Travel

[dancerjodi]

I'm getting really frustrated trying to research/plan this supposed UK vacation we're taking in the spring. We haven't picked a date. We have a source for airfare (though, the price I saw didn't include fees, which costs as much as the tickets) which is good. We have a source for a place to stay in London which is good.

But, how long would we be there (and how long Scotland)? How the hell would we get to Scotland (more flying I'm assuming, to make best use of the time while we're there). Where would we go? What would we do? I'm trying really hard not to give in and do a tour where I just have to smile and give them lots of money. I know we can do this a lot cheaper on our own (and really, its hard to get myself to spend the cash on a weekend trip to NYC - you have no idea what its doing to me watch the numbers for international travel)!

This may come as second nature to a lot of you, but to this gal who has never even been to Disney World or driven over to Canada, its a bit of a task!

Comments

Re: Cottage rental

[dancer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the cottage info! Though, did you need to rent a car? We're not messing with driving on the wrong side of the road there :)

The train takes 8 hours - that's a whole waste of a day! Unless of course, we did an overnight train or something . . .

I just need time to sit with my Frommer's guide (and who knows when the hell I'll be able to do that). Its basically 2 months away, and I don't do things at the last minute . . . so the whole process is bugging me.

Re: Cottage rental

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the driving on the wrong side was not a big deal. You picked it up in a day or so.

We did it in Ireland and Australia.

Just keep reminding "turn left, aim left!"

Re: Cottage rental

[andrewfeland.livejournal.com]

Yes, we did rent a car, and while Heather didn't have a problem driving around, I spent much of my automotive time fearing for my very soul. Driving on the wrong side of the road won't kill you as quickly as driving down these tiny little Roman roads that were only made wide enough for two wagons; you're driving the little Peugot that was all you could afford, a car so small that the gearshift is actually a little clicky thing on the windshield wiper control, and barrelling at you at around 150 kph is the largest Land Rover ever manufactured.

Oh, and the road has no shoulder. Indeed, it's been cut into a hillside and lined with stone, so there's a brick wall about 2 centimeters from the passenger-side window, and while it's close enough that you could probably identify the type of moss growing in between the bricks, it's moving quickly enough that you can't even make out individual stones.

Yeah. Calming experience, that. :P

Also, if you can find a cheap flight, take it. I keep forgetting how long it takes to take a train from one end of the UK to the other--we were travelling side-to-side, not top-to-bottom, and it only took us a couple of hours.