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You can actually do something similar with an Interrail Pass [1]. It's a train ticket valid in all of Europe for 1 month for €407 if you're under 26 or €532 if

You can actually do something similar with an Interrail Pass [1]. It's a train ticket valid in all of Europe for 1 month for €407 if you're under 26 or €532 if you're older. Still, pretty cool! 1: http://www.interrail.eu http://www.interrail.eu

pasiaj 10y ago
A funny hack to save money on your accommodation with the Interrail pass is to use night trains for sleeping. Many interrailers might stay in Paris for a week, but every night they jump on a random train towards somewhere, sleep for 4 hours, then switch trains going back towards Paris, and sleep the way back.
- gsnedders 10y ago
  Sadly, there are ever fewer sleepers left; a combination of low-cost flights and high-speed rail have essentially killed them.
- barrkel 10y ago
  Watch out for the sleepers further east (Bulgaria, Romania etc.). Great for thieves, not so great for sleepers.
mrtksn 10y ago
US users probably don't know much about it but Interrail is one of the greatest things about being young European, together with the Erasmus student exchange program. Add the very low-cost airline ticket to the mix on a continent that is quite safe and peaceful place and you may start to understand why young people are much more positive towards the EU project than the previous generations. EU is also planning to give Interrail tickets to to all young EU citizens, I hope it becomes a reality: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/interrail-passes-free-eu-parliament-debate-europe-train-tickets-a7339466.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/interrail-pas... Europe can be cheap as much as you want, hitchhiking and youth hostels are safe and available pretty much everywhere. You can even visit expensive cities like London for about 20$-30$ a day by sleeping in a hostel and and eating fast food(or even cheaper if you do groceries and cook in your hostel). I really love what we have in Europe, it would be a huge tragedy if it all collapses back to the divided and hostile Europe.
- mattmanser 10y ago
  Most European children don't go through Erasmus or inter rail. A train ticket for kids paid for by unwilling tax payers is little more than bribery and propaganda. It's disgusting, they can't win the hearts and minds of the populace so they insinuated themselves in schools and now are outright bribing kids. I was pro-stay, but some of the stunts the EU are pulling to get kids to believe in EU federalisation are disgusting.
  - mrtksn 10y ago
    I understand how it concerns you and how on principle can be against your ideology but I wouldn't call a train ticket "disgusting" :) Giving young people means to travel is not brain washing, it's actually the opposite as they can actually go to that country and see what it is all about so they would be less susceptible to propaganda. It's like public education but with no teachers to push an ideology(it's just a ticket, doesn't come with a guide), I would say that if EU manages to pull this of it would be a great public service.
  - k-mcgrady 10y ago
    About 15% of students in Europe take part in Erasmus. Considering moving abroad alone for a year to a country where you don't necessarily speak the language is quite intimidating I'd say that's a pretty high number of students. As for inter rail - maybe the fact it's €400 just for the train ticket is why the only people I know who have done it are quite well off. Making it available to everyone who wants it should change that, opening the experience up to everyone regardless of background. Edit: Making an experience available to everyone isn't exactly propaganda.* *unlike that extra £350m pw going to the NHS
  - thechowchowman 10y ago
    Whats wrong with wanting the youth of Europe to be well traveled and be versed in differnt cultures. Even if it is propaganda, it's certainly beneficial.
  - victornomad 10y ago
    I did both Interrail and Erasmus and its probably the best things I did in my life. I will be more than happy to contribute to that with my taxes to give opportunities to young people to become more open minded.
e_reder 10y ago
yeah! I love Interrail! That's a really good option, too! I might add it to the blog post. Thanks :)

pasiaj 10y ago

A funny hack to save money on your accommodation with the Interrail pass is to use night trains for sleeping. Many interrailers might stay in Paris for a week, but every night they jump on a random train towards somewhere, sleep for 4 hours, then switch trains going back towards Paris, and sleep the way back.

gsnedders 10y ago
Sadly, there are ever fewer sleepers left; a combination of low-cost flights and high-speed rail have essentially killed them.
barrkel 10y ago
Watch out for the sleepers further east (Bulgaria, Romania etc.). Great for thieves, not so great for sleepers.

mrtksn 10y ago

US users probably don't know much about it but Interrail is one of the greatest things about being young European, together with the Erasmus student exchange program. Add the very low-cost airline ticket to the mix on a continent that is quite safe and peaceful place and you may start to understand why young people are much more positive towards the EU project than the previous generations. EU is also planning to give Interrail tickets to to all young EU citizens, I hope it becomes a reality: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/interrail-passes-free-eu-parliament-debate-europe-train-tickets-a7339466.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/interrail-pas... Europe can be cheap as much as you want, hitchhiking and youth hostels are safe and available pretty much everywhere. You can even visit expensive cities like London for about 20$-30$ a day by sleeping in a hostel and and eating fast food(or even cheaper if you do groceries and cook in your hostel). I really love what we have in Europe, it would be a huge tragedy if it all collapses back to the divided and hostile Europe.

mattmanser 10y ago
Most European children don't go through Erasmus or inter rail. A train ticket for kids paid for by unwilling tax payers is little more than bribery and propaganda. It's disgusting, they can't win the hearts and minds of the populace so they insinuated themselves in schools and now are outright bribing kids. I was pro-stay, but some of the stunts the EU are pulling to get kids to believe in EU federalisation are disgusting.
- mrtksn 10y ago
  I understand how it concerns you and how on principle can be against your ideology but I wouldn't call a train ticket "disgusting" :) Giving young people means to travel is not brain washing, it's actually the opposite as they can actually go to that country and see what it is all about so they would be less susceptible to propaganda. It's like public education but with no teachers to push an ideology(it's just a ticket, doesn't come with a guide), I would say that if EU manages to pull this of it would be a great public service.
- k-mcgrady 10y ago
  About 15% of students in Europe take part in Erasmus. Considering moving abroad alone for a year to a country where you don't necessarily speak the language is quite intimidating I'd say that's a pretty high number of students. As for inter rail - maybe the fact it's €400 just for the train ticket is why the only people I know who have done it are quite well off. Making it available to everyone who wants it should change that, opening the experience up to everyone regardless of background. Edit: Making an experience available to everyone isn't exactly propaganda.* *unlike that extra £350m pw going to the NHS
- thechowchowman 10y ago
  Whats wrong with wanting the youth of Europe to be well traveled and be versed in differnt cultures. Even if it is propaganda, it's certainly beneficial.
- victornomad 10y ago
  I did both Interrail and Erasmus and its probably the best things I did in my life. I will be more than happy to contribute to that with my taxes to give opportunities to young people to become more open minded.

e_reder 10y ago

yeah! I love Interrail! That's a really good option, too! I might add it to the blog post. Thanks :)