| You put time into planning a relaxing break with the | | | | another airport again. In fact I am even wary of train |
| knowledge that if the trip involves air travel there is | | | | and bus stations. That leaves me with my Pininfarina |
| always that risk of something going wrong! I recently | | | | designed Peugeot 406 Coupe. A form of transport I |
| experienced this when my flight was cancelled due to | | | | can actually rely on. Fresh from its MOT and newly |
| a terrorist threat. As a result I had to spend 14 | | | | taxed my car is ready to go so I have decided to |
| hours, I repeat 14 hours, sitting around twiddling my | | | | take another road trip next month. My fondest |
| thumbs waiting for some kind of feedback from | | | | memories of the year are the trips we have taken |
| those exhausted looking airline staff. With so many | | | | across the UK in this car.I have been on to one of |
| other holiday makers having to endure the same | | | | my favourite reference sites and purchased my road |
| experience, this added insult to injury. Starbucks, | | | | map and an Eyewitness UK Travel Guide. All that's |
| Costa, Pizza Express, and basically anywhere you | | | | left to do is download some of our favourite tracks |
| could sit and attempt to calm down with a nice latte | | | | to play as we drive around and take in the scenery. I |
| or a glass of wine, were crowded beyond belief. The | | | | can confidently say I am well and truly looking |
| lucky people able to secure a table were prepared to | | | | forward to my next trip.Another great thing about |
| purchase as many drinks as necessary to keep their | | | | travelling by road is the ability to pack the car with as |
| relatively comfortable place to sit and wait. Those of | | | | much luggage as you like. The last holiday I took |
| us left had to find floor space (at this point the only | | | | using air travel involved me being charged for excess |
| potential areas were next to the litter bins or the | | | | baggage when bringing back too many bottles of |
| public toilets).I have decided to avoid risking a repeat | | | | wine. |
| experience for some time. I simply cannot face | | | | |