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Re: Questions about UK Travel Part 2 Posted on: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:53:04 CDT



The Reid wrote:

> Following up to Jack Campin - bogus address
>
>
>>>Not as exciting as the train for an American, but one can enjoy the
>>>scenery and fares are substantially cheaper than the train.
>>>Glasgow >> 8.40 minutes (not so attractive!).
>>
>>Raed "you would have to be out of your tiny mind to even consider it
>>if you had any other option".
>>
>>I've done the bus between Edinburgh or Glasgow and London several
>>times. All you'll see for most of the trip is motorway embankments.
>
>
> while I'm the most anti bus person round here, nearly all of the
> Scotland/London motorway routes you can see the countryside,
> (especially from a bus) however, the M1 south from Birmingham
> goes through a lot of dull countryside and of course major roads
> usually avoid the best countryside.


I hope that you recognize that the avoidance is what keeps that
countryside great.