visitscotland(ifyou’rearichbastard).com
21 April 2009 @ 20:55 in Life
“Hey,” people say, with their faces and their shoes
and their lattés and their trombones; “don’t go
abroad for your holidays, yeah? Holidaying in the UK
is, like, really green, toadally cool, and don’t you
find, yeah, that you never really appreciate what’s
on your doorstep?”
People, eh? Well, I’ve long wanted to visit Shetland or Orkney, and since we’ve booked off some time in July, and I have an uncle who lives on Shetland, we thought we’d bloody well just go. OK, it’s hardly Paris, but it’ll be beautiful, bracing and budget-friendly. Hey, The Internet, how much would it cost to get to the stunning Scottish islands?
Return train fare to London £98.00
Sleeper service to Aberdeen £246.00
Actual berth in said sleeper service £76.00
Return flights from Aberdeen to Sumburgh £222.20
Train fare, Aberdeen to London £246.00
-------
GRAND TOTAL £888.20
On the other hand, a quick visit to lastminute.com suggests:
Flights + three nights in Paris £396.16
Even if you add in the cost of driving the short distance to the airport and parking the car, that’s half the price, and we hadn’t even added luxuries such as accommodation or perhaps a hire car while on Shetland. Vive l’Écosse!
People, eh? Well, I’ve long wanted to visit Shetland or Orkney, and since we’ve booked off some time in July, and I have an uncle who lives on Shetland, we thought we’d bloody well just go. OK, it’s hardly Paris, but it’ll be beautiful, bracing and budget-friendly. Hey, The Internet, how much would it cost to get to the stunning Scottish islands?
Return train fare to London £98.00
Sleeper service to Aberdeen £246.00
Actual berth in said sleeper service £76.00
Return flights from Aberdeen to Sumburgh £222.20
Train fare, Aberdeen to London £246.00
-------
GRAND TOTAL £888.20
On the other hand, a quick visit to lastminute.com suggests:
Flights + three nights in Paris £396.16
Even if you add in the cost of driving the short distance to the airport and parking the car, that’s half the price, and we hadn’t even added luxuries such as accommodation or perhaps a hire car while on Shetland. Vive l’Écosse!
