stackyFACTSThe Schengen Agreement wasn't some grand utopian dream; it was a pragmatic way to stop wasting hours interrogating truck drivers. By accidentally inventing borderless travel, five nations turned backpacking across Europe from a passport-stamping marathon into an uninterrupted continental hangout.
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