[TravelAndTourism] suggestions from anyone with more experience traveling in England

Thu May 4 02:39:32 UTC 2023

That train app is quite helpful. I don't know about the UK specifically, but
I found train ticket websites in Europe to be rather inaccessible. Note that
where I've traveled recently in Europe, Lyft is not present, but Uber and
Bolt are. Neither are likely what you want for cross country travel. 

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Subject: Re: [TravelAndTourism] suggestions from anyone with more experience
traveling in England

The friend who purchased our train tickets for us when we were visiting
responded that the "trainline" was the app he used.  He is a travel
professional living in Windsor, England. The other gentleman who lives in
the U.K. should also be an excellent source of information.

Warmly, 
Maureen Reid
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Subject: Re: [TravelAndTourism] suggestions from anyone with more experience
traveling in England

I looked up some sources for train travel and found this rating of train
apps. I really liked the information, and saw that one of them was
specifically for people with disabilities. I hope these are helpful options:
https://trustheritagelogistics.co.uk/train-apps-uk/

Maureen Reid
Job Placement Counselor | Scholarship Coordinator  | Employment Services
Phone: 312.997.3655
Fax: 312.445.3640
www.chicagolighthouse.org

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Subject: [TravelAndTourism] suggestions from anyone with more experience
traveling in england

Hi
     We are traveling in France and England near the end of the month, and
although we have gotten most of our plans and reservations arranged, we are
running into difficulties with one of them. My adult son is a history buff
and is interested in World War II. We hope to visit the Tank Museum in
Dorset near Wool. It is a little convoluted going there from London and
necessitates 2 trains, a bus, and a 40-minute walk each way, but he so
determined, and I am willing, so we started to get the train ticket
reservations. However, the web site wouldn't allow us to complete our train
ticket purchases in advance without us having an address in the UK. We are
nervous about waiting until the last minute and just trying to purchase the
tickets from the window at the train station, as if we miss any connections,
things will fall apart. We contacted the rail line to see what to do, but we
just got an automated response that replies can take up to two weeks, and
that is almost when we will be leaving.

We have thought about renting a car, but that is also not a clear-cut thing.
First, there is just the lack of experience of my son (I can't drive, of
course) driving on the other side of the road, England's types of
round-abouts, some differences in traffic rules and symbols on signs, and
all of that, but it is also harder to get an automatic car, and he has no
experience with manual transmissions / stick shift. Finally, he will not be
25 until the fall, so there would also be a surcharge because of his age.

We looked into finding a driver to take us there, but we only saw day trips
to places like Stonehenge, and while this is very !interesting and we might
do it on another day, it doesn't help for getting to the museum near Wool.

Does anyone have suggestions about how to purchase tickets in advance
without a UK address, or alternatively, does anyone have tips for finding
other ways of getting there? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

                   Dawn Stumpner
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