[INTPenis]

Totally agree but I can also say that at around 17-18 most Swedish kids I grew up around had been on some sort of travel abroad.

Either themselves or with a student organisation.

Sort of a vacation. It used to be very popular to "tågluffa" here when I grew up, which means getting a train pass and just seeing Europe by rail.

[oh_sigh]

That's probably their parents paying their way, and not them trying to get by on their own savings.