Rachel’s Interrail Adventures

Hello everyone. I am Rachel and I am about to embark on my first ever Interrail trip!

I am 53 years old and will be travelling solo. Travelling like this has always appealed to me yet I have never had the opportunity.

This year however the interrail trip is solving a problem for me. The problem is – how do I spend my summer.

As an international teacher in Bangkok, I have 6 weeks holiday in the summer. Most of my friends and colleagues leave the country to visit family back home or go on holiday. If I stayed in Bangkok during the summer I would not have anyone around to see for most of the six weeks. In the past, as my children grew, I would spend more time with my ageing father in the UK and certainly his house was always my base. Now he has died and I am separated from my husband, I need to find a way to enjoy my summer. I want to visit my children in London but no-one wants a relative staying for 6 weeks… I will visit my brother/cousins at some point but again will not stay too long.

So I have decided to interrail. I hope it will be cheap enough that I can manage okay. I hope I can see places and things that will be interesting. I hope I enjoy the mix of solitude but meeting people. I’m happy that some family/friends will join me for a few days in different places.

So this is my way of ‘owning’ the holiday and making it manageable and enjoyable. If I enjoy this year’s trip then I can try it again in the future.

As a solo traveler especially, I need to be mindful of personal safety so I will not be posting dates or exact locations live. Friends/family – if you want more info or want to join me for a few days, drop me a personal message.

I’d love to hear from you!!