On: I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train

[jack_riminton]

When I was interrailing I'd try and do some across Europe night trains as it meant I saved on hostel costs and I'd wake up somewhere new. The choices are somewhat limited though

[bergie → jack_riminton]

We did that a lot as well. Night trains are the closest mankind has to teleportation. Hop on a train in Berlin, have a beer, sleep, wake up in the centre Paris or Rome with a coffee and a croissant.

[mike_hock → bergie]

The closest we have to teleportation is airplanes (i.e. shortest travel time). Sleeper trains are more like cryostasis ships. The journey takes forever, but you don't notice.

[justincormack → jack_riminton]

Getting better again slowly after a bad period.

[mike_hock → justincormack]

That's what she says every month.

[seabass-labrax → justincormack]

To what are you referring? The Interrail/Eurail scheme getting better again after a bad period?

[justincormack → seabass-labrax]

Sleeper trains getting better, after most were discountinued. SOme more have started up recently.