Orient Express

[BoredBloke]

Wait until the sun comes out. Last I heard Venice is all flooded.

[SallyAnne]

Planning on taking the present Mrs B to Venice for a week or so in the spring. Being a contractor the only way to do it is on the Orient Express. However it is a serious chunk of wonga ( circa £2400 each for a return ticket ) to drop on a couple of train tickets and my naturally stingy nature is nagging at me not to do it.

So, has anyone travelled on the OE and was it worth it?

Thats just insane paying that much for a train journey!!

Why not fly to Venice and stay in a penthouse instead?!!

Or better still, hire a cottage over here in the country or something, and spend £4800 on champagne, chocolates and porn for the whole weekend!

[TheFaQQer]

Planning on taking the present Mrs B to Venice for a week or so in the spring. Being a contractor the only way to do it is on the Orient Express. However it is a serious chunk of wonga ( circa £2400 each for a return ticket ) to drop on a couple of train tickets and my naturally stingy nature is nagging at me not to do it.

So, has anyone travelled on the OE and was it worth it?

You can get to America in business class for that. I can't imagine any train journey is worth that, unless the cutlery is gold and you can keep whatever you can pocket.

[Xenophon]

DaveB's £20k week-away bonanza!!



Splash the cash and become the official CUK Hero of Frivolous Spending

[DaveB]

Thats just insane paying that much for a train journey!!

Why not fly to Venice and stay in a penthouse instead?!!

Or better still, hire a cottage over here in the country or something, and spend £4800 on champagne, chocolates and porn for the whole weekend!

Because it's The Orient Express and something you will probably only ever do once in a lifetime. You can do the cottage,chocolate, champagne thing anytime and frankly it's not that big of a deal. Same applies to flying out there, it's the easy, everyday option. If you have the opportunity to do something special or something mundane, go for the special every time.

The hotel/apartment/penthouse is the place we will spend the least time while we are there so there is no point in spending a vast amount on it ( the link earlier was a joke btw ). As long as it is clean and comfortable that's all you really need.

[Spartacus]

I believe you can actually fly to Australia for that amount - thats if you actually WANT to go to Australia (though I do reccommend it in their spring)

You could get two round the world tickets for that price.

[milanbenes]

I always wonder about charities,

does the money really get to the good causes, if yes how much of it ?

or does the majority of the money get burned up in the charities beurocracy, champagne lunches and wages to the directors and their staff ?

Milan.

[chasingtheaurora]

I always wonder about charities,

does the money really get to the good causes, if yes how much of it ?

or does the majority of the money get burned up in the charities beurocracy, champagne lunches and wages to the directors and their staff ?

Milan.

Good question. In the case of SSAFA and RBL, the charities in question have a goodly proportion of their income being spent on the good causes!

[DBA_bloke]

Orient Express: Beware of murders and annoying, poncy, Belgian detectives.

[Moscow Mule]

Orient Express: Beware of murders and annoying, poncy, Belgian detectives.

And spies.