September 7th - With One Eye Closed

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

The Independent

Places & Travel, Leisure, Society & Culture

3.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

New cheap trains between England and Scotland

As one London Eye lookalike closes down, another is set to open up.

And talking of opening up – that’s what Canada is doing.

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0:00.0	Right, birthday party, the big 30th.
0:03.3	Although, is it more like 40th?
0:06.1	Hmm, best go generic.
0:08.0	Something fizzy?
0:09.2	Oh, along with everyone else.
0:10.9	Flowers?
0:11.7	Symbolic of blooming into a new era.
0:14.4	Ugh.
0:15.4	No, come on.
0:16.4	Something more exciting.
0:18.8	Something like.
0:20.8	I'll take a two million red scratch card, please.
0:23.8	Add some play with National Lottery Scratch Cards.
0:27.2	Search Dream big, play, small rules and procedures apply.
0:29.1	Players must be 18 or over.
0:32.5	Hello, it's Tuesday the 7th of September and thank you for joining me Simon Calder for the latest on
0:39.2	travel and destinations from the Greenlist and the travel desk of the independent today
0:43.9	coming to you from ocean backpackers in Ilfrakum North Devon the finest place to
0:51.0	stay and also the most economical at just 20 pounds per night. Do check it out if you're in
0:56.5	this part of the world. Today, new cheap trains between England and Scotland. As one London eye
1:03.1	look-a-like closes down, another is set to opening up, open up, and talking of opening up,
1:09.2	if I possibly can, that's what Canada is doing. Of course,
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