STOCKHOLM, Sweden Greta Thunberg grabbed the worlds attention when she cruised into New York City on a zero-emissions yacht in August, after sailing two weeks across the Atlantic Ocean rather than spend one day flying.

The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, who has inspired hundreds of thousands around the world to strike for the climate, gave up flying when she was 12 because of her concern for the environment. And now shes inspiring others in her home country to follow her lead and opt for more climate-friendly travel.

I choose to take the train as a way to minimize the emissions that I cause with my behaviors, says 23-year-old Rebecka Hoppe who lives in Lund in southern Sweden. Alongside her parents and two younger siblings, she took on a challenge to avoid all plane travel in 2019, a mission she is close to completing.

The students travels have so far included an 850-mile trip to Budapest with a friend, which included three train journeys and a ferry, and two weeks traveling by train around the Netherlands and Germany with her boyfriend.

In my opinion, trains are perfect for visiting multiple places during one holiday. I will absolutely do it again, she said.