Travel Proposal: Interail 2011

My plan next year is to travel using the Interail and this is my travel proposal. I have started off with some basic travel research about the European Inter-rail.

• Possible Dates:

I break up from University around the end of May 2011. I have to move out by the beginning of June. Possibly work the entire month of June to gather the last bit of money before i leave.  So, i intend to travel from the beginning of July right through to the end of July/ early August. 

• Cost:

There is a variety of Inter-rail tickets on offer. I am a youth since i am under twenty-six, so there is a discount available. Twenty-two days continuous travel is £249. One month continuous travel is £325. These are the possible time periods I hope to be away for. I have worked out that on average it is cheaper per day by forty-eight pence, to travel for a full month rather than twenty-two days. 

• Accommodation:

I defiantly want to stay at hostels throughout Europe to keep the cost of my trip to a minimum. Also the money that can be saved staying in cheap accommodation can be used elsewhere. 

• Where to go:

When my father was younger he travelled using the inter-rail. I have referred to his journey  for ideas and inspiration on where to go. This is his travel route:

However, due to lack of money he had to cut his journey short and return home after Italy. This  was initially one months worth of travelling. I personally feel it was a bit ambitious within the time limit. I think i will travel to less countries but will be able to experience the culture because i will have more time in each country. This is my proposed route:

       

I have tried to pick my route so that I travel in a circle-like motion. This is because i do no want to waste time and double back on myself. I especially want to visit Berlin, Germany as I have never been before and I used to learn the language. So i will allow myself at least five days there. I would like to see the Reichstag as the architecture designed by Norman Foster, has created  a prominent German symbol. The Holocaust Memorial is something I plan to visit. I have been to Auschwitz and have seen the Polish way of dealing with the war. I would be interested to see Germany's reaction through the memorial. My brother recently went to Berlin and brought me back an interesting collage painted by a contemporary artist Alex Rodin. I would quite like to see more of his work in and around the city which is paints. From there, the Czech Republic appeals to me because i know nothing about the country. This is my chance to find out about it. Austria will be my next stop. I have been to Austria before to highland dance but did not see much of its attractions so i would quite like to revisit Vienna to experience more of its culture. St Peters church is a must. I have that the interior is breath-taking compared to its exterior. I struggle to see the outside and inside can be in such contrast. After Austria, i intend to travel through Switzerland to arrive in Italy. As i have been to Florence, Bologna and Venice before i would like to explore Milan, therefore stay at the top of Italy. Apart from shopping, i would like to visit the Santa Maria della Grazie and experience local Italian flea markets at Fiera di Senigallia. From there, I would travel through France to Spain. Barcelona is one of my favourite cities and cannot be forgotten on this tour. Paris would be my final stop and then home.