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Re: Gatwick North Terminal to South Terminal Transit Time
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, May 9, 2013
Are you sure it was 'customs' you went through? It's often used as a catchall phrase for one or m...

RE: UK visa laws
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, May 7, 2013
The report doesn't say the consulate said there was a problem with fingerprints - but with biomet...

Re: UK Transport
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 27, 2013
The National Express timetables are unlikely to be significantly different in November to what th...

Re: Rail service between London and Cambridge
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 23, 2013
If you use the rail journey planners to check times the results will take account of known engin...

RE: Public transport from Dublin to Kildare National Stud / Japanese Garden
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 23, 2013
There's also a shuttle bus from the rail station - details on the stud web site

It's about hal...

RE: Liverpool trains
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 23, 2013
It depends on what sort of ticket it is.

If it is an 'Advance' ticket (which is a ticket type,...

RE: Validity of
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 23, 2013
Or give them to a charity - many have access to means of exchange that may not work for you

Re: Using UK currency & obtaining Euros in Irish Republic
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 23, 2013
ATMs are normally the best option - particularly if you bank with the right bank in the UK.

Fo...

RE: Cotswold Way - Which direction?!
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 21, 2013
Slightly jokingly - it's uphill going north in that you land up further above sea level in Chippi...

Re: Heathrow airport has been given a prize for 2012.
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 21, 2013
Remember this is specifically terminal 5 - not Heathrow as a whole

And like #6 I've never ...

Re: Cotswold Way - Which direction?!
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 18, 2013
I've only done it north to south which I believe is the most popular way

I found the last sect...

Re: Rail & Sail for those without a UK postal address
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 17, 2013
Rail and sail is something that you can buy on the day at a station at the same price

It used ...

Re: Castle Howard - how long to stay there?
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 16, 2013
If I've sussed out what you are doing correctly you could get the later bus (1320) from Malton wh...

RE: Luggage storage
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 15, 2013
With the exception of a very few major terminals rail stations do not have left luggage - and non...

Re: Scotland - villages, towns, and cities
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 15, 2013
Nobody knows

Different people will give you different answers - probably all correct in their ...

Re: Types of Train ticket and obtaining them at Glasgow airport
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 12, 2013
A superoffpeak ticket can be bought on the day - there is no discount for buying in advance. It's...

Re: walking cotswolds, using bike to travel between start of walk and my car
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 12, 2013
My initial reaction is that I'd be wary of doing it - risk of bike being stolen or vandalised.

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Re: Something lost in translation here?
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 12, 2013
There's Bermuda - a (former) colliery in Nuneaton

Re: thames ferry services
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 9, 2013
The TfL website doesn't give a through fare, nor does the Thames Clippers', so I'd assume you'd ...

RE: Leaving the UK after getting indefinite leave (ILR)
in Departure Lounge » Europe - UK & Ireland, Apr 7, 2013
if the immigration officer ask me when I left Uk, can I tell him that I left UK 2 months ago

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