Charles Sweeney wrote:

> Els wrote
> 
>
> I enjoy long drives!  Of course, for people outside Europe, Glasgow to
> London (~400 miles) is like visiting the neighbours!
>
> I won't be posting any pictures.  I don't have a modern laptop, and will
> be using an internet cafe.  So I might not even check in on this place.

That's no excuse!
You have a camera on your phone - open an account at textamerica.com,
and MMS your pictures there. If you like, I'll copy 'm from there and
post them here for you ;-)

> I did the same trip last August.  One of my bros was getting married in
> Kent.  I drove down, then did a few days driving around London.  I slept
> in the van in a lay-by, and used a motorway service station for a free
> shower!  On the way home I went through Manchester and Leeds city
> centres.

Been there done that, only swap British cities for European ones, and
the van for a Fiat Panda <g>
 
>
> Yes, it's a pity, the old buses had lots of character!

Plus you could get off whereever it stopped (or didn't stop) - with
the new ones you have to wait till you're at an actual busstop. Much
safer of course, but very annoying if the next stop is 3 blocks
further and around the corner due to roadworks :\

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