The desk

Dexter keeps it.

Ask about the continent, this index, or the journey from wherever you are starting. He will not invent today’s opening hours, and he will not sell you a ticket.

He is useful on

Arrivals, rail, borders, where to sleep, and which page of the index to open.

The four maps

The continent, the Union, the euro, and Schengen — and a clear line around what is none of them.