People traveling long distances frequentylty have to decide whether
they would prefer to go by land,sea,or air.Hardly anyone can
positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hour.Train
compartment soon get cramped and stuffy.It is almost impossible
to take your mind off the journey.Reading is only a partial solution.
for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon
lulls you to sleep.During the day,sleep comes in snatches.At night,
when you really wish to go to sleep,you rarely manage to do so.
If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper,you spend half the night staring
at the small blue light in the ceiling,or fumbling to find your ticket
for inspection.Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
Long car journeys are even less pleasant,for it is quite impossible even to read.
On motorways you can,at least,travel fairly safely at high speeds,but more
often than not,the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service
station and to much traffic.By comparision,ferry trip or cruises offer a great
variety of vivilized comfort.You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks,play
games,meet interesting people and enjoy good food--always assuming,of course,
that the sea is calm.If it is not,and you are likely to get seasick,no form of transport
couldbe worse.Even if you travel in ideal weather,sea journeys take a long time.
Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of
traveling by sea.
Aeroplanes have the repulation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers
are intimidated by them.They also have the disadvantage of being an expensive
form of transport.But nothing can match them for speed and comfort.Traveling at
a height of 30,000 feet,far above the clouds,and at over 500 miles an hour is an
exhilartating experience.You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off
the jou.rney,for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly.For a few hours,y
you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight.The real escapist can watch
a film and sip champagne on some services.But even when such refinements are
not available,there is plenty to keep you occupied.An aeroplane offfers you an
unusual and breathtaking view of the world.You soar effortlessly overy high mountains
and deep valleys.You really see the shape of the land.If the landscape is hidden from
view,you can enjoy the extraodinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out
for miles before you,while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.The journey is so
smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading o/r sleeping.However you
decide to spend your time,one thing is certain:you will arrive at you destination fresh
and uncrumpled.You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long
and arduous journey.