True freedom lies in train of thoughts

People define freedom in all sorts of crazy ways. Travelling is one particular favourite. Plenty of folks in the West are ditching the ball-and-chain of paid housing and soul-crushing loans, and opting, instead, for the freewheeling lifestyle of camper vans. But hold on to your horseless carriages, because Lasse Stolley, a 17-year-old German lad, has taken this craving for freedom and sprinted ahead - in a different direction. This young coder has bid farewell to the creature comforts of his northern German home and taken up residence on a Deutsche Bahn railcar.

For about $10,000 a year - cost of an unlimited rail ticket - Lasse has transformed himself into a train-residing nomad. He clocks an impressive 600 km a day, meandering around Germany and Europe in first-class style. He eats in dining cars, sleeps in bunks, sink-launders his clothes, and bathes in community centre showers, his very own palace on wheels. 'Life on the train gives me the freedom to choose where I want to go at any time. Breakfast by the Baltic Sea in the morning and enjoy the sunset in the Alps in the evening - the possibilities are endless,' he says, sounding like the rail-evangelist for the ultimate rail pass. In an age where jet-setting has become meh, Stolley's lifestyle is a reminder of true luxury of freedom. Indian Railways, any thoughts on your tracks?