"nightjar .uk.com" nightjar@insert_my_surname_here wrote in message
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"Cast_Iron" wrote in message
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And of course if one is "only" travelling as far as the South of France
one
doesn't have to fly does one?

Gatwick to Toulouse or Montpellier with BA scheduled flight is a couple of
hours for around £60 + taxes per person return. Driving is a couple of
days
each way, at around £1,000 for the trip, last time I did it. London to
Montpellier by Eurostar and TGV is 7-8 hours and £109 return. So, I don't
have to fly, but, particularly important for a long weekend, it is the
quickest and the cheapest way to travel.

Obviously air travel is too cheap - not properly reflecting its
environmental cost

Colin Bignell