that connects them?
In the bottom right corner of the tube map, you will find a key that tells you what line each of the colours represent.
Remember to answer in lowercase!
Answer: piccadilly
You’ve mentioned your passport before but in all the excitement, you’ve forgotten where you put it. Try going back to the start and seeing where it is you’ve placed it!
Answer: bum bag
Watch the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2QuQhf5t8
This shows a French woman, Lya, teaching you basic French phrases. You are looking out for the phrase ‘good evening’. This will appear on screen along with the French translation. When this comes up, look at what number is in the blue circle in the top right corner. This is the number you need for your answer.
The information you need is shown at 00:53 in the video.
Answer by typing in digits not by spelling out the number.
Answer: 4
Look to the left hand side of the map where, underneath the title ‘Suggested’, you’ll see a list of transport options. As we’ve been asked to take the quickest route, there are two options here that take the smallest amount of time.
Input your answer in digits and don’t worry about writing ‘min’. For example, if the answer was 37 min you would write 37.
Answer: 29
You begin with 28 minutes to go and so you need to deduct all the times mentioned in the passage.
These are:
It takes 35 seconds to exit the bus terminal into Parc de Bercy – 00:35
You spend 6 minutes cutting across the grass passing the Maison du jardinage – 06:00
You wait for 25 seconds at the road before crossing – 00:25
And walk for 1 minute until you arrive at Bred-Banque Populaire – 01:00
You queue for 5 minutes and 30 seconds – 05:30
You spend a minute counting out your remaining budget – 01:00
The cashier spends 1 and a half minutes sifting through the notes before handing over €266 – 01:30
Total time spent = 16 mins
Now, deduct 16 minutes from the 28 minutes you began with.
Answer in digits only
Answer: 12
Go through the artists shown on the iPod screen and find out what nationality they are!
All the artists listed are from Europe but only one is French.
And remember to answer in lowercase!
Answer: martin solveig
Watch the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK42LZqO0wA
Keep watching until you see who comes to Martin Solveig’s rescue after the umpire rules against him.
Hint – it’s a very famous tennis player!
Remember to answer in lower case.
Answer: novak djokovic
Using the image, use another map – such as Google Maps – to work out what number is covering the city of Genoa.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/
Answer: 7
Watch the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/k34R-ZGH38Y
Watch for the moment Simon adds the ice cubes and count!
Answer in digits not written numbers.
Answer: 6
The clue you need here is:
CLUES DOWN
- A person who travels on foot; a style of Rayban sunglasses
You could try googling ‘Rayban sunglasses styles’ or ‘a person who travels on foot’ to see if the answer comes up.
Remember to answer in lowercase
Answer: wayfarer
For this you’re best visiting the B&B on Google Maps so that you can zoom in and out.
https://goo.gl/maps/cbEjzfpkVBgc5pdD6
Leaving B&B Blue Home behind you, turn right onto Bruno Buozzi and walk straight for a couple of minutes, passing two right turns.
You see the Dinegro Metro station up ahead but what type of business is the last building on your right before you reach it?
Buildings are shown by yellow boxes on the map so the last one we see before the Dinegro Metro on the map is ‘Farmacia Giusto’.
What type of business is that?
Answer: pharmacy
Count the items from left to right. When you reach the tenth one, use Google Translate to find out what the Italian would be.
https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=en&tl=it
Remember to answer in lowercase
Answer: dentifricio
The best way to do this is to drag the little yellow man from the bottom right corner of the map onto whatever street you want to look at. When you do this, it will bring up a street view.
When you hover over the street view, arrows will come up. Click when you see the arrow to proceed in that direction.
Follow the directions given.
If you can’t work it out, the man in question will be on the Piazza Dinegro close to Bar CAFFEINA so you could just look at street view there.
He’s wearing a checked shirt with a backpack on his back.
Remember to answer in lowercase!
Answer: blue
Which is the bin shown here that has two circular access points? Write down the colour!
Answer: yellow
Head to: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/fritatta-recipes
Search for the recipe for ‘Ricotta, tomato & spinach frittata’
If you’re stuck, here is the recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ricotta-tomato-spinach-frittata
Look at how many eggs are needed.
Answer: 6
Do you remember the recipe or the items you bought from the supermarket back in Genoa? If not, go back to check out what type of cheese it was that you picked up!
Or, you can find the recipe here: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ricotta-tomato-spinach-frittata
And remember, answer in lowercase.
Answer: ricotta
Remember that passage from Lonely Planet? Go back and read it!
Make sure you’re answering in lowercase.
Answer: peter
First you need to find what stop you’re at – this is mentioned in the paragraph above the map – Termini!
Then you need to count 6 stops north on the A line which is the red line.
That’s the stop you need!
As always, make sure you’re answering in lower case
Answer: ottaviano
Use the internet to find the answer!
You may find this helpful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis
Answer: jorge mario bergoglio
Leg Two – Rome to Istanbul via Land
Use Google Maps to see what the city is underneath the star on the map shown.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.4664544,11.4731441,7.46z?authuser=2
Remember to answer in lowercase.
Answer: venice
Head to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice and search for the Italian name for Venice.
Hint – check the right hand table!
Answer: venezia
Check the list of train journeys and see what number is on the right hand side.
Answer in digits only.
Answer: 1
As detailed in the poster, the snack menu costs €5,50.
To work out how much extra the beer will cost you need to translate the following passage into English:
Offerta speciale. Vuoi provare la freschezza di una birra Nastro Azzuro? Aggiungila al tuo menu a soli €2,00
https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=it&tl=en
In English, this translates as:
Special offer. Do you want to experience the freshness of a Nastro Azzuro beer? Add it to your menu for only € 2.00
Therefore you need to add €2,00 to €5,50 to get the final price.
Answer in digits and use a comma to separate the euros from the cents.
Answer: 7,50
Visit: https://tinyurl.com/y3zg7tfo
When you get onto the Booking.com page for Abbazia de Luxe, scroll down to find the different room types and look for the suite.
In the title, it tells you what the suite has a view of.
Answer: grand canal
Watch the video, click through to YouTube if you’d like to enlarge it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuJkClqhaVk
You will need the sound on!
Answer in lowercase.
The answer you’re after is around 27 seconds in.
Answer: artichoke
Watch the video, click through to YouTube if you’d like to enlarge it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuJkClqhaVk
You will need the sound on!
Answer in lowercase.
The answer you’re looking for is around 2:26 minutes
Answer: mascarpone
Watch the video, click through to YouTube if you’d like to enlarge it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuJkClqhaVk
Answer in lowercase
The answer you’re looking for is around 3:07 minutes, but you’ll need to check what the dish is at 1:24 minutes too.
Answer: white
You’ve been told that your journey will take 25% longer than usual so you first need to work out what 25% of 24 is.
To work out what 25% of 30 is, divide 24 by 4.
This will give you 6.
You then need to add 6 to 24 to find out how long it will take you.
Answer: 30
There was a photo of a UK passport shown on Day 1 of your trip but you can also just google ‘UK passport and simply take a look for yourself.
Answer: unicorn
Head to Google Maps and find Italy and Croatia – what country do you pass through?
https://goo.gl/maps/9RGrKfJniyjhiSgz6
Answer: slovenia
Head to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Croatian_flags
Look for the flag that matches the one above.
As an extra hint, it’s also the city you booked the bus to!
Answer in lowercase.
Answer: zagreb
Head to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria
And look for what’s listed as the capital city. Or just google it!
Answer in lowercase.
Answer: sofia
Head to google maps and search for ‘Belgrad Central Bus Station’
Click on ‘Directions’ and then enter ‘Belgrade Fortress’.
Make sure the directions are shown for walking and that you’ve got the journey going from the bus station to the fortress and not the other way around.
Then enter the amount of km shown for the shortest route.
Answer in digits only.
Answer: 2
Watch the video and be on the look out for three musicians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEYVQHwcBNE
Once you’ve spotted them, look for the musician playing the accordion and note what colour shorts he’s wearing. The shorts are long, and fall just below the knees.
They’re seen around 1:14 into the video.
Answer in lowercase.
Answer: black
Visit the Wikipedia page for Belgrade Fortress: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade_Fortress
You’re looking for when the date that Justinian I reconstructed the fortress.
Try looking at the right hand side below the maps.
Answer in digits only.
Answer: 535
Look at the timings of the bus shown, looking for a numerical value that shows how much the bus costs.
You may also find it helpful to try google what ‘BGN’ stands for.
Remember to answer in digits only.
Answer: 62
Quite simply, Google is your friend here!
Try searching for ‘Turkish currency’ and remember to answer in lowercase only.
Answer: lira
Visit the link provided: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/the-most-beautiful-mosques-in-istanbul/
scroll until you find the paragraph on the Yeni Camii mosque and look out for the year it dates back to.
Answer: 1663
Watch the video on YouTube and look out for the Turkish for ‘Hello’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtsDJCGu0nc
This comes around 1:14 into the video.
Remember to answer in lower case
Answer: merhaba
Head back to the conversation you had with Ibrahim about mosques and find the article which will tell you Sultanahmet Camii’s other name.
If you’re struggling, you can just click on the article here.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/the-most-beautiful-mosques-in-istanbul/
Remember to answer in lowercase.
Answer: blue mosque
Leg Two – Rome to Istanbul via Sea
Use Google Maps to see what the city is underneath the star on the map shown.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1998493,15.2867019,8z?authuser=2
Remember to answer in lowercase.
Answer: bari
Check the list of train journeys and see what number is on the right hand side.
Answer: 4
As detailed in the poster, the snack menu costs €5,50.
To work out how much extra the beer will cost you need to translate the following passage into English:
Offerta speciale. Vuoi provare la freschezza di una birra Nastro Azzuro? Aggiungila al tuo menu a soli €2,00
https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=it&tl=en
In English, this translates as:
Special offer. Do you want to experience the freshness of a Nastro Azzuro beer? Add it to your menu for only € 2.00
Therefore you need to add €2,00 to €5,50 to get the final price.
Answer in digits and use a comma to separate the euros from the cents.
Answer: 7,50
Take a look at the room: https://www.booking.com/hotel/it/adria-bari.en-gb.html
When you get onto the Booking.com page for Hotel Adria, scroll down to find the different room types.
Click on ‘Double Room’ and look for what type of view it has
Answer: city
Watch the video, click through to YouTube if you’d like to enlarge it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Uz0z9_oOA
You will need the sound on – the answer is not shown using the subtitles!
Answer in digits.
The answer you’re looking for is around 1:18 minutes.
Answer: 15
Watch the video, click through to YouTube if you’d like to enlarge it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Uz0z9_oOA
You will need the sound on – the answer for the first question is not shown using the subtitles, though you may know what the herb is visually.
Answer in lowercase.
The answer you’re looking for is around 2:08 minutes after Porzia adds the salt.
Answer: parsley
Watch the video, click through to YouTube if you’d like to enlarge it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Uz0z9_oOA
You will need the sound on – the answer is not shown using the subtitles!
Answer in digits.
The answer you’re looking for is around 4:26 minutes.
Answer: 5
You’ve been told that your journey will take 30% longer than usual so you first need to work out what 30% of 30 is.
To work out what 10% of 30 is, divide 30 by 10.
This will give you 3.
Therefore, 30% will give you 9.
You then need to add 9 to 30 to find out how long it will take you.
Answer: 39
There was a photo of a UK passport shown on Day 1 of your trip but you can also just google ‘UK passport and simply take a look for yourself.
Answer: unicorn
Head over to Google Maps and zoom in to find where you’d cross from Bari over to Durres in Albania.
https://goo.gl/maps/7fgCc1JdmCE1Rc8J8
If you zoom in too far, you may not see the name but look at the water between Italy and Croatia and you should see it easily.
Answer in lower case only and you don’t need to include the word ‘sea’ in your answer
Answer: adriatic
Simply visit Google Maps and search for Thessaloniki.
https://goo.gl/maps/YbbF231MYheXknHN7
Write the country in lowercase.
Answer: greece
Watch the video and look out for the birds swimming in the lake.
You can see them around 30 and 50 seconds in.
Answer: swan
Visit the Wikipedia page for Lake Ohrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ohrid
Take a look at the column on the right and look for ‘average depth’.
Answer in digits only.
Answer: 155
Go to: https://goo.gl/maps/sijL4LrVTZw6stnU6
What’s the other country on the other side of Lake Ohrid?
Answer: north macedonia
What other country does Albania share Lake Ohrid with?
Use Google Maps to see which other country Lake Ohrid is a part of.
Lowercase only.
Answer: north macedonia
Visit the wikipedia page for Thessaloniki Bus station and look for the one travel company that goes to Istanbul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki_Bus_Station
And make sure to answer in lowercase!
Answer: itertravel
Quite simply, Google is your friend here!
Try searching for ‘Turkish currency’ and remember to answer in lowercase only.
Answer: lira
Visit the link provided: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/the-most-beautiful-mosques-in-istanbul/
scroll until you find the paragraph on the Yeni Camii mosque and look out for the year it dates back to.
Answer: 1663
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VjHT3xBuc8
Look out for the Turkish for ‘I give’.
This comes around 1:16 into the video.
Remember to answer in lower case
Answer: ederim
Head back to the conversation you had with Ibrahim about mosques and find the article which will tell you Sultanahmet Camii’s other name.
If you’re struggling, you can just click on the article here.
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/turkey/articles/the-most-beautiful-mosques-in-istanbul/
Remember to answer in lowercase.
Answer: blue mosque
Leg Three – Final checkpoint via Taxi
Go and watch the video of the Istanbul traffic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGGmKi4y0kA
You’re looking for a point where a man carrying a bag on his shoulders walks in front of a yellow taxi.
When he does he also passes another man who is coming from the opposite direction.
This happens around 55 seconds in.
Answer in lowercase.
Answer: white
Click back and add up how much time has passed since the taxi driver turned the meter on.
The lines that will help you are:
- It takes 8 frustrating minutes to get onto the main road but then finally you’re away
- 7 minutes later, you’re gliding along the highway, when the driver indicates and turns right into a petrol station.
- 10 minutes later and you’re back on the road and making good time.
- It takes 20 minutes to get out of the junction!
Total time = 45 minutes
Remember to answer in digits only
Answer: 45
Click onto the link for google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/fmMCJc8xQR9qj3zz9
Either look at the directions given or zoom into the map to see what the name of the street is that you have to turn right onto.
Answer in lowercase and don’t include ‘Cd.’ in your answer.
Answer: peykhane
Leg Three – Final checkpoint via Metro
Visit this page to see the map in more detail: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Istanbul_Rapid_Transit_Map_with_Metrob%C3%BCs_%28schematic%29.png
You can click on the map to make it bigger.
It’s your task to find where the station called ‘Otogar’ is and see what colour line it’s on.
There’s a lot of names to search between but I promise it’s on there!
As a clue, it’s definitely either on the M1, M2, M3 or M4.
And remember to answer in lowercase.
Answer: red
Find Otogar on the map again and then find Aksaray.
Count how many stops it takes you to get from Otogar to Aksaray.
Hint – you need to be getting closer to the centre so I’d look in that direction!
Answer in digits only
Answer: 6
Using the map here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Istanbul_Rapid_Transit_Map_with_Metrob%C3%BCs_%28schematic%29.png
Find Yusufpasa on the blue line and count five stops to your right.
What stop do you land on?
Answer without the hyphen and in lowercase.
Answer: sultanahmet
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww_6n_iMrIE
And look out for what colour the inside walls are.
You can see this first around 54 seconds.
The colour grey has already been given so what is the other colour?
Answer in lower case
Answer: orange