Hi I’m a English student planning on travelling for the first time without family before university. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of routes to take starting from London, I love bustling cities but also serene mountains and other natural scenes. My big concern is that Europe isn’t exotic or foreign enough so want to find a route which provides that exoticness and cultural shock but am not quite sure where to start. Any tips are welcome, thank you!
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Mmmm I'd suggest going from London to Sicily and maybe taking a ferry to Greece or Albania after that if you wish.
Some advice :
- Eurostar to Paris or Brussels and then high-speed trains to Basel/Switzerland
- cross the Alps on the Bernina railway, splendid all year-round
- spend a few days in Northern Italy or take the night train right away from Milan to Sicily : quite a journey and you wake up before the boat (see further)
- cross the Messina Strait on the last remaining European train ferry (carriages are loaded onto the boat) : a very cool experience !
- Sicily is quite different than the rest of Italy
Questions welcome !
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