On my visit to Europe this month I decided to use trains whenever possible. Here's what I learned. I took the following trains in Germany (Deutsche Bahn) and Poland (PKP): Hamburg to Flensburg. Berlin to Hamburg. Hamburg to Poznan. Poznan to Warsaw. All up, I probably spent about 20 hours on trains over the past few weeks, so I feel I've had enough experience to form some opinions — although I'm certainly not an expert. Good things about train travel • Trains are comfy and easy to use your laptop on them • Train stations are central and easy to get to • It's fast to get through a train station (no security screening, etc) • Some stations have lounges (e.g Deutsche Bahn lounge, not really advertised!) • Nice scenery to look at on the way 🌳 🚊 🏞️ Not so good things about train travel • In my experience, trains were almost always late, by at least an hour • Buying tickets (as a tourist, like me) requires queuing at a ticket office • Central train stations are jammed with food store...

I would like to encourage all young people from the EU to get out of their comfort zone and choose a volunteering project abroad with the European Solidarity Corps! I spent 10 amazing months in Almería, Spain, volunteering at a cultural organization. It was not always easy, but overall a great life-changing experience. I received my Youth Pass, which might help while applying for a job or any other similar projects. I want to share briefly my story as an inspiration for everyone who would like to move abroad for a while, try something new and who is still not sure what kind of job to do for a living. Someone like me has had many questions and desires connected with work and traveling. In the summer of 2020, I decided to leave the stable, well-paid, and full-time job I had in Prague. I got to the point that I couldn't handle it anymore (long story). So I started to search for what I could do from November. I was really lost in all the job offers, I didn't like anything at that ti...