BBCNEWS The Travel Show June 4, 2024 04:42:00
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 h...