March 19, 2008

The wonder that is, the megabus.

http://www. megabus. com/uk/

Probably the greatest website ever, if you’re travelling within the UK and don’t mind potentially long coach rides.

Liverpool to London - £8 return. Bargain!

March 18, 2008

Trains, Planes & Automobiles.

So we’ve established that flights abroad are rather cheap if you know where to look.
But if you’re travelling within the UK, then other transport options are available.

Driving:
traffic jam

Always a winner if there’s more than one of you. Splitting the cost of petrol is a doddle.
Gig-wise, make sure you give yourself enough time to get through rush-hour traffic.

Train:
train

Big fan of trains myself, spend a lot of time travelling to and from London…it’s rather expensive though.

Coaches:

national express coaches

Much much cheaper, but terribly long journeys with very little leg-room.

March 6, 2008

Light reading.

An article worth reading:

Have you ever been that passionate about something that you’re prepared to travel the length and breadth of the country (and sometimes even abroad) to see or do it time and time again? If you have then you could possibly consider yourself an ‘ultra fan’ .

Self confessed ultra fan Rebecca Clark gives us a unique insight into what it’s like being a music fan prepared to go here, there, and everywhere, all to see her favourite acts: Read More…

March 5, 2008

Flights…

planejetsunset

It’s not difficult to find a nice cheap flight abroad, you just need to know where to look.
If teletext isn’t your thing… I’m pretty sure the internet will have the solution.

You’ll have no problem at all getting a bargain with sites such as:
Easyjet
<a href=”http://www.ryanair.co.uk”> Ryanair
Jet2
Edreams
Wegolo

Airberlin (Excellent for flights within Europe & Asia)
Wizzair (Hungary airlines, excellect for flights to Poland and other area’s of Europe)
Aerlingus (Cheap for flights to America)

February 25, 2008

Hello…

In short:

A blog for people to utilise as they wish.
A guide to travelling the world (primarily) for live music, on a budget.

Some tips, tricks and survival methods to make your trip the best it can be.