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So, today I start on a new #Interrail ticket, in a new modality for me: the one-country ticket for Great Britain.

It turns out to only be available as a flex pass, which works out for me as I’m not travelling on Monday.

I picked the one-country ticket because I knew there was little to no chance of getting a Eurostar off this island on an Interrail with so little notice. So I’m flying in and out.

I looked. My train today (Malvern-Durham) is roughly half the price of the pass that I bought. And that was in second class. In first, the one train was pricier than my first class pass. So I effectively get 5 days travel for free.

And I have long distance (for the UK) travel plans in mind. It’s a no-brainer

Mike 🇬🇧

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@MikeFromLFE@cupoftea.social

@moof@cupoftea.social Sunday can be a 'not great' day to experience our railway system!
If there's going to be a problem, it's likely to be on a Sunday!

Having said that, my next trip kicks off on a....... Sunday!

For interest - why did you choose flights over the ferry options?
My next trip kicks off with a...... flight!

Moof! 🔜

T3chFest
@moof@cupoftea.social

@MikeFromLFE@cupoftea.social Optimising the amount of time I was going to be in the UK. I was time constrained on either side of this trip, and getting up to the UK and down again via ferry would basically waste a travel day either side.

Mike 🇬🇧

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@moof@cupoftea.social
Thanks.
Makes sense to me.

Very similar to my situation in that I wanted to visit Bratislava but it would take too long to get there by land, hence why I'm flying out to Vienna and taking the slow(er) way home.

Family issues limit the amount of time we can spend away from home these days.

Moof! 🔜

T3chFest
@moof@cupoftea.social

@MikeFromLFE@cupoftea.social that being said, I haven’t actually booked my flight back yet. I am still trying to work out what part of the country I’m going be in on Sunday. I am very much doing ADHD last minute travel mode this time. I have a pretty reasonable bet as to where to fly from now, and will probably book it a little later today.

Mike 🇬🇧

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@moof@cupoftea.social That would seriously freak me out!

I'm not ADHD but am an obsessive planner - to the point of knowing (in theory at least) which platforms to change between when we get to Koblenz as one example.

Not knowing our plan would be a terrible stressor.
I think it's a protective mechanism for my wife who has mobility issues, and I try to make sure she's going to cope