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Skriven 2012-09-24 10:27:24 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
     Kommentar till en text av Joe Delahaye (30178.fidonews)
Ärende: Re: Fidonews Vol 29 No 38 September 17, 2012 Page: 5
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JD> > Total time: 265 minutes or 4hr25m with meals and drinks on board.
JD> >
JD> > I guess that's an easyone to figure out?
 
JD> So you save 1 hour in travel time <G>  but of course several days in
JD> waiting., not to forget that its cheaper
 
Especially the "cheaper" part is important.
 
Plus, you are independant of your mode of travel. You leave when you want ...
you want to eat somewhere first? That's fine, no need to rush it because the
flight is being called.
 
And between London and Folkestone (where the tunnel is on the English side)
somewhere there's the town of Gillingham where a real Chinese family runs a
real Chinese food-outlet with incredible "all you can eat" deals.
 
When you miss your booked slot for the train, that is no problem. Check-in is
automatic from the carwindow and you will be offered a choice of other trains
to choose from.
 
I used to fly to London a lot but haven't anymore the last 10-12 years.
 
The oly drawback is 4h30 in a car each way where otherwise there's a lot more
distraction.
 
It would also be possible to go there by Eurostar high-speed train but the last
return-trip to Brussels leaves too early for me.
 
 \%/@rd 

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