and which also has a castle, a park where you can learn to cook the famous chantilly. following our feature on european rail travel last month, it s clear that many of you are organising your own adventures by train. mike and kate got in touch to say, we re planning a three week interrail trip in september. what itinerary do you recommend? well, i m also planning a trip using the unlimited travel pass. and let me begin by saying where i won t be going. france, spain and italy are off my list for making the most of interrail. all three have fabulous trains, but four expresses. you need to pay a supplement and book ahead. in my opinion, that defeats the purpose which neatly leaves austria, germany and in particular switzerland, where tickets are positively alpine in their prices.
Interrail wird dieses Jahr 50 Jahre alt. Unsere Autorin fuhr diesen Monat mit dem Zug durch Skandinavien - genau wie schon ihre Mutter vor über 40 Jahren. Über den Zauber von Interrail und dem langsamen Reisen per Zug.
Launched in 1972, the Interrail ticket has proven a resounding success. Generations of young, intrepid travelers have jumped at the opportunity to explore Europe by rail.
in particular, if you don t have to travel in a school holidays, then avoid them. tuesdays and wednesdays tend to be the cheapest days to fly on, and you can also find good deals on a saturday evening and sunday morning. unsurprisingly, fares are often low for flights very early or very late, but apart from the antisocial hours, you might end up spending more on the ground transport or a hotel stay. travel with minimum luggage. this is my cabin bag and it meets all known free hand luggage allowances. also, ignore those constant invitations to pay for a seat in advance. there is one for you on board, you just don t know which one it is yet. well, that s all we have for this guide. let s hope for brighter times ahead for all of us. join me again next time for the latest in the world of travel, and, in particular, we ll be looking at the joys ofjourney by rail, as interrail celebrates 50 years this summer. see you soon.
unsurprisingly, fares are often low for flights very early or very late, but apart from the antisocial hours, you might end up spending more on the ground transport or a hotel stay. travel with minimum luggage. this is my cabin bag and it meets all known free hand luggage allowances. also, ignore those constant invitations to pay for a seat in advance. there is one for you on board, you just don t know which one it is yet. well, that s all we have for this guide. let s hope for brighter times ahead for all of us. join me again next time for the latest in the world of travel, and, in particular, we ll be looking at the joys ofjourney by rail, as interrail celebrates 50 years this summer. see you soon.