favourite means of travel?

[lordtariel]

I actually like train travel. Sure it's slower, but it's enjoyable to be able to sit back and watch the scenery go by.

[tekki]

I love my car! Which is terrible because I like to think of myself as an environmentalist, but I go everywhere in my little Micra. To be fair she's only got a 999cc engine, so how much harm can she possibly be doing?!

I do enjoy taking trains when I can, but I only use them for journeys when I'm not under time pressure. Being stuck on an immobile train in the middle of nowhere when late due to leaves on the line is the most stress inducing experience I know of!!

Here in the US the situation is quite different. I am not sure one can even buy a car with an engine that small in my country. I drive a Hyundai Accent with a 1600cc engine and it is one of the smallest cars you see on the road apart from the Mini, whose engine is also about the same size.

As for trains, there aren't that many. I live in a city of 150,000 people and we only get a couple of trains a day. Unless you live in a big city like New York, Boston or Chicago, mass transit is not always reliable and extensive. If I didn't have a car, my only way of getting around town would be the bus and it would take me nearly 2 hours with at least 1, possibly 2, transfers to get the other end of town whereas by car I can do it in about 15 minutes. My dojo is about 5 minutes away by car and 30 minutes by bike but getting there by bus would be at least an hour and would involve a transfer.

As far as what I enjoy, my favorite ground transportation mode is the train. Overall, I also enjoy ships having been on 3 cruises and all kinds of smaller vessels over the course of my life.

[The BB of C]

I like planes the best.