The healthy dose of double shots aside, this little bar is a friendly spot for exchanging travel tales and perhaps a game or two of cards.

"Our journey would be easier if we had Gunnar Greybeard along to tell one of his travel tales," remarked Cal absently.

But even after the newspapers back home report his presumed death, his daughter continues to receive his packages, stuffed with exotic travel tales.

When he had run through all his travel tales he fell silent again, and we ate and drank some more.

In any case, nobody's glass went long unfilled, just as no passenger's occupation, alimentary problems, marital status or most memorable travel tales remained untold.

But as their long-suffering dinner party guests know, they will leap on the chance to work their travel tales into the conversation.

It might give him some travel tales to tell.

Williams could not find a publisher for the book, however, because its clearly fictional elements did not fit in with the then-current vogue for true travel tales.

Few foreigners have taken up the challenge of penning travel tales about Belgium.and only one man has tackled Luxembourg.

Choreographers are telling travel tales this week, journeying over oceans and mountains and bringing audiences with them without any need for visas.