Aug 21 2010
Travelling Around Europe By Train
There is a lot of choice available to us in the UK when it comes to travelling. Years ago it was only the rich who could travel abroad as it was so expensive so unless you had a lot of money you just didn’t get to go. But for most British people a trip to Brighton or Skegness were all that could be afforded and a lot of people never got to go anywhere at all. These days though almost all of us can go abroad at least once a year and there are cheaper options available all the time. We can now travel to Europe by train and once there continue exploring by rail.
It is possible to buy tickets for travel throughout the European Zone which means you can head absolutely anywhere in Europe by train. Backpackers who were on a tight budget were the ones who used to buy these tickets a few years back. But today, there are more and more people who are deciding to travel like this because it is not only cheaper but it is a lot of fun too. And when it comes to short trips away, one of the most popular places to visit has got to be France. We can now get from London to Paris in just three hours on superfast trains.
The rail network in the UK and the rest of Europe is generally of a high standard and this makes these trips a lot more pleasurable. And you will be able to go around to plenty of different places whenever you feel like it if you have a flexi-ticket. There are plenty of people who prefer not to make any plans and just get on and off the train whenever they see something of interest. This is a type of holiday for an adventurer and gives you the chance to see places that you might not have heard of before. The other advantage of rail travel in Europe is that it tends to be a lot more scenic then using the motorway and you don’t have to worry about traffic jams.
It’s great getting an English ferry (ferry angleterre) for a trip to the UK. Others still like to go via the Channel Tunnel (tunnel sous la manche). Anybody interested in staying in England (sejour angleterre), these are the best ways to go.
No related posts.