Gap year travel

My girlfriend and I were so lucky to receive a free Interrail Pass through DiscoverEU. But at the same time we were so unlucky that our trip were postponed several times due to Covid-19. 

Finally, when we were able to travel, we started our journey in Warszawa and from there we travelled to Kraków, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, Split, Ljubljana, Peschiera Del Garda and Venice. Our goal was to experience as much of Europe as possible that we haven't already seen. We have been on many self-drive holidays and therefore we decided to take a plane from CPH to Warszawa, instead of spending a whole day driving through Germany.

We planned the trip in our gap year and it lasted for a month. We got so many positive experiences that we probably wouldn't have had if it was just a regular trip with our parents. The Zoo in Prague had a huge impact on us. It was located on a mountain and it was so big that you needed to take an elevator to access the different levels of the Zoo.

What made our trip to Prague special were that we got to travel around the city in a 100 year old tram. Furthermore in Budapest we got to see one of the biggest Parliaments in the world, followed with a guided tour of the inside of the building.

What the both of us have taken with us from this trip is a lot more independence and knowledge about other countries than just our loving neighboring countries. We also had to go with the flow when it came to both our and their English oral skills in hope that we understood each other. It contributed to the feeling of uncertainty and therefore the victory felt greater when the outcome turned out to be correct.

We definitely recommend everyone to seize the world as it is and just let the overwhelming feeling of all of the different opportunities flow over you, in order to gain experience and knowledge about the world.

Best regards,

Peter and Amalie

Updated on Monday, 10/02/2025