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3:12:32
no-defun-allowed
I think so. I noticed that some of the cuts I did were too distracting, and I had a slip of the tongue in the Q&A section, but otherwise it seemed about right.
3:13:27
no-defun-allowed
Your presentation was great, though I don't have anything in particular to say.
3:20:05
beach
There used to be a direct flight Bordeaux Porto, but it may not have survived the virus situation.
3:34:52
no-defun-allowed
(Google suggested that I'd save A$1000 flying to Lisbon though, and the train rides between the two are probably cheaper. I dunno, I haven't planned any flights before.)
3:38:00
no-defun-allowed
One of the stops was Sydney, and two were US airports. I'm not sure if that's normal or not.
3:41:19
beach
It would be a bit strange to go that way, but I guess it is possible. Porto is close to as far as you can get from Melbourne, no matter which way you go.
3:43:20
no-defun-allowed
One moment, I am now occupied with bugging to someone trying to scam me with a non-existent Amazon Prime video account or something.
3:47:56
no-defun-allowed
Apparently they have now sent the cancellation form to Jeff Bezos's email account.
3:47:56
beach
Heh, the train from Bordeaux to Porto (771km) takes 38 hours and 28 minutes, with 8 changes. And it costs more than 100€. This has got to change if we are going to save the environment.
3:49:55
no-defun-allowed
I didn't get it exactly, apparently they were checking something about account cancellation. But that's over now.
3:55:52
no-defun-allowed
I had heard something similar about the train system in the United Kingdom, particuarly that it was cheaper to fly some (relatively) short distance than take the train.
3:56:55
beach
Possibly. But they have improved the train service in the UK a lot the past few decades.
3:57:26
no-defun-allowed
A news article from two years ago suggests that is the case for 60 percent of long-distance journeys in Britain: https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/9794151/flying-uk-cheaper-than-train/
3:57:35
Bike
isn't that pretty usual? i've heard the shinkansen is pretty comparable to taking an airplane if you don't factor in how often they come and so on
3:59:13
beach
Well, six months or so ago, France banned domestic flights between destinations that can be reached by train in less than 3(?) hours.
4:01:11
beach
Besides, by train you can arrive 2 minutes before departure. With a flight, you have to be there 30 minutes in advance. And then you end up far from the center city, so you have another hour of transportation at either end.
4:01:52
beach
In Paris, there are two small and nice Ibis hotels within walking distance from the train station.