15 minutes a day, free ride in a month?

Is this all possible? Or is it one of those things again, which is beneficial only for the eye? We shall find out today. Or should I say, today is the last day of a research, which was going on for roughly a month now. Using the e-rewards.co.uk, and the Rewards for Thoughts webistes.

I have found e-rewards.co.uk, through my British Airways frequent flyer account, with an offer, that I can fill out surveys and receive avios in return. Which is a good offer as far as I can see, as these surveys are normally about clicking in one box or another, or maybe typing down an answer. And in about 15-20 minutes it is all done, and you get a certain amount of points towards your e-rewards account.

Of course you can ask, what is the business in this for the airline, and to be completely honest, I would be struggling to give an answer for that, as I have no idea, why is this such a huge business for them.

Although I would like to point out here, that it is not just British Airways, it is actually avios as well, who do have a similar programme, so all in all with about 30-40 minutes of doing this, you can be on your way to a return ticket.

Which gave me an idea.

As if I can do 30-40 minutes of clicking in a day, and receive a relatively high amount of miles wouldn’t be bad. Considering, roughly how much I would be able to get with the combined services of the two websites.

Rewards for Thoughs:

1 survey a day x 50 avios x 30 days is = : 1.500 miles / avios

e-rewards:

1 survey a day x average 450 points x 30 days, az 13.500 points, which in the exchange system of e-rewards is about: 4.000 miles / avios.

Which isn’t even enough for a single domestic ticket in the United Kingdom. Or at least not for the “free” ride. But than again I have started to use both of the services, as the potential 5.500 miles / avios a month, is could fly me quite close to discounts, or to those destinations which I have not considered previously, due to the expensiveness of the tickets.

So how does it work? Well they send you an email, if a survey has become available, and if yes they normally have a direct link in the email as well.

The direct link would get you to the survey itself, where you’ll see this (or a very similar) picture.

The main advantage of e-rewards, that even in the case we wouldn’t be eligible for the survey, we still get point to our account.

After this you would get a wide variety of topics. I have done a ‘response’ for Red Bull’s new advertisement campaign, in 25 minutes. But there has been an occasion where they have asked me about my recent flight as well. Which was great as it would be almost impossible, not to qualify for that, as I have been on-board.

What happens if you’re not the one for the surveyors?

Well, nothing. You’ll receive a message, that they’re sorry, but they either have the needed amount of answers, or according to the screening questions, you’re not in the correctage group, or your gender is not the one required for the survey, etc. etc.

As it is shown on the picture above, one of the main advantages of e-rewards, is that even in this case you’ll receive a compensation. Though not too much, but still more than nothing. And yes, yes I know, that the 600 points and the 25 points at the moment doesn’t give you too much information, and I admit that it is quite hard to tell from the picture if this is something you might want to deal with or not.

Well the exchange system, which could be reached from the ‘My Account’ part of the e-Rewards website, will show you exactly if it is worth it.

(Disclaimer: The current 375 point on my account are the ones which are left, from the points of a survey done on the day of this article being published, and from a compensation of not being eligible for another one, and I have made a few conversions already in this month)

As you can see with two of the 600 points worth of questionnaires, you can be 250 miles closer to the destination of your dreams. Which is almost exactly the same amount of avios what you will receive on a booked domestic flight, with British Airways.

And I would say the system is smart, as the longer you accumulate point, the better the conversion rate is going to be. Though we can argue to the point, that in a day you won’t be able to get 6.500 point, especially not under 15 minutes, as mentioned in the title.

But my opinion is the following, the first option is just not worth it, as even with just a little effort, I could easily double to point on my e-rewards account, and earn double the avios as well. And to reach 6.500, well that is not an easy task to do.

Also I would like to point out, that the e-Rewards system converts the point into avios immediately, though until you’ll be able to see or use them, could take up to 35 working days. So it would be beneficial to plan well ahead, and exchange the point according to the needs of a future travel.

And with that we came to the end of the e-Rewards part.

Let’s see what the Rewards for Thoughts could do.

Well this system first of all is a bit more comfortable, as the site, and the rewards are both run by avios. So the time between filling out the survey, and getting the miles for them, are significantly less, and normally takes about 24 hours.

The other advantages, are that most of their surveys are shorter, and there is more chance to spend really only 15, but a maximum of 20 minutes on the website, and earn a 100 avios on that day.

Similarly to the services of e-Rewards, this website is going to make sure, that it gives you information about your potential earnings, and on what you can expect, at least when it comes to the length of the survey. Although you can see, that Rewards for Thoughts doesn’t give you any compensation if for some reason you wouldn’t be qualified for a survey. Although compared to e-Rewards it isn’t as likely to happen. As before every survey, there is a ‘personality test’, which you don’t have to fill in, but it is recommended.

These questions are just trying to find out, what have you been doing in the last 12 months, such as have you bought a new car, subscribed for Amazon Prime, or Netflix. If you have any illnesses, which you might take medication for. And if you were to answer these questions, than the algorithms of the website would be able to tailor the questionnaires more around yourself. So in about 95% of the case you’ll be eligible for them.

When it comes to the surveys themselves, this website is almost essentially the same is the other, the topics, and the depth of which they are asking you about is not going to differ to much. Although I have to say, that I have had less errors with this system, than with e-Rewards.

Not to mention, that the surface is much more user friendly, and the transactions are easier.

So let’s see how things are adding up after a month?

After opening my British Airways Executive Club account, it could be seen quite well, that the amount of avios I have is somewhere between the three and four thousand miles. Of course these doesn’t include the result of the surveys I have done in the last two days. So all in all I have to say for me it was worth to use these two services. As in March these avios were the ones, which saved my life from getting stuck at Heathrow airport, when I was going home.

Would I recommend these services than to anyone?

Well if you are an avios or British Airways frequent flyer member, by all means. If you aren’t well, in that case you might still want to register to at least the Rewards for Thoughts website, as avios can be used not just on flights, but with some hotel bookings, and you can receive avios in many ways.

And that pretty much sums it up. I hope that we could have given you some entertainment today as well. If you enjoyed this content make sure to give it a like down below, and share it with your friends. Who knows, they might benefit from it as well.

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WizzAir has announced yet another new destination!

Hey guys,
As it seems like airlines definitely have their announcements planned quite well, at least for that, to ruin our own publishing schedule! 😀 Although WizzAir has made an announcement, which you should know about. Here are the details!

On the 6th July, 2016. WizzAir has announced, that they are going to open a new route from Budapest, and at this time the destination is the Bulgarian sea side, Varna.

Just as usual, for the first time the route is going to be operated with two flights a week. And from the 3rd August, there is going to be one outbound, and one inbound flight on every Wednesday, and Sunday.

And even though the airline is hoping for the success of the route itself, in the booking system the last available flight is the one on Sunday, the 18th September, 2016. If this is only due to the changes between the summer and winter schedules, or that this route is only a one or so month long experiment, well we don’t have the information about that.

What we know for sure though, is that the flight to Varna will be flown by the airline’s Airbus A320s, and they’ll be flying under W62475/W62476 flight numbers. The outbound flight will depart from Budapest at 11:10, and it will arrive to Varna at 13:45 local time. The inbound flight will depart at 14:15, and will arrive back to Budapest at 14:40 local time.

When it comes to the ticket prices, they are going to be at around 18-23 thousand Hungarian Forints, without selecting any extra services, and travelling with a small size hand luggage only.

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Would you like to change air travel? Here’s your chance!

Hey guys,
Even though for today we had other plans, when it comes to our publishing schedule, but yesterday (4th July 2016, [the editor]) we have found an opportunity, what we wanted to share with you.

IATA

IATA, or otherwise known the International Air Transport Association not so long ago announced, that they would like to use, and know about the ideas of the society, to make air travel more comfortable, and efficient for everyone.

And with that announcement Passenger Innovation Awards 2016 have started, and the panel of experts are expecting every idea until the 31st August, 2016. Which at the end would improve improve the passenger experience, drive process simplification, decrease costs, and enable ancillary revenue. In one of the following areas: identity checks, baggage, and payments. Of course the sent in business ideas should achieve at least one of the above mentioned targets.

If you’re interested in participating in forming the future of aviation and air travel, than please click on the following link, where you’d be able to find out all the needed details and conditions!

http://ht.ly/QNVO301UzmY

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Air France sales again!

Hey guys, what is going on Mark here,
And as it turns out Air France is in a good mood, as they just announced their second sale of the summer. In the sale there are multiple destination, with departures available from mainland UK through Paris, from Paris directly, and from Budapest, Hungary through Paris.

Let’s see what these destinations are, and how much would they cost.

North America
- New York from £339-£345
- Boston from £373-£375
- Chicago from £391-£395
- Houston from £391-£395
- Orlando from £482-£487
- Tampa from £491-£495
- Las Vegas from £500-£505
- Los Angeles from £500-£505
- San Francisco from £500-£505
- Calgary from £532-£535
- Cancun from £543-£550
Asia
- Shanghai from £381-£381
Caribbean and Indian Ocean
- Fort de France from £420-£425
- Pointe a Pitre from £420-£425
- St. Maarten from £575-£580
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- Dubai from £303-£310
- Abu Dhabi from £337-£345
- Dakar from £383-£390

Sales period: until 7^th June 2016. For the rest of the terms and conditions of travel please visit: http://www.airfrance.hu/HU/en/local/resainfovol/meilleuresoffres/wow.htm

Thank you for being with us today again. Hope to let you know about more of the offers soon. Should you have any questions just write to us on any of our contact details below. Also don’t forget to like and share this article.

A beginners guide to flying part 4

Hey guys, what is going on Mark here,

As I have mentioned at the end of my article about Tripit today we have prepared something for you, what is the next episode of a long ongoing series. During the previous three occasions, when we’ve been giving you guidance. We took into account how to find the best price for a certain route, than we talked about fear of flying, and after all that we had a question time as well, with one of my favourite, what would happen if…? And now we have arrived to the part where we would be talking about the legislations, and your rights as an air passenger. And luckily we wouldn’t end the article here with the sentence that ‘You have the right to remain silent.’

First of all I just want to say, that this is going to be one of those articles of which’s contents are going to be true only at the time of publishing. And if any changes would get implemented in regards of the actual legislation, than we’d let you know about those either in a comment under this article, or in a separate article.

Continue reading “A beginners guide to flying part 4” →

thetrainline.com offers

Hey guys, what is going on Mark here,

And even though for today we have planned something else to be published, but at the moment we have bumped into so much of a good deal, that we wanted to let you know about it. As this would allow you to make significant cost cuts on your holidays.

Today’s offer is going to be good for our readers from the United Kingdom, or for those who are planning their holidays, or city breaks in the U.K. As the website thetrainline.com just recently announced, that on many routes they’d be able to provide tickets for as little as £6.50

In between those offers are the following routes

Newcastle – Leeds £9.50
Newcastle – Sheffield £9.50
Newcastle – York £6.90
Newcastle – Darlington £6.50
Newcastle – Doncaster £9.50
Newcastle – Edinburgh £9.60
Newcastle – Glasgow £10.00

Of course the offers are available on other routes than these, to actually get them, the only thing you’ll need to do is go onto the website thetrainline.com, and search for your planned destinations.

Just one small suggestion, if you’re arriving to the UK at Luton, Stansted, or London Gatwick airports, than use either the National Express, Stansted Express, or Gatwick Express (or maybe even Northern Line) services to get to the closest railway station. And in this case it would be either London Euston, London Paddington, or London Kings Cross. And start your thetrainline.com searches from these railway stations, as the offer stands for London (any), Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle, Edinburgh (any), Glasgow (any).

Also it would be cheaper if you buy separate tickets in most of the cases if you get from the airport to your closest railway station.

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National Express sales are back

Hey guys, what is going on Mark here, and I know I have probably tempted you with the sales of Air France and Ryanair in the last couple of days, but at the moment there’s some more for all National Express customers.

Between 31^st May and 2^nd June, you can go further for less. As National Express brought back it’s 20% off prices, and at this point not just in mainland UK, but actually for their international destinations as well.

For further details visit: http://www.nationalexpress.com/promotions/may-flash-sale.aspx?utm_source=crm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160531_springflashsale_launchactive

The only thing you’ll need to do is search for a departure and arrival point, as select the dates in their route finder. And book your tickets until the offer lasts.

Hope I could have helped bringing down your costs for your summer holiday, or just for a city break. Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us, on one of our details below.

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Ryanair Sales

Hey guys, what is going on Mark here,

And today with the summer season getting closer and closer we thought that we’d give you some ideas. Today we’re going to show you the possible destinations with Ryanair’s flights departing from Newcastle.

Who wouldn’t want to go to Spain during the summer? Well I definitely wouldn’t mind it that’s for sure, but that’s another part of the story. Although just think about this as you’re sitting in a lovely restaurant on one of Alicante’s squares, having a beautiful meal, and some great Spanish wine. Not to mention the perfect beaches, and one of the most astonishing views what you can have from the top of the mountain next to the town.

Sounds good isn’t it? Well good news it would all be possible with Ryanair. Should you want to go in June than the best prices are on the 21^st June as the outbound, and on the 29^th June as the inbound flight. If you were to choose these dates you’d be able to get the flights for £62.73. Of course you think now, what if I don’t want to go in June, and instead of that I want to go in July. Well you shouldn’t worry in that case either as we have the best deals for you for that month as well. Outbound fight on the 12^th July, and the inbound on the 20^th for that you’ll be paying £73.73.

Of course the prices above are per person, and does not contain any extra services, or the hold luggage.

You don’t want to go to mainland Spain during the summer? Well in that case lets head to Dublin. With the prices as low as £20 on a return I can guarantee that you wouldn’t find a better deal for a city break than that.

North bank of the river Liffey at Dublin City Center at night

Also if you want to go somewhere else, but not so sure where. I’d suggest you go to Budapest for a few days, and search for Ryanair flights from there to Venice, or Korfu, as those ones are unbeatable either.

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Budapest, Hungary parliament at night

If you’re still indecisive, just have a look on their website, and search for their deals specifically tailored for you. If you need any advice with the bookings, or the accommodation please write to us on one of our contact details below. Also if you have any questions or previous experience of the above mentioned destinations leave it in the comment section, or on our Facebook page.

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Lenovo Ideapad MIIX 300 Windows two in one

Hey guys,

Today I just want to let you know about a product which I already had my opinion about at least in my own head. I have had many Windows tablets in my hand, and by this date I have been satisfied with most of them, which ran full Windows 8.1 operating systems.

The only drawback, or the only thing what always kept me from getting one of these devices was that most of them were in the £65-£90 price range, and if I’m honest I wasn’t expecting too much from a device what costs that much.

Then Lenovo came, and they just kicked the snot out of my ideas, with that kind of efficiency that I’m still picking up parts of my imagination from the virtual floor.

So let’s see what the MIIX 300 can do?

Well first of all I’d just like to point out that in terms of the MIIX 300 I have found different product versions, and different information about the tablet. Sometimes mentioning a 1920×1200 pixel resolution screen, and 4GB of RAM.

But my experience is a bit different than that, and I’d rather use the official datasheet. So please bare in mind these are the details of my own product, and there could be differences between your product if you already own one, or if after reading the article you decide to buy one.

Hardware

Well in terms of hardware the MIIX 300 has got an Intel Atom Z3735F Quad-core 1.33 GHz CPU with 2MB’s of Level 1 Cache. Also they have managed to squeeze in 2GB DDR3 RAM also on 1.33 GHz. There’s 32 GB of eMMC storage, and a 10.1 inch five point multitouch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800.

Also there are two cameras on the device, on the front there is a 2 megapixel I’d say better than average, and on the back there is a 5 megapixel camera, which is surprisingly good.

The battery in the device is huge, and that part of the device is really the one it shouldn’t be ashamed of. As it is a dual cell 25.9 watt hour battery, and that is more than enough for the MIIX to be in the same league as any iPad or 11” MacBook, when it comes to operation from battery.

Of course one of the most important things of this device is the keyboard. Which is absolutely smashing to use during travelling, and in the last couple of days I have used only this device to write my articles, and I have to say it is really comfortable, and I absolutely stunned by it.

The travel distance of the keys is quite long, compared to other devices, where the keyboard is that thin. As at the thickest point of it is about 7.5 mm-s, whereas at the thinnest point it is about 4 mm-s

Software

Well in terms of software there are no surprises. The device is shipped with a pre-installed version of Windows 10 Home, and also you’ll find Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Sway applications mobile version on the MIIX. Of course Microsoft Edge and Cortana is available as well (if you’re living in a region where the latter is supported). And finally I could understand the reasons behind the so called ‘Tablet mode’ in Action centre. Which if switched on makes the use of the tablet really comfortable, in touch screen mode only.

How does the MIIX perform everyday?

Well altogether it is a really nice surprise. At least in the last one week, I found it really useful, and really comfortable to use, and also the experience is all together positive. As it have already reached the goal of which I had in my mind, when I hit the order button.

I had only one thing in my mind, and these were the trips between Newcastle – London – Newcastle, and in those cases when the plugs were out of order on the bus, then my other laptop. A Lenovo Y580 just gone through its full battery in about three and a half hours. Which is not bad considering that the battery is running since 2012, and the hardware it needs to power consists of an Intel Core i5-3210M CPU, and NVidia 660M GPU, 16 GB of Kingston DDR3 SODIMM 1.6 GHz RAM, an adata m.2 SSD, and a 500 GB standard 2.5” hard drive.

But the main issue is, that in three and a half hours on these trips we were usually still in the middle of nowhere, or in better circumstances at Sheffield. But that is still only half of the journey on the way there. And by then the only device I had working was my iPhone, that is only because I had a powerbank with me.

And yes, even though I have an iPad as well, and I love my laptop , but for writing articles it has way too much power, not to mention the weight.

Okay, okay, but if you have your iPad as well, than why have you ordered another Windows device? You could ask the question now, but there are many reasons behind this. First and foremost is the fact that a standalone keyboard for the iPad (and we’re talking about the iPad mini) would have been approximately half of the cost than the MIIX. And just think about it, if someone would have told you, that you can have a Logitech keyboard for £50-£60. Or you could spend £99.99 on a 10.1” ‘laptop’ which one would you chose? As I’d consider myself stupid to chose option one. I’m not saying of course that a keyboard for an iPad is a waste of money. But all in all I came out better with this solution.

As I was facing the same problem every single time, when I was writing articles, or just a new chapter for my book, during those times I couldn’t do too much multitasking. Of course I was watching YouTube videos on my iPad, but sometimes a FaceTime or Viber call just disrupted that. And that made a limit on my opportunities. I could have bought myself another monitor, and a 3 feet long HDMI cable. And then just connect all that to my laptop, but that wouldn’t have resolved the battery issue.

And I could say many more things for and against the product, but in each and every single case the conclusion would be the same, that yes it was worth to buy the Lenovo MIIX 300. Not just because of the price, or the usability of the device, but because in the current situation, this was the ideal solution.

When it comes to content consuming, the device could stand still, and of course this is another aspect, as until now it was all about work. The built in wi-fi antenna is great. Regardless of what resolution of YouTube videos I’ve been streaming the buffering was solid. Even though for the 4K resolution this hardware is not enough.

But for the purpose it was originally created for, to run full fledged Windows, while you’re sitting on the sofa, with a glass of wine, and read your favourite blog. Or just watch BBC iPlayer, for that it is perfect. Not to mention, that if we would want to chat or just do something else as well, than the keyboard could be connected with one touch, and we get every creature comfort back straightaway.

The only negative thing I can think of, which is not really against the device, it is more like against Windows 10 it is the on screen keyboard. It is horrible. And maybe that is the only thing I haven’t managed to love about it. And probably I never will. I’ve tried to type down these few sentences with the touch keyboard, and even the thought of using it is the equivalent of a torture, that if I forget the physical keyboard at home I’ll need to use that again.

Would I recommend this device to anyone?

Definitely. The touch screen, the compact size, the long battery life, and the comfortable keyboard, are all items on a list, which could make this as the best option for college / university use. Not to mention that the weight of the thing is just above one kilogram, so it is easy to carry it around.

And I know that the specifications of the device doesn’t seem too strong. But I haven’t manage to find any task for the machine, which would have ‘killed’ it. Of course it hasn’t really been used for any kind of CPU or GPU intensive tasks. But this shows perfectly that it is an optimal device for taking notes, or writing articles. And for any other kind of everyday tasks.

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Another adventure of mine in Hungary. Day 1

Hey guys, what is going on Mark here, back with another article. I hope everything is fine with all of you?! As with me it is, as the day has finally come, when I’m going to be sitting on the bus, and then about 24 hours later on the plane. Although at the moment it is not going to be British Airways. Instead it would be the megabus from Newcastle – Bristol. And from there the Ryanair flight FR8206, flying together with my cousin. Or at least that was the plan, until that moment, when it has come to the original departure time of my coach. But lets get to it.

15:30, 7th March 2015. John Dobson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

Right now you might still be asking, what is going on with this guy? Megabus, and Ryanair? Why not British Airways?

And every of those questions are valid. But as you might (not) know, I’m not against any low-cost airline. Even though that I’ve already had a few rants about them. But sometimes, really-really sometimes, a bad experience like that worth to have, especially if I wouldn’t be travelling alone anyway.

Well at least it was like that in the beginning, and it seemed like that everything is going to be fine, but for some reason, my dear friend Murphy just thought that it would be a great idea, to screw up my day.

Well at least with the fact, that megabus have had a bit of an error in their booking system, and made my booking invalid, or lets just say modified it in a way, that I would have had to travel on the Newcastle – London – Bristol route. But this one has a few problems. One of them is that the first bus is at 01:40, which was already fully booked, and even if it wasn’t it is still a slim margin for any mistakes, as it would have arrived to London at 07:30 (according to the schedule). But only one accident on the A1, or just the icy conditions on the road would cost valuable minutes, and maybe my lateness. So the first bus which I would have been able to get onto was the 06:25 coach from Newcastle, which on its route stops at every second bush, and tree (okay, okay that might be a bit exaggerated, every fifth) service M12. Which I’m going to arrive to London at 14:00. But at 14:00 local time the original flight of mine has already departed from Bristol. So is it the end of the story? Or what is going to happen?

Well the story hasn’t even started yet, as I had a bit of luck, and with British Airways’ Frequent Flyer Programme I had some avios stacked up on my account. And with using those I have managed to book one ticket for the last flight departing from London Heathrow Terminal 3 today. Which is not a bad change after Ryanair. Just a bit uncomfortable.

As I had to call the owner of the airbnb flat, that I’m not going, and that he could call off the booking. Trying to get a refund from Ryanair (I think they’re going to be laughing on this until the end of the century) And afterwards without any sleep trying to survive until 06:25. And of course what other place I’d be in now, then a pub, as I left the flat with the intention that I’m not going back there for a while. And I’ve packed in everything, what I could and wanted, and hoped that I’d have an easy day.

And after all this it would be also the travel through London. Which would not be the worst part of the journey, as the only thing I’d need to do is get on the tube. And maybe I even have a chance to taste giraffe bar’s cheesecake, but at this time on Terminal 3. Who knows they might make it better there?!

And at the moment, I don’t really have a better way of “treating” myself. As I have imagined this day much more different than it is now. And the big question is really if everything started like this, what is going to happen when I’ll get there?

But before we go that far. Let’s see what would I need to do today?

After the trip above, that 1 and a half hours on London public transport seems nothing.

But our article is constantly updating, just as you might have got used to it, especially when it comes to travel. I’m going to announce the updates, on Facebook and on Twitter as a comment to the article. But I think I don’t even have to say that, as you already know this.

06:25, 8th March 2015. John Dobson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

Finally we have departed although it is as cold on the bus, as it is outside, so it doesn’t really help. And about 65-75 passengers alongside me are freezing to death. And by this time we’re already leaving Sunderland.

2016. március 8. 09:20, Leeds, Yorkshire.

Well finally we have arrived to this town as well. And I have been lucky, that I could have talked the route through with two locals from Middlesbrough, so the journey itself didn’t seem as hard, as it is going to be from now. As they were coming only until Leeds. So in the next 5 and a half hours it is going to be me my headphones, and the grey skies, until I reach the capital. For the moment that is really all, what I’m able to tell. As the coffee, and this last one and a half – two hours of constant talking helped a lot. If anything happens during the route I’ll let you guys know.

12:20, 8th March 2016. M1 motorway, between Northampton and Milton Keynes

The scenery start to get really familiar. As during the course of the last year I saw this part of the country many times from the air, and from the same point of view as well. Especially with the uncountable number of coach trips to London. But I’m trying to forget a few of those, still they should be taken into account.

And even though I assume that every of you have seen motorways throughout your lives, and that you’ve experienced every of its benefits and drawbacks. But unluckily as this tax year is soon coming to an end. And most of the roads with North – South direction from London are under refurbishment. And with that the actual progress what anyone can make is quite difficult, as on most of the parts you could go with 70 mph, but than you’d have to slow down to 50 for miles and miles.
I’m not saying though, that it is boring to just sit here, and wonder out on the window. Because even if most of the UK motorways are a sort of ‘U’ shape structures, with the main ground higher than the actual roads. Sometimes you’re able to see all the wind powered powerplants, castles, curches, cathedrals, etc. And because of these sometimes sudden changes, you’d be waiting for the next one.

And as soon as I’ll have the opportunity to upload a video here. I promise I’ll do that.

8th March 2016. 14:00, Victoria Coach Station, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London

As far as I was concerned miracles never happen, although my arrival to this place, after the half a day of waiting, and half a day of travelling finally I am at Victoria Coach Station. My journey from here at least wasn’t lonely, unfortunately only until Green Park. As there was one poor soul on the coach, who tried to query how she’d be able to get to Stansted Airport, and as I was the last one on the coach, she joined me. So we walked across to the Tube, and got on the Victoria Line, which I got off from at Green Park. As I had to continue my trip with the Picadilly Line, to get to Heathrow.

14:45 Green Park Tube Station, London

The only thing from now on is to get onto the train, which arrived in this exact same second, as I was typing. So next stop is Heathrow Terminal 3

15:20 London Heathrow International Airport Terminal 3, London

Well for Google Maps I tended not to believe anything, and unfortunately at this point it was also clear, that I shouldn’t have listened to it. Except of the planned one and a half hours, I have arrived to the airport in about 40 minutes. But at least I had the chance to make a few pictures, and to have a look around before I’d check-in for my flight.

17:35 London Heathrow International Airport Terminal 3, Gate 3

I really am waiting only for one thing now, which would be the boarding, and than after two and a half hours of comfort, and I’ll be arriving to Budapest. I never have expected that after all of the inconveniences today finally this plane would just push me a bit back to life.

18:00 British Airways Flight BA0870, G-EUUN, Seat 23F

Absolute comfort, not too many people, and one complete row of seats for myself. I’m not saying that all of this is British Airways privilege, as that wouldn’t be true. But one thing is for sure, after the whole day of travelling. And being in confined and airless places, like the megabus, or the Victoria and Picadilly line tube trains, this is definitely a dream.

Luckily we’ve been able to start a bit earlier from our gate, so hopefully we’ll be taking off soon.