UK rail trip – 2022 Day 39 – 11th May, 2022 I was up by around 08:00 (or thereabouts) and my payslip was already in my email inbox. It usually takes a few hours more for my pay to appear in my bank account. Sometimes, though, it can take a little longer. This was one of those...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 33 – 5th May, 2022 Today I’m off to Windsor. I checked out of Prime Backpackers Hostel and made my way to Angel station. Since I’ll be checking in to a different London hostel this evening, I’ll be dragging my suitcase around all day...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 32 – 4th May, 2022 Today was one of those ‘because I can, just because I have a rail pass’ days. I decided to take a train up to Birmingham and back. But I didn’t leave from London Euston to get to Birmingham New Street. I made my way...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 31 – 3rd May, 2022 Today I’m off to Lowestoft, the easternmost settlement in the United Kingdom. I hopped onto the London Underground and made my way to London Liverpool Street. To get to Lowestoft, I will have to catch two trains (with the change...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 30 – 2nd May, 2022 I checked out of the Holroyd Arms at around 09:00 to catch a bus to the Guildford area of Normandy. After getting the bus stops mixed up (ie: going the wrong way!), I hopped on a bus that would take me just over a kilometre from where...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 29 – 1st May, 2022 I checked out of the hostel. I enjoyed my stay at The Phoenix Hostel. I would seriously consider staying there again. But not tonight. Today I’m off to Guildford – the supposed home town of Ford Prefect (which was later...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 28 – 30th April, 2022 Today I’m off to Salisbury! It’s been almost 25 years since I last visited Salisbury. Salisbury is the closest city to the world-famous Stonehenge. I wouldn’t be visiting Stonehenge today, so no searching to find...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 27 – 29th April, 2022 I checked out of the St. Christopher’s Inn Pub hostel. Not likely to stay at this hostel again! Today, I’m planning on doing one thing – and one thing only. I’ve decided to catch a train up the East Coast...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 26 – 28th April, 2022 Today, I’m off to Cambridge, back on the Doctor Who trail. Cambridge was used for location filming for the unfinished Doctor Who story ‘Shada‘, written by Douglas Adams. Despite never being completed, due to a BBC...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 25 – 27th April, 2022 Today I’m off to Canterbury for the day – for the afternoon, at least! It will take me a few hours to get there. Armed with a month long BritRail Pass, allowing me unlimited travel, this was not a problem. I checked out...