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Holidays without air travel
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Applespider


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19-08-2008 04:22 PM

I like flying and fly reasonably frequently - usually up and down to Scotland to visit family for weekend trips but other holidays too. I've done some UK trips but, to be honest, as a single or when travelling with friends, it can work out far more expensive with less guarantee of weather/friendliness/change than going abroad to widen horizons and visit overseas pals.

I take the train to Scotland for longer breaks but it just doesn't work as well for weekend trips - I tried it again recently and it was the worst trip north/home in years.

The flight is about the same price if you book at the equivalent times - but I don't have to leave work early and I arrive in Scotland earlier on the Friday evening. On the Sunday, I can leave Mum's after having an evening meal and be home by 11ish. The last time I caught the train, I left 90 minutes earlier and got home at 2am.

Not to mention that you end up travelling over mealtimes and the buffet cars/restaurant cars aren't always open (or have much other than a toastie in them). I appreciate you can take your own but the National Express East Coast have a 'meal' service that only runs from 1-4pm which seems a little ridiculous. Not particularly useful on a train where everyone is coming from the office on a Friday night and will be on the train til after 11pm.

I don't own a car so take public transport/walk most places and I pay the carbon offset fee on the flight so don't feel horribly guilty about preferring the convenience.

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Holidays without air travel - brian - 19-08-2008, 02:10 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - brian - 19-08-2008, 03:12 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - Applespider - 19-08-2008 04:22 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - fany9560 - 19-08-2008, 04:34 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - Sherwood - 19-08-2008, 08:02 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 20-08-2008, 09:13 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - PVP - 20-08-2008, 11:03 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - fany9560 - 20-08-2008, 03:40 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - michael - 20-08-2008, 08:54 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 06-05-2009, 07:02 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 06-05-2009, 10:09 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - steveb - 07-05-2009, 11:20 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 07-05-2009, 12:16 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 07-05-2009, 12:28 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - jon14 - 07-05-2009, 01:20 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 07-05-2009, 06:48 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - jon14 - 08-05-2009, 08:56 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 08-05-2009, 05:14 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - brian - 08-05-2009, 06:40 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 08-05-2009, 08:19 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - michael - 08-05-2009, 10:46 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - brian - 09-05-2009, 07:10 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - jon14 - 11-05-2009, 10:39 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 31-05-2009, 07:38 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - steveb - 01-06-2009, 08:55 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 01-06-2009, 09:30 AM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 01-06-2009, 12:02 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - michael - 01-06-2009, 12:41 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 01-06-2009, 02:30 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 01-06-2009, 03:17 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - brian - 01-06-2009, 04:17 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 01-06-2009, 04:18 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - steveb - 01-06-2009, 05:25 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - michael - 01-06-2009, 06:13 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - shzl400 - 01-06-2009, 06:37 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 02-06-2009, 01:14 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - brian - 02-06-2009, 02:59 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - michael - 03-06-2009, 12:38 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 18-06-2009, 02:36 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - brian - 18-06-2009, 06:36 PM
RE: Holidays without air travel - roz - 19-06-2009, 06:11 AM
[] - brian - 05-05-2009, 08:15 PM