July 20th - The Irish Experience
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Today: sadly I’m back from Ireland already, but I want to give you an update on the travelling experience between Great Britain and the Republic.
easyJet loses £40 per second – but the boss tells me the future looks bright.
And Crossrail could accelerate Heathrow airport journeys.
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| 0:00.0 | At Cabri, we know everything in life is better shared. |
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| 0:06.9 | when you buy participating packs of Cabri and Cabri biscuits. |
| 0:10.6 | So who will you take? |
| 0:12.1 | We're taking my cousin Nathan, |
| 0:14.0 | who told me scary stories at a sleepover, |
| 0:16.6 | and I still haven't forgiven him. |
| 0:18.3 | With days out at the London Dungeon, Warwick Castle, and more. |
| 0:22.4 | Grab your participating pack of Cabri today. |
| 0:25.2 | Visit fun.cabry.com.com.com. |
| 0:26.2 | UK for teas and season booking information. |
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| 1:02.3 | Hello, it's Tuesday the 20th of July. |
| 1:05.6 | That's 200 days into 2021. |
| 1:09.2 | And thanks for joining me for the latest on travel and destinations from the Greenlist |
| 1:13.9 | and the travel desk of the independent. Today, sadly, I'm back from Ireland but I want to give |
| 1:20.8 | you an update on the travelling experience between Great Britain and the Republic. EasyJet loses £40 per second, |
| 1:30.4 | but the boss tells me the future looks bright. |
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