17-Year-Old Has Lived On Trains For 1.5 Years At Rs 8 Lakh Per Year, Says He Loves The 'Freedom'

Travel is like a remedy, we crave it regularly for a breath of fresh air and to escape our daily routines. However, vacations often feel too short, as we must align them with our work schedules. But, this teen from Germany seems to have cracked it, by basically travelling all the time!

Lassey Stolley from Germany has embraced a unique lifestyle by securing a one-year pass for German trains at the youth price of 5,888 euros (approximately Rs 5 Lakh), allowing him unrestricted access to first-class trains.

A modern-day digital nomad

17-year-old Lasse Stolley is a modern-day nomad; over the last 18 months, he has been exploring Germany aboard Deutsche Bahn (DB) trains, making use of his unlimited annual railcard priced at around 10,000 Euros (approximately Rs 8 Lakh) per year.

Hailing from Fockbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, he had to persuade his parents to endorse his dream.

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Prior to embarking on the journey, he cleared his room and sold most of his possessions.

As of now, he has traversed 500,000 kilometers, travelling about 600 miles a day.

'Dream' workation

Stolley works as a software engineer, and to be able to manage working in a train takes a bit of getting used to.

In the days, he takes up a spot on the train with a table so that he can sit and work. At nights, he retires to a first-class cabin.

Due to limited storage space, Lasse packs only four T-shirts, two pairs of pants, a neck pillow, and a blanket, and relies on public restrooms for showering.

When it comes to meals, he maintains his diet by either buying items from supermarkets or making use of the complimentary buffets at larger train stations.

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Sharing his journey with Business Insider, Lasse stated, "I have a lot of freedom and can decide every day where I want to go, whether to the Alps, to a big city or to the sea. I¡¯m completely flexible. I often go on short hikes because exercise is pretty much part of my everyday life."

Not a bed of roses

But the dream life wasn't a bed of roses.

Adapting to this distinctive lifestyle posed challenges initially, with insufficient sleep on the train at night, leading Lasse to often doze off during the day.

He occasionally used to miss trains, leaving him stranded at unfamiliar train stations.

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