Hello, hello, hello ,
Part of planning a trip is thinking about what form of transportation you are going to use. Which one you use depends a bit on where you're going and also on what you want to do at your destination (1).
For trips back in Tasmania, using a car was best.
There were no passenger trains (2), only buses that travelled between the cities and bigger towns. The buses didn't run so often, which made things tricky. So driving gave you lots of flexibility - you could easily get to places that weren't on the bus routes and you could travel at any time you chose.
The bad thing about driving? Most of the time I was the one driving (because it was just me in my car).
Driving wasn't a problem. But if you are concentrating (3) on the road and other vehicles, you can't really look around at the view. Plus driving is more tiring than travelling as a passenger (4) in a car.
Tasmania is an island, so if you want to go somewhere else in Australia (or the rest of the world) it is quickest to fly. For example, taking your car on the ferry to Melbourne and then driving to Sydney takes a couple of days. Flying takes a couple of hours.
For me, that was OK - flying isn't a problem. If I needed a car at my destination, I simply rented one. Sometimes I have rented one for my whole time away, but often I just got one for a day or two.
But in Germany and through most of Europe, there is a good train system.
I love using the trains for travelling to other cities. Firstly, I can sit and relax - look out the window, use my tablet, knit.... It's great! Also, I can get up and walk around more easily than on a plane.
And you don't have to get to the train station an hour or two early, like you do with the airport, or wait for baggage afterwards 😀.
So, , what is the form of transportation that you like best - one of the ones I've talked about here, or something else? Is there one that you really don't like using? I love hearing what you have to say.
Good bye for this week,
Andrea
(1) destination - the place you want to travel to
(2) passenger train - a train for people, not for goods
(3) concentraring - thinking hard, focussing on something
(4) passenger - someone who uses a form of transport, but doesn't control ('drive') it. That's the driver/pilot/captain ...
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