Tag: europe
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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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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 