The New Year 2014 in Trains
Happy New Year everyone! Here's some information about the Eurostar sale which has begun today, and a surprising lack of bad news about trains because who needs anything other than kindness at the...
View ArticleEast Coast January Train Seat Sale
East Coast have got their January sale on this week for travel between 17th January and 28th March. With fares from as little as a fiver one way, you'd be crazy to miss it.
View ArticleBreak your Journey, do some Split Ticketing | Sightseeing for Less
Why not split tickets, break a journey and see more cities in one day than you previously imagined? That way you see more and save money at the same time, all the while being transported from place to...
View ArticleBehold! The Two Together Railcard – For Cheaper Train Tickets
Couples and friends! There's a new Railcard in the UK which will save you a 1/3 off off peak travel. Hooray! Cheaper train tickets for all...
View ArticleRail sale: Southeastern Trains London to Kent for £10 Return
Until 16th March 2014, you can book off-peak day returns for trips from London to Margate, Deal, Folkestone and Dover on the Kent Coast through Southeastern's website. Day trips ahoy. Lovely...
View ArticleLetter to an Unknown Soldier, a WWI Project at Paddington Station
A new project, launched at Paddington Station, by the statue of the Unknown Soldier, invites you to write your own letter to the soldier. The site will go live 28th June 2014, the anniversary of the...
View ArticleTop Easter 2014 Short Breaks by Train from London
Easter falls on 20th April this year, with Good Friday 18th April and Bank Holiday Monday 21st. A perfect amount of time for a short break by train. I've listed three cheap cities to get to by train in...
View ArticleQueen Unveils Plaque for 20th Anniversary of Channel Tunnel Opening
The Queen unveiled a plaque to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Channel Tunnel opening for international rail services at St. Pancras International Station on the morning of 5th June 2014 I was...
View ArticleMake it a South West Summer –£15 Fares on South West Trains Off Peak
From Saturday 26th July to 22nd August 2014 South West Trains have Off Peak Day Return tickets for £15 or £7 for kids to most of their destinations excluding those west of Salisbury. Make it a South...
View ArticleSeptember 2014 Eurostar Sale – 135,000 Seats – Fares from £59 Return
Book Eurostar tickets between 28th August 2014 and 9th September 2014 to get fares from £59 for travel between...
View ArticleHow to Book Trains in the UK and Save Money
Trains in the UK are expensive, I'm not going to lie. But you can save money when you book in advance, travel as a group or purchase a railcard. In this post I talk about how to do so... The post How...
View Article50p Train Ticket from London to Birmingham
London to Birmingham for 50p! Who cares if you have absolutely no reason to go to Birmingham, there's um... there's a great vintage shop and... a Grayson Perry vase in the Birmingham Museum and Art...
View ArticleThe Train from London Waterloo – Destinations and Ways to Save Money
Waterloo is the UK's busiest train station. Buzzing with commuters, day-trippers and tourists. The station is a gateway to various Southern towns and cities, as well as a fair few theme parks and...
View ArticleWalk 2020
Activity Level: Not Very Active I don’t exercise. Ever. I hate the gym. More than 10 years ago I was running for a bus and when I got on it, my friend who’d saved me a seat said if I ran like that...
View Article26 stories for Oxfam | The Two Point Six Challenge
As we are currently in lockdown, I am not going on long walks or on trains for now. Today, in honour of the London Marathon runners who won’t be running the 26-mile marathon – I wrote 26 flash fiction...
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