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How long is your commute?
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12 minutes by motorbike (9 minutes if there's no traffic) - it's about a 8 mile trip.
It used to take 6-7 minutes, but they put 5 roundabouts in my way
Last year while I was doing a course I had a 3 hour each way commute - I got my study done on the train.
It used to take 6-7 minutes, but they put 5 roundabouts in my way
Last year while I was doing a course I had a 3 hour each way commute - I got my study done on the train.
Bus (optimal): 15 min
Bus (average): 20-25 min
Bus (bad luck): 30-40 min
Walking: 35 - 40 min
Now, with Spring/Summer coming, and since I no longer have to carry my MacBook to and from work, I'm gonna walk more (and use an increasingly demanding route home).
At the moment I'm able to use the routes with 60 or 120 metre climb at brisk pace, but later on I can hopefully (slowly) increase that to the routes that 175, 355, 425 and finally 555 metre on my way home. That last one is also a fair bit longer then the ~4 km the 2-3 "lowest" routes are.
I can also - later on - include Stoltzekleiven, a path with 313 metre climb on just 910 metres on my way home, but that might be a bit into the
Bus (average): 20-25 min
Bus (bad luck): 30-40 min
Walking: 35 - 40 min
Now, with Spring/Summer coming, and since I no longer have to carry my MacBook to and from work, I'm gonna walk more (and use an increasingly demanding route home).
At the moment I'm able to use the routes with 60 or 120 metre climb at brisk pace, but later on I can hopefully (slowly) increase that to the routes that 175, 355, 425 and finally 555 metre on my way home. That last one is also a fair bit longer then the ~4 km the 2-3 "lowest" routes are.
I can also - later on - include Stoltzekleiven, a path with 313 metre climb on just 910 metres on my way home, but that might be a bit into the
I wish I could work from home, and wake up at 7:59 to be at work by 8:00. I have VPN access so I can remote desktop to my Pee Cee at work and work from home, but I'm not really able to use it unless there's a good reason, like me being sick or there being a ton of snow on the ground. I'm jealous of those of you who seem to be able to WFH on a regular basis 
It's not far off it:
I live in Milton Keynes which is about 50miles north of London (really classed as the midlands however not in the middle).
If I was to drive south, I'd hit the coast in about 2hrs or so but Preston is up the top near Manchester (it's actually just outside it), it's about 280miles journey.
If I carried on past Preston I'd be in Scotland after another 3.5hrs (239 miles)
What amazes me is when I look at my native California and compare it against England, I get the idea that commutes must be short in the UK.
But when I got to live in London, I realized that even though I could go across most of England in a shorter time than through the state of California, there is just so much to see in England and a map does it no justice.
Getting caught in wicked London rush hour showed me just how long it could take to get around above ground in just that city. I quickly discovered the Tube.
I wish we had a train/subway system in California that was efficient with a bullet train joining the Bay Area with Southern California and a Tube system within major cities as clean and as fast as London's. I did find that in certain countryside areas outside of London and the major freeways, getting from place to place was slow and suddenly England seemed more expansive.
Yeah true, it still seems quite small to me as I spend a lot of the time in the car, but I have to agree, London's underground (as old as it is) really is great for getting around!
You are right though, there are some really lovely places, particularly the south coast (if you're into the heritage side of things) there are a lot of old intact castles very close together which look visually stunning.
Then when you head up North (Newcastle and up) everything becomes so expansive and you can quite often go for an hour without seeing another car, world of difference to London.
The freeways/motorways can often be very slow and dull which is what most of my journey's are these days which really put a drag on it, however time it right on the country roads and you can get to places at super-speed!
Disclaimer: By time it right I mean, no other cars around and within the confines of the law
Disclaimer: By time it right I mean, no other cars around and within the confines of the law
We have much stricter speed limit laws in the United States and some rural roads are 30 MPH and we have the abundance of cowboy cops ready to take you down when you are speeding just a little. It's income for small cash strapped cities/counties. Europeans in rental cars get stopped a lot.
Mine's a lot better off now. For those familiar with North Texas, I work an 8-5 and hit 287 North to 820 North into Fort Worth. Generally commute is 30min on up depending on traffic. 20mins on a GOOD day. I used to deal with 360 from Irving [Valley Ranch area] all the way to 287 and 360 in Mansfield. Yep those 1.5 hours commutes each way were enough for me to seek employment elsewhere....