InterRail Spring 2023
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Inter Rail – the practical stuff
I don’t usually provide a detailed breakdown of costs and plans for my trips because they can so quickly go out of date. But I thought you may find it useful to see how I constructed my InterRail journey, including a few hints of what you can do to get the best possible value from…
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Frantic Frankfurt
It’s an icy cold morning as I leave Wurzburg for the journey to my final destination. Frankfurt is best known as a major centre for commerce and may not immediately spring to mind as a place for tourists. And on arrival at the main railway station, there was an unwelcoming air about it. Passengers swarmed…
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Living history in Würzburg
It was a pin in the map moment. When planning this trip I could have spent a few more days on trains travelling back to the UK. However, I then realised I had quite a few air miles stored away which would get me a business class flight from Frankfurt. So having sampled the delights…
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Munich – Wurzburg via Nuremberg
Last night a DJ didn’t save my life. But I did get a beer thanks to my recall of the 1980s kid’s TV show Fraggle Rock. It was a question in a pub quiz – presented entirely in English by a man from Cork – the The Keg Bar, described as “your international local”. It…
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München (and drinking)
I’m not a massive fan of fitness apps. But I do have a watch that measures my steps, and a quick check this morning shows that in the past couple of weeks I have walked over 200 kilometres. It sounds impressive (at least to me) so deserves a celebration. The Bavarian man in the bar…
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Plzen – Munich
The Hotel Central in Plzen may not have been the swankiest, but at checkout my bill comes too less than €100 for two nights. Its faded glory, feeling like a throwback to the 1970s, didn’t really matter. It was clean, (sort of) of comfortable and right in the centre of the city. But I was…
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A pivo in Plzen
The clouds have gathered on Saturday morning and just about every weather report I can find isn’t promising. Breakfast at the Hotel Central is somewhat chaotic – the buffet is good but the seating arrangements less so. I walk through a building site on the first floor to find what looks like a large conference…
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Prague – Plzen
When planning this trip, I wanted to visit at least one location that wouldn’t be an obvious choice. Plzen is around 85 kilometres south west of Prague. If you’re from the UK, the chances are you’ve not heard of it, but it has a number of attractions, not least the Pilsner Urqell brewery. It’s also…
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Budapest – Prague
It’s Thursday, which means leaving Budapest for my next destination. But before that, let us pause to consider one of a traveller’s greatest challenges. Having successfully booked a load of hotels and secured a decent rate for bed and breakfast, the mornings bring about a puzzle that the world’s greates brains have so far failed…
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Buda-best
It had turned into a late night once I’d found the karaoke bar. Tacky? Yes. Noisy? Certainly. And not exactly authentic. But drinking doesn’t have to be about history and culture all the time. So I’m grateful for a later start today, and equally grateful that the biting wind has eased. It’s still quite chilly…
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