Category Archives: Travel
Country Ways, Devon holidays
I had to write a little bit about the place I’ve been staying in just outside Great Torrington in Devon, called ‘Country Ways’ . I arranged a very last minute trip to the west country to try to find a … Continue reading
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When exactly is ‘off-peak’ travel in London?
It drives me crazy that hardly anyone will tell you this. It seems to be almost a secret. I asked a train guard at Tottenham Hale when he thought the first off-peak train would be, and he couldn’t tell me. … Continue reading
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Ryan Air, hidden flight charges, economy air travel
Tonight I watched another programme which tore into Ryan Air and gave them a hard time over their pricing policies. Having travelled with Ryan Air more than a few times, and been subjected to their particular brand of in-flight care, … Continue reading
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National Express Versus Virgin Trains
Today I was treated to a journey to Leeds on a National Express train. The thing is, I booked the tickets through the Virgin web site, and half expected to travel on a Virgin train. It turns out that Virgin … Continue reading
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Ryan Air, cheap flights, baggage handling and simple mathematics
We all know the story of Mr O’Leary’s Ryan Air and their cheap flights all over the known universe, and I have used them fairly regularly from Stansted without any real dilemmas (OK – a cancelled flight due to fog, … Continue reading