Having missed out in my youth, I thought that was that – until I took a revelatory trip with my sons. We’re going again this year, says Guardian Opinion production editor Phil Mongredien
Well… you can do it as an older person as well, but you can’t stay in official youth hostels and the private hostels that will allow you to stay have in recent years turned into some fancy “glampacking” party locations that are both relatively expensive and most older person will not like it at all.
The laid back slightly grubby hostel of my youth that made interrailing affordable and where it really didn’t matter what age you were seems to have become a very rare thing.
Well… you can do it as an older person as well, but you can’t stay in official youth hostels and the private hostels that will allow you to stay have in recent years turned into some fancy “glampacking” party locations that are both relatively expensive and most older person will not like it at all.
The laid back slightly grubby hostel of my youth that made interrailing affordable and where it really didn’t matter what age you were seems to have become a very rare thing.