• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      4 days ago

      Have you heard of interrail? Basically every european can afford to take a train through the alps, it’s not even remotely an expensive vacation.

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          4 days ago

          A €286 7-day interrail pass will get you what should be a stress-free round-trip from Tallin to Milan (via Zurich, so very much taking a train through the alps) with time to ride around the alps as much as you want.

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            4 days ago

            So for a family of 4, that’s 1.144 EUR, just for transportation. Not including food or lodging.

            And you think everyone can afford that in Europe?

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      6 days ago

      My tickets earlier this year were only €30 each way. Sure it would be expensive to supercommute by high speed train, but for a day trip into the city to go hit a couple of museums that’s perfectly reasonable

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          2 days ago

          Bruh you’re just moving the goalposts and intentionally misunderstanding the point. Take the L (or even take the L) and move on

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            2 days ago

            Nah. Trains are great, but my point is that not every European has the quality of life (wealth/income) as Western Europeans.

            Lots of people don’t understand that.

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          5 days ago

          Sub in with whatever your local nice place is for a similar effect. For me it’s forests, some cool little mountains, and train yards with lots of interesting graffiti