So you want to go interrailing around Europe? The only worthy response to that: do it. Hell, even if you don’t want to go interrailing around Europe, just do it. If you’re on the fence and not sure whether travelling Europe around train is for you, ask yourself what’s stopping you, and I can guarantee they’ll be more reasons to do it than not.
Firstly, let’s clear something up, yes Europe (Western especially) is much more expensive than South-East Asia and South America, but that doesn’t mean you can’t travel around Europe on a budget. For a month we spent £1500, that’s including flights, train journeys, excursions, EVERYTHING. How much did your last holiday cost? Week in Magaluf? That’s easily £750. £750 on a week-long piss-up.
Secondly, a month in Europe can give you a solid amount of ‘city break’-esque holidays all in one, whilst a month in South-America or South East Asia is barely enough time to cover one country. That’s not to say interrailing around Europe is better than touring any other continent, God knows my next plan is to spend 4 months travelling around South East Asia, but for first-time travellers, those who can’t afford take 4 months off (money/time reasons), then interrail around Europe is for you.
Thirdly (especially to those Brits out there), yes you can go and visit Europe when you’re ‘older’, but that is by no means a reason to discourage travelling around it now. I can guarantee the experiences you’ll have as a young adult, sharing a hostel with 6 strangers you don’t know for 3 nights in Berlin is most definitely going to be a world away from a week-long holiday chaperoning the kids when you’re pushing 40.
Firstly, let’s clear something up, yes Europe (Western especially) is much more expensive than South-East Asia and South America, but that doesn’t mean you can’t travel around Europe on a budget. For a month we spent £1500, that’s including flights, train journeys, excursions, EVERYTHING. How much did your last holiday cost? Week in Magaluf? That’s easily £750. £750 on a week-long piss-up.
Secondly, a month in Europe can give you a solid amount of ‘city break’-esque holidays all in one, whilst a month in South-America or South East Asia is barely enough time to cover one country. That’s not to say interrailing around Europe is better than touring any other continent, God knows my next plan is to spend 4 months travelling around South East Asia, but for first-time travellers, those who can’t afford take 4 months off (money/time reasons), then interrail around Europe is for you.
Thirdly (especially to those Brits out there), yes you can go and visit Europe when you’re ‘older’, but that is by no means a reason to discourage travelling around it now. I can guarantee the experiences you’ll have as a young adult, sharing a hostel with 6 strangers you don’t know for 3 nights in Berlin is most definitely going to be a world away from a week-long holiday chaperoning the kids when you’re pushing 40.
Anyway, rant over. This is my blog, I hope you enjoy it.
