How to Connect Young People to Europe? Let Them See It All by Train.

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9. Nottingham must have been very nice, fun and great

to spend a year abroad. Years after Cambridge, I returned to England, saw Ireland, Luxembourg and more. When a young teen I'd travelled to Europe the first time to Munich, then South America, later a Paris and Cannes honeymoon wedding present from my Md.-born little brother.

Our focus now is also on young ones, with modest resources. A hardworking young niece who's deep into her first career job wants to travel and deserves it. But it needs to happen soon before more time passes, esp. since it will require taking work leave to do a week or 10-day trip.

Different times now than the era of fortunate boomers, born on 'first base' when the US was thriving. I didn't realize how good we had it then. It's often like that.