The Great Sock Search and Bag Crisis
We’re all packed and (almost) ready to go! The final push before any holiday always has its quirks, but today felt like a proper warm-up for the chaos to come.
The hardest part? Socks. Not the actual packing – socks. Matching socks. Socks that actually belong to me. I unearthed no fewer than three pairs of flight socks, several tiny ones last worn by the kids a decade ago, and barely a single pair that was both mine and matching. Not a promising start.
Then came the bag maths. Four people, three bags – how hard can it be? Turns out, very. Despite all best efforts and the dream of a minimalist interrail setup, it just wasn’t happening. Off we went on a mission to buy a fourth bag.
Miraculously, once back home with new luggage in hand, we were repacked and ready in five minutes flat – thanks to the magic of packing cubes and liners. Highly recommend if you’re trying to cram multiple wardrobes into limited space with limited patience.
Let the adventure begin
We’re Off – Interrailing Begins! 🚄
We’re off! Interrail app at the ready, trains loaded, and backpacks already more in number than we planned.
I’d read loads of posts saying you have to toggle on each journey in the app – but honestly, it’s one of those things you only really understand when you’re standing on the platform with one bar of signal and a train approaching. Got there in the end!
Boarding the Eurostar felt like hitting our 10,000 steps just in the queue – weaving through barriers with our backpacks on. No dragging bags here – just the constant awareness that if we turn too quickly, we might accidentally knock someone out. Sorry to all fellow travellers I may have bumped in to.
Eurostar to Brussels – next stop adventure.
Travelling Fletchers 
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