Interrailing v Island hopping 2011

Funny_Bones

Hi, There are 3 of us (26 year old girls) debating between Interrailing and Island hopping off Greece for about 5 weeks in the summer.. If anyone has experienced either or both, which would you recommend? We are just interested in having a nice break for a few weeks, seeing new places, and meeting new people.. Cheers

fakearms123

Well your a year too old for cheaper interrailing tickets, if your 25 years or younger you get a great deal for interrail tickets so I would recommend the island hopping through Greece and Croatia!

Funny_Bones

Thanks, If I go before July 3rd I'll qualify for the cheaper ticket, turn 26 then.. A bit concerned that Island hopping would be just like an extented sun holiday to be honest..

Civilian_Target

They're two quite different things. Interrailing will show you a variety of cultures, places and stff, while you go from place-to-place. It's not really a relaxing holiday, it's more of an experience.

Island hopping is chilling out in the sun and not doing too much. Personally, 5 weeks of island hopping would bore me to tears, 2 weeks is plenty.

So I would do something like fly to Vienna / Krakow / Milan, and go down either through Italy and Albania or through the Balkans, to Greece, over the course of 3 or 4 weeks, and then relax on the islands for a week or two at the end. Train tickets in those parts of the world are cheap enough that you wouldn't benefit from an Interrail Pass anyway.

Funny_Bones

Thank you for that advice. I have been trying to persuade the others that would be a good idea. The best of both worlds I guess. Maybe we could agree on that..