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Albert Road South, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 3FR
jonathanstephens
last updated on 19-11-2008:
If you like aviation, or even if you’re interested in finding out about Southampton’s history in being a world leader in something, then this museum will interest you.
First you will learn about how aviation started in Eastleigh by a very simple home made pedal machine, which later brought a wave of advances from the first WW1 military aircraft to performance aircraft that won the Schneider trophy (F1 of of the skies), the spitfire, commercial flying boats and military jet trainers.
It is certainly a proud heritage for the area, but even if you don’t live in Hampshire, its something different to open up our mind to British achievements. Entry is not expensive and it is easy to get to, being located down by the docks. An adult ticket costs £6 and children over 5: £4, children under 5: free.
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8 Lombard Road, Park House, London SW19 3TZ
jonathanstephens
last updated on 19-11-2008:
Streetcar club hire, has now become as essential as the internet is to me. Once you sign up to the scheme, you have access to a vast array of nice VW Golfs all around London, and you pay the hire rates by the hour, making hiring a car for something like food shopping much much cheaper. Obviously, driving in London has its disadvantages compared to using public transport, but for the odd time, when you need to move something or pick something up, or go outside of London, this really is ideal.
You also get 30 miles of petrol included in each booking, so if you only use it for shopping or short journeys, you don’t have to pay for petrol. Booking the service is done either on the internet or by phone, and both options are really effortless. This is definitely one of the smartest business concepts in the UK in this century so far.
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33 Strand, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5HY
jonathanstephens
last updated on 19-11-2008:
This is one of my best options I had for a cheap lunch time snack when I was working in the area. This SPAR serves almost everything you could want, from cold pastas, sandwiches, to sausage rolls, hot baguettes, pies, pizzas, calzones, chicken, fries, croissants, cakes, hot and cold drinks, and its all very cheap in comparison to any other cafes or food shops.
If you time it right, you can catch a fair amount of food reduced after lunch, for example a hot beef baguette down to a pound, making this the unbeatable of cheap eats for a work lunch collection. Its also very close to Charing Cross and its tube station, if you are on the way to catch a train, and want to grab something quick and cheap.
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Cardiff International Airport, Rhoose, Cardiff CF62 3BD
jonathanstephens
last updated on 19-11-2008:
Cardiff International Airport is a small medium size airport which is let down by poor transport infrastructure. It is a minimum of thirty minutes driving time, depending on traffic. Unfortunately we do not have a rail service between the airport and the city centre. Cardiff Airport is far away from Cardiff itself, but is more comparable to London Stansted, which proves an airport like Cardiff can be made a success.
While some other reviewers have commented that staff are unfriendly at the airport, I have never found that to be the case. Welsh people in general are friendlier than in England, and I have always found Cardiff Airport to be a good example of this.
Shopping facilities are modest, one general duty free shop, an electronic shop, a handbag shop and currency exchange facilities. There’s also a general Food Court and a Burger King.
Overall, a small and effective airport if you live in S Wales and travel to it by car, but otherwise difficult to use.
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Odinsplads 3, DK-6500 Vojens
jonathanstephens
last updated on 18-11-2008:
Vojens’ train station is just off the main street in Vojens. Its a very small station with two platforms in use. The station is on the North-South line, connecting Kolding and other southern towns between the German border, linking to the german trains at Padborg.
Trains stop every hour in each direction, so its often very quiet. The platforms are too short for the German Intercity trains to stop, so they bypass Vojens. The station has combined ticket office and 'Kort & Godt’ food shop, where you can get snacks, drinks, magazines and confectionery. Buses link the train station to Haderslev and stop directly outside the front entrance. There is a self service machine, but is mainly used when the office is shut, as it is very unusual to have queues in the ticket office.
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