Cruising Global

Notes on the BritRail Pass

For this past weeks trip to the UK, I utilized the 8 day consecutive BritRail Pass to travel without tickets on the UK rail system.  The pass for me (being over 25) was 375 dollars but in the long run it saved me nearly double it's value.  My trips went as follows:  Manchester-Oxford-London-Cambridge-London-Brighton-London-Edinburgh-Manchester.  According to the British Rail website, had I bought the tickets before travelling, it would have cost me over 600 dollars.   The key to using the consecutive pass is to utilize it's widespead access.  If I were mearly staying in the London area, I would have saved money simply buying tickets, but travelling across country is what makes the britrail passes worth it.

Quicknotes from my trip

• British train travel is efficient and comfortable except when "persons" are under the train
• Meat pies are deadly
• Someone needs to make a rain jacket that doesn't cause me to sweat
• Men sometimes wear something under their kilts
• British Cheddar is better

Packing Lists

What does one need for 10 days in the UK?
I am taking

• 1 Sweater
• 3 pairs of warm pants
• 1 pair of light pants
• 1 jacket
• 1 rain jacket
• 10 pairs of socks
• 10 pairs of underwear
• 3 button down casual shirts
• 5 t-shirts
• 5 undershirts
• a tie
• cute hat
• basic toiletries
• camera
• two giant cheese head for my friends wedding

What else do I need?  suggestions?

Upcoming British Adventure

In a few days I am traveling to the British Isles for a whirlwind week of train travel.  Starting in Manchester where I will attend a friends wedding, I'll continue on to Cambridge, Oxford, London, Brighton, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.  In preparation from my trip, I've been catching on travel reading and watching the original version of the Office.

Welcome To Cruising Global: A Gay Travel Blog

Cruising Global is a blog aimed at queer travelers around.  It's author is a mid-twenties gay guy who loves to travel and has visited over 35 countries.   To learn more, see the about page.