Well, what would be youre favourite way of travelling?
By car, by train, by plane. Or maybe you like to travel on foot, by bus, by a motorbike or on a bicycle.

Well, my favourite way of travelling would be by train. I like it because:
-you can walk a little bit if you like, so you don't need to sit all time(like in a plane or car)
-you're able to see very much of the landscape(in a plane you nearly don't see any detail as much as in a train)
-trains are pretty fast(TGV, AVE, ICE,Acela, Shinkansen etc. etc.)
-Trains bring you right in the centre of town/city
-You have trains going to the most unexplored places in the world.

Clearly by train... was grown up with Interrail :)

I also like boat trips - especially ferries. If you are a group of three or four and can change each other for a very long trip by car is also good and more flexible, especially for camping sites are mosty faaaaaaaaaaaaar away from a train station.

And nothing against walking: I made many week-long trips in wintery Lappland or in summer Swiss mountains. Now I am a bit out of shape (not fat, but older) in the meantime maybe :lol:

definatly by car... you have so much possibilities, you are more free because you don't need to recognize schedules and so on ;)

I hate busses! But the other ways of traveling are all good! I prefer to travel by bicycle. Its so beautiful to travel as slowly as this, cause you can see so many things in a small distance. (not more than 180 km a day ;))

The Brazilian bus network is very good and a lot of the overland-busses are better than ours - okay, there are also others, and also: good buses on bad roads... anyway: I like them a lot.

By high speed train!
:yes:

I love the freedom you get with a car... but I need a plane to get there..

I hate ferries :gaah: and trains for more than a couple of hour is not for me..

I like ferries and trains:p

^Souf goes to China by train! I wish I can do the same in the future, must be beautiful!

Hey Kuessel, growing up by interrail seems familiar to me;) And Souf en I are both going to Beijng by train in the spring/summer of 2007!:cheers:

And back thru Kazachstan. this year we are going to Interrail through Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, France and Morocco!

The Tube :yes:

Car for me.

El Greco, the Tube doesn't count. You can't get from Londen to NY by tube right ;), Unless you're using a plane...

No doubt about it, by car.

El Greco, the Tube doesn't count. You can't get from Londen to NY by tube right ;), Unless you're using a plane...

Hey Souf, if we can't take the tube, where can we get the train to go to the USA than?;) Or maybe we can go by car:D

plane easily.


anyone who didnt say plane, probly cant afford it :jk:

convenience aside, plane

It depends on where I'm traveling. If I'm going to Say, San Antonio, I would drive. I love to drive. But I also love flying. I don't know many people who "travel" by foot.

^^ plane is shit because you lose the sence of distance :(

In the southeast of US: Car
Anywhere else: Plane.

The Tube :yes:

I still remember my first time riding in the tube :lol:

I only drove in the metro of Amsterdam and Paris before. I was sitting in the tube and the whole thing started to make noise and light switch on and off. I thought the whole thing would derail :lol: But than I saw all the people sitting there quietly and I got used to it. The Tube got its charm

Absolutely by plane. From Maceió to Salvador Bahia (55') or from Brazil to Japan, I prefer plane.

The Tube :yes:
That's true! I LOVE the Tube! I never forget the first time I heard "mind the gap" in 86 ;)

I really hate cars, as most of them do not have a restroom on board. After having been in a two hour traffic jam on a German highway a few years ago, without having the chance to visit a restroom, I decided never to use a car for longer distances again. Since that day I even use a train, if I go on holiday with my parents. They take the car and I take the train at the same time and meet them at our destination. That shows how much I hate cars.

My favourite way of travelling is a plane, as it is fast, comfortable and far cheaper than most other ways of travelling. In the third class (economy) you can travel from Europe to Australia for less than 2.5 cents per kilometer.

There's noting better than a roadtrip through Europe, travelling 5000km in 4 weeks :) The plane sucks, maybe even more than a bus.

But CborG, how do you want go to Buenos Aires or something.....You have to get on a plane for that...

By plane because it takes me furthest though I hate the cracking in the ears when landing.

Within cities by foot, subway, bike or car.

Train what else

it depends on where im going...road trips by car are mad fun i think, trains in europe were very fun also... planes if your going to go around the world or accros seas tho... buses are rarely a pleasure, especially across seas.

But CborG, how do you want go to Buenos Aires or something.....You have to get on a plane for that...

What i meant was that i do not consider a planetrip to be part of my vacation, in opposite to the car which is the leading wire throughout my vacations :)

And i just hate planes, i always feel very packed en locked in them.

xx

^^^ yes excellent post I completely agree :nuts:

I prefer travelling by train
delays, cancellations and waiting at a rainy platform for 2 hours in the cold for a small 2 car train on which 2 people get off and 500 cram on, then having to stand... all part of the experience ;)
also, more the changes the better. ;)
shame its expensive though :(
not really a fan of travelling by car usually I find the scenery is not as good

It's gotta be flying. You don't get quite the same buzz from any of the alternatives.

Train, although travelling by car has its extra conforts.

^^
Like waiting in traffic jams and high oil prizes;)

By foot.

You don't go as far but you see so much more than any other mode. How can anyone pretend otherwise?

It has to be by far the car, it takes you exactly where you want, you can stop as many times as you want, plenty of room for your baggage (you can even sleep in it if necessary), listen your favourite music or radio station and so on. You can plan from A to B passing through small villages/capital cities/lovely countryside and know more places than any other way of locomotion.

This doesn't mean I don't like anything else, on the contrary, when a car is not available, which is most of the time, bus and train are great (I couldn't tell you which one is best for me, in some countries was by bus and some others by train).

By boat/ferry is ok if it's less than 2 hours, otherwise gets almost as boring as travelling by plane.

By plane because it takes me furthest though I hate the cracking in the ears when landing.
I used to have that problem as well, was really painful and always ended up with headaches until somebody told me to chew gum or eat a sweet or just keep my mouth open (!) from the moment the plane starts the landing. It works and know I always fly with my chewing gum.

^ You've got to open the Eustachian Tubes that connect the back of your mouth to your middle ear and equalise the pressure inside your ears with that outside. Chewing gum, sucking sweets, and waggling your jaw can all help with this. I now have a technique where I close my mouth, and pinch my nostrils between my thumb and forefinger, and then blow gently until they "pop". You MUST do it gently though. You could damage your ears if you blow too hard. :)

Ive always wanted to travel across the Sahara by camel.

By train, and that is by a huge gap. I even make trips only to travel around with the train, not to get anywhere.

CAR! Airplanes suck and they scare the hell out of me!

I love traveling on the plane, its fast, comfortable and theres lots of entertainment. Its also a great feeling be so high up. great views to

Trains and cars. I don't like planes cos they're cramped and i can never sleep well on them.

I like to travel by car on deserts of Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico

I like to travel by train. Everyday I go to school by bus ;)

"Travel" is a broad term. To what lengths I will be traveling determines my mode of travel. I prefer plane if its over a 7 hour drive. But I do enjoy taking Amtrak train home from college. Its more quiet than a plane and actually more relaxing as you can fully take in the scenery. But I would say since I live in Chicago the bus is definetely the most used method for me...Which I really enjoy...Im only 21 and don't believe I will ever own a car again :)