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bio website ist.rit.edu/~jxs/jargon/html/…
location RDW, United Kingdom
age 41
visits member for 1 year, 11 months
seen May 1 at 23:52
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Weekend traveller.

Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada (BC, ON), Croatia, Cyprus (Cyprus, "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy (mainland, the Holy See, Sardinia), Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (mainland, Balearics (Ibiza, Mallorca), Canaries (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife)), Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom (England, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) and the US&A (CA, CT, DC, MA, MD, NV, NY, RI, VA, WA).

New places coming up: (none)

Airports: ABZ, ACE, AGP, ALC, AMS, ANR, ARN, ATH, BBU, BCN, BGO, BHD, BHX, BLK, BOS, BRS, BRU, BUD, CCF, CDG, CGN, CPH, CRL, DCA, DUB, DUS, EDI, EWR, EXT, FAO, FCO, FRA, FDH, FUE, GIB, GLA, GVA, HAM, HEL, IBZ, IOM, IST, KRK, LAS, LCA, LCY, LGW, LHR, LIN, LJU, LPA, LTN, MAD, MAH, MAN, MKE, MLA, MRS, MUC, NCL, NQY, OLB, ORK, ORY, PRG, RIX, RLL, SEA, SFO, SJC, SKG, SOF, SOU, STN, STR, SWS, SXF, TNN, VCE, VIE, VNO, VRN, YTZ, YVR, YYJ, ZGB, ZRH and RAF Edgehill [unpowered aircraft only]

New airports coming up: (none)

Airlines: Aer Lingus, AirTran, Air Aaron, Air Baltic, Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, American Airlines, BA CityFlyer, Binter Canarias, BMI, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, CityJet, Coastal Pacific, Continental, EasyJet, Flybe, Iberia, Isla, Manx2 (now "CityWing"), Monarch, Norwegian, Porter, Ryanair, SAS, Southwest, Swiss, United, US Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Wizz.

Most hated airlines:

  1. United
  2. Monarch
  3. Wizz
  4. Ryanair

Aeroplanes: A300, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340, A380, ATR42, ATR72, B1900C, 717, 737, 747, 757, 777, Cessna?, Dash-8/Q400, ERJ145, E170, E190, E195, L-410, MD80, RJ85, RJ100 and a couple of gliders

I11l ferries: Bratislava -> Budapest, Dublin <-> Holyhead <-> Dun Laoghaire, Tallinn -> Helsinki, Victoria -> Seattle

Intercontinental ferries: Istanbul

I11l walks: (Cyprus - "TRNC"), France - Switzerland, Spain - UK.

I11l train borders: Italy <-> Switzerland -> Austria -> Germany & Slovakia, Netherlands <-> Belgium <-> France <-> UK.

To do before I'm 45:

  • EU capitals: Warsaw, Lisbon.
  • Italy: Naples.
  • Islands: Iceland, Isles of Scilly, Jersey, Guernsey, Sicilly, Menorca, Madeira, Azores and at least two significant Greeks. .
  • European countries: Ukraine (perhaps San Marino, Liechtenstein, Monaco; probably not Andora)
  • Northmost Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and probably others.
  • Germany: Hannover, Dresden
  • And: Corryong(?sp), via Japan, Melbourne, Sydney, bits of NZ, a pacific island or two.

Sep
23
comment To which country in Europe should I travel to if I want to see a lot of lighthouses?
I want to know what's the objection to crossing borders? Wouldn't you want a stretch of coastland with most interesting lighthouses visitable in a certain length trip.
Sep
23
comment Visiting London in December - what is the weather like and where can I feel the Christmas spirit?
I find wikipedia usually has statistics for weather. Claims average high for December 8.6 °C and average low 2.8 °C with 53.0 mm precipitation and 8.2 cm of snow (across the month). If you want better weather than that, edit the page. / It's unlikely you'll end up in snow, but it will be miserable. Plenty of lights on Oxford and Regent Streets and FREE Norwegian christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. Plenty of pubs for spirits everywhere (except in the City at weekends).
Sep
5
comment Flight deals from the UK
@MarkMayo I saw that. Whatever the case, the pricing is so secretive, it may well be worth doing anything to take another throw of the dice.
Jul
8
comment Book multiple flights with Ryanair and save on Administration Fee
Also per person. Possibly less annoying than a single "admin" fee.
Jul
8
comment Book multiple flights with Ryanair and save on Administration Fee
They don't charge extra for debit card any more. £6 "admin" per person per leg. (Unless you use their "Ryanair Cash Passport" - costs £6, minimum loading £150. I can't imagine they sell many.)
Jun
21
comment What's the cheapest way to travel from the airport to my hotel in Dublin, Ireland?
(Buy the travel card before you get on the bus.) aircoach.ie go right through, but are not the cheapest (EUR 7, IIRC).
Jun
21
comment What's the cheapest way to travel from the airport to my hotel in Dublin, Ireland?
Note that you can use a day travel card on the 747.
Jun
21
awarded  Yearling
Jun
12
comment Do I still have to pay airport fee in Lima?
Even in the UK, you need to pay GBP 10 at Blackpool airport (my least favourite airport) to get through security in departures.
May
30
awarded  Nice Answer
May
27
comment Is it ok to bring a mirror onto an international airplane (US - POL)
Are knives an issue? I understand some airlines hand them out in business class. (I don't mean the plastic ones.)
May
3
comment Is there any United States slang I should avoid in the UK or Ireland?
(Hard cider = cider. Old Rosie right at the moment, which is definitely alcoholic.)
Apr
2
comment Cheap hostel around London City Airport
There's a Travelodge in good condition next to the airport. If you catch a sale, rooms can be £9-£12. Normal prices can be as low as £19, but as I type this you aren't going to get much change out of £40 until after the summer. During the Olympics, prices are £330.95.
Apr
2
comment Cheap hostel around London City Airport
Admittedly only done this as an EU citizen. This is not Heathrow. At LCY you should get through security very quickly. Takes about 10 minutes from touchdown to standing on the DLR platform.
Mar
31
comment Is there a convenient ferry between Sardinia and Corsica?
Ferries are very infrequent, and trains poor. I'll have to be satisfied with staying in Sassari.
Mar
23
comment Is there a convenient ferry between Sardinia and Corsica?
They run on the Santa Teresa di Gallura to Bonifacio route, but getting to Santa Teresa requires a long, slow and infrequent bus journey.
Mar
22
asked Is there a convenient ferry between Sardinia and Corsica?
Mar
22
comment Should I carry a passport around everywhere I go in the UK?
@Droogans I carry my almost ten year old passport around everywhere. Only had its condition remarked upon once (Seattle seaport a few years ago). More worried about turning up to an airport without it - I've forgotten almost everything but my wallet.
Feb
18
comment Does the rotation of the earth affect the travel time from Europe to Australia?
I believe the experiment was done. Quite famous at the time. (Though I'm not old enough to remember it.)
Feb
15
comment Wearing a unique piece of clothing around Europe, good or bad? - Kilt
I suggest you don't attempt to go through airport security wearing a kilt. Unless you enjoy that sort of thing.