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Actual packing – 4 week interrailing trip
My interrail trip starts in a few days, but I am traveling to stay with my son in the meantime so packing happens now. I have a cabin sized bag, a backpack (large daypack size) and also an anti-theft handbag for carrying valuables. This is probably one bag too many and after packing, I might…
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Security and safety on my trip
In my day to day life, I am often in city centres and traveling alone. It doesn’t bother me; I am safety conscious and keep my belongings close to me when walking around. I’ve always done this. However, I have read that a number of people in the interailing groups have recently been pickpocketed on…
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Two weeks to go…
…and I’m starting to feel a little nervous. I’m at that stage where I have done a fair amount of background prep but am now wondering if I’ve done the right thing, and what if it’s all wrong and what if I lose my passport or hate the traveling!! Fortunately I know myself well enough…
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Bratislava ‘day trip’
One of the recommended attractions for Vienna is actually a day trip to Bratislava. This capital of Slovakia is an hour away by train and I have just decided to travel and stay there one night and then travel onwards to Innsbruck. I have a whole week in Innsbruck so taking a day or two…
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Vienna planning
I have 4 days in Vienna at the start of my trip. I’m thinking of the free walking tour, the Hofberg Palace, Schonbrun Palace, the Haus der Musik, Viennese pastries…. I’ll be staying in the Prater district. Dow you have any Vienna highlights to share? Favourite places to eat? Please share!
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Tripit
Have you used Tripit? It’s a great app to keep all your holiday arrangements in one place in chronological order. You can enter anything manually – journeys, excursions, bookings, accommodation, concerts etc. It will keep the details for you and arrange things chronologically. However the genius part is that you can forward email confirmations to…
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Luggage
Backpack or wheely suitcase? I don’t fancy a heavy backpack. On the other hand I don’t fancy wheely suitcase up and down stairs. I would like to keep luggage nearby me or under a seat. I don’t want to have an unwieldy case. I love the yellow samsonite convertible wheely backpack. I love how it…
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Introducing Myself
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…
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Preparation and planning
This is my first ever interail trip and I planned it gradually. The main decisions were made quite early on, for example I bought the actual pass in January for a July start date, mainly so I would actually commit to it. I had for a while been considering possible places to visit and comparing…
Rachel’s Interrail Adventures 