Seeing as I've been talking about my travels recently, I thought it might be interesting to list where I've travelled to and how I travelled:
California, family holiday when I was 7 - flew
Poland - archeology dig (when everyone else I knew was at their graduation ceremony) - ferry and train, 48 hours of train as I remember...
France - conservation working holiday - ferry and train and bike
Malawi - two years VSO (UK Peace Corps equivalent) - flew
Zimbabwe - holiday when living in Malawi - bus through Zambia, 48 hours of bus with 5 hours stuck in Lusaka bus station. We missed the bus back and so had to fly...
Botswana - holiday when living in Malawi, train from Harare (Zimbabwe)
Germany - several trips, usually with ferry and trains.
Austria - train from Germany
Amsterdam - usually ferry, unless then going on through Germany in which case I have flown sometimes
Spain - exchange trip, flew
Jersey - conference and holiday - flew
Italy - conference and holiday - flew
Scottish islands - numerous visits - ferry, train, local buses, school buses and hired cars.
I've occasionally flown to Bristol for work reasons as the train takes far too long to be justifiable for work purposes. I flew to London with a colleague once but generally take the train to London as that train is speedier in real terms than the flight. I try to avoid flying for environmental reasons, but also I enjoy seeing the scenery from a train or a bus. I like birdwatching from the deck of a ferry and seeing island scenery - an overnight ferry with a film, a couple of drinks and a meal with a nice cabin to sleep in is a very civilised way to travel, I think.
Wow! You have more than been around the block--Nice post. I'd like to be in a warm compartment, full of a good dinner, and going somewhere...right now.
ReplyDeleteAnd here I am, sitting at a computer in a back room, freezing....
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful. It is difficult to travel regularly when you live in Australia - the flights are just way to long and I dread the amount of pollution I am creating by flying to the UK or Europe. However, there are a lot of amazing places to see within Oz so I shouldn't really complain!
ReplyDeletewhich part of poland? I've been there too. intersting post.
ReplyDeletePepek - sorry you're freezing just now...
ReplyDeleteSelma - yes Australia is quite far away from anywhere isn't it? But it must be a wonderful country.
Krissie - I did an archeological dig in a place called Podeblocie and also visited Warsaw and Crakow.
So wonderful! I have been to so few places...but Poland is near the top of the list, as is Italy.
ReplyDeleteYou still have to visit Lithuania :) Summer would be better time for this though.
ReplyDeletewow; I had no idea you were that world traveled!
ReplyDeleteI bet you'd be a pretty great travel compadre!
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It's pretty difficult to go anywhere by train from New Zealand (underwater travel anyone?) In the 50s my grandparents went "Home" to the UK and they travelled by ship - the usual means then - but of course they went for a year,in these hurried times the option of travelling by ship just isn't available.
ReplyDeleteWithin NZ we usually take the car, and ferry if we are going to the North Island - with family we have the car full, so it is cost effective. If there is just one of us, or it is something urgent like a funeral, we fly.
Ah, Poland. And for archaeology, no less. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI have been to 22 different countries in my life (all in the northern hemisphere, however), but Poland I cannot claim.
But someday......
Besides Poland, I'd also like to visit Norway and Peru -- but not on the same trip. ;)
And the state of Maine in the US sounds so beautiful....
This entry makes me jealous :P
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