Article: COLUMN: Life as a train

Victoria Degtyareva
University Wire
05-14-2007
(The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Last week, three friends and I decided to take a six-day vacation to the south of France. But being poor college students, we needed to cut down costs. And what better way to save money than to travel exclusively by train. Not only is it cheaper than flying, but if you take night trains, you can also avoid paying for hotels. Unfortunately, traveling by train has its downside.

The first in a series of travel disasters was a seven-hour night train from Bordeaux to Marseilles. In accordance with our thrifty trip-planning, we opted for reclinable seats over bunk beds. Big mistake. And to top it all ...

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