Category Archives: InterRail Spring 2023

I’ve been travelling now for a week, and Budapest seems a good place to rest for a few days. I’ve visited the city a few times before, and I know there’s plenty to explore. So three nights is booked – as much to recharge my batteries for further travelling as anything else. My first eveningContinue reading “Brrrr…iliant Budapest”

The map above shows the route I had planned to take today. A two stage trip via the small town of Pragersko. However, there are four words nobody likes to hear, whatever the language. They are universally met with disdain, and instantly bring about a state of anger, or even panic. And when those fourContinue reading “Zagreb – Budapest (via Vienna)”

Zagreb’s charm is not immediately apparent when I first arrive. I’m staying at the Central Hotel, having failed to find rooms at the alternative Tyne Tees and Westward Hotels. (Again, a joke there for anyone over 50 and from the UK). So the hotel certainly lives up to its name – just across the streetContinue reading “Zig-a-zig Zagreb”

Waking up to a very wet Ljubljana, it’s the first time it’s rained during this trip, which is at least something. But a change in weather conditions means more clothing dilemmas. I’ve packed for just about every eventuality, but this is the first time I’ve had to reach for a waterproof coat. I have aContinue reading “Ljubliana – Zagreb”

Ljubljana is bustling into life on a Friday morning and it’s another warm and sunny day. I’ve been incredibly lucky with the weather so far on this trip, and it’s time to head up another huge hill to the castle. But first an encounter with a legendary tale. Legend has it that Ljubljana was foundedContinue reading “Sunny Slovenia”

After a long day of sightseeing and taking in the local culture, I have a morning to kill in Salzburg. However, I also have a dilemma. The backpack which I’d defiantly chosen for three weeks of travelling has got heavier by the day – even though there’s nothing more in it. I had thought itContinue reading “Salzburg – Ljubljana”

36 hours in Salzburg If you dislike music and chocolate, then Salzburg may not be for you. I joke, of course, but despite being steeped in all kinds of history, Austria’s fourth largest city is intrinsically linked with Mozart, whose image adorns many signs and windows here, along with his own brand of confectionary. IContinue reading “No yodelling at the back!”

It’s the morning after the night before, and reports of last night’s protests across France are all over the news. I heard sirens throughout the night, but there’s no sign that anything terrible happened, at least around the station and the hotel. The usually reliable OBB (Austrian Railways) website shows my first train to GenevaContinue reading “An Alpine Adventure”

A trip across Europe via train “Isn’t that for students and, well… young people?” It was a common reaction and frankly, who could blame them? Many of my friends and family members had posed the question when I happened to mention my plans to “go Inter-railing”. The very act of going on holiday to multipleContinue reading “Bon voyage”