Contest-Winners 2019

All the Youth Alpine Interrail-travelers were invited to take part in a photo- and story-contest. Ten of them – 5 for their pictures, 5 for their texts – were selected by the jury and given prizes during the closing ceremony in Bern/CH.

And these are the winners…

Winners of the story contest

Our first night
There are certain places on this earth, which are still very difficult to reach. The progress can put all its genius but these places will always remain as unpredictable and full of mysteries, mountains are one of them. Just a few of us know the feeling of when you find the path that will get […]
In pursuit of the weather
The night train to Zürich is 72 min late. I’m used to trains being late, for the last five years I rode on trains from my hometown to Ljubljana at least once a month, and the trains were never on time. “These are the Balkan trains, late as usual. Don’t you worry, you’ll be in […]
The power we have in ourselves
This is a two pages article that I wrote for the contest. Thank you for organizing everything, one more time you guys are amazing! Dein Lawson Matthew & Sidonie de Kermel
Life of a Shepherd
The last 2 days of my yoalin experience have been something that I will never forget. I spent 2 nights in one of the most amazing national parks in which I have ever been, le Mercantour (south-east of France). I planned to sleep in a bivouac my second night. Unfortunately it was occupied. Two young […]
But human nature is finer
Sono passati esattamente due secoli da quando il poeta inglese John Keats, dopo un lungo viaggio fra le colline britanniche, scrisse in una lettera a un amico la celebre frase “scenery is fine, but human nature is finer”. Questo agosto di duecento anni dopo, io e Sofia abbiamo deciso di mettere a dura prova questa […]