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Budget airlines were decades away. then, the international union of railways decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary by coming up with a special travel ticket for under 21 people. a30 £2 and you could wander almost anywhere you wanted on the railways of europe for one month. interrail proved an instant success, open up proved an instant success, open up the countryside, the cities, the coasts of a continent for barely more than a return airfare between london and paris. for low budget travellers there was the added attraction of night trains which provided somewhere for you to rest your head, if not necessarily sleep as the trainer clattered across europe. and perhaps because of spending endless days and nights on trains, not every interrailler was known for
Not necessarily sleep as the trainer clattered across europe. waiting to receive was best! and waiting to receive was best! and they say, never leave your heroes. but what about sleeping in their beds? i am in elf asked for a trip that ten year old mejust asked for a trip that ten year old me just wouldn t have believed. i wonder what he would have made of this? don t go away. from the arctic to the mediterranean, from the far west of ireland to the far east of turkey, for half a century, interrail has unlocked rail for millions of travellers. in 1972, widespread international travel was beyond the reach of the average european. the
Their impeccable personal hygiene. in 1972 when interrail began, steam trains won t museum pieces as they are here at the bluebell railway in sussex. they were actually running scheduled services in parts of eastern europe and even france. since then, of course, europe has had a revolution on the railways, with some expresses travelling at over 300 kilometres an hour. and, interrail has been transformed as well, now open to anyone of any age. and, forget the old paper pass, interrail now comes as a smart phone app. but, before you jump on board, here are some things to look out for. the fastest trains in italy, spain and france require you to pre book a seat, and pay a supplement of io a seat, and pay a supplement of 10 euros or more. yes, even
Recommendation from a fellow train traveller interrail. i will be back on the rails of europe this summer and i hope to see you on board. to end this week, i m in belfast, the capital of northern ireland. on a pilgrimage to visit the childhood home of a bit of a hero of mine. he was among the 60s biggest sporting stars, so influential that one of the city s airports is actually named after him. it s wet and it s gloomy but this is where one of the world s greatest ever footballers, george one of the world s greatest everfootballers, george best, honed his skills. here in northern ireland, the saying goes maradona good, polly better, george best. he was miah better, george best. he was mighty best. better, george best. he was mighty best. he better, george best. he was mighty best, he simply - better, george best. he was. mighty best, he simply walked the ball into the net. what a