For years backpacking with a Eurail pass was a rite of passage; now new generations are choosing this old-school way of travelling.
“Please ensure only small bags are placed in the racks above you – anything smaller than, say, St Paul’s Cathedral …”
We’re halfway through a five-week multi-country journey in the UK and Europe, primarily via Eurail, the 65-year-old rail pass we last used backpacking … well, when Thatcher was in power. And we’re putting our new passes through a rigorous test: travelling on a mix of high-speed and local trains, pre-booking some tickets, and making spur-of-the-moment journeys.
We do this again two hours and 15 minutes later when we dock at Cairnryan where, hopefully, bus number 923 will be waiting to transport us to Glasgow ……. And it is. The driver nods at our passes, and we’re on our way aboard a supremely comfortable coach . It’s now we have the first of many conversations about the welcome lack of fuss on every mode of transport – there are no unnecessary announcements or repetitive safety instructions. We get on, and off we go.
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