Going west – with a one-way ticket to a cosmic convergence

How my eclipse journey unfolded ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1qbTVxeXI0amJla3gmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Friday, April 12, 2024   [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD12YWxtMXJmM255NmwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Simon Calder's Travel Week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsP2xpZD1tdDlvbjVyYTEwZ3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Last Sunday, the one remaining economy seat on British Airways flight 95 from London to Montreal was sold at 7.58am. I know, because I bought it. The confirmation email arrived immediately, promising: “The button below will take you directly to your booking.” It did, whereupon the BA reservations system told me I had been assigned a middle seat, 37J, but that I could change it for any available economy seat. There were none. At Heathrow airport, I found out why. I was among a motley assortment of people who were desperate to find [the best location to watch the sun disappear.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvZWNsaXBzZS0yMDI0LXVzYS1zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItbW9udHJlYWwtYjI1MjU1MjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9NWlwcDQzaHF6anhzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) We had all decided at very short notice that the optimum location from which to view the Great American Eclipse 2024 was, controversially, Montreal in French-speaking Canada. As an astronomical warm-up, the final flight of the day was set to chase the sunrise all the way across the Atlantic. Going west with a one-way ticket to [join a cosmic convergence](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvZWNsaXBzZS0yMDI0LXVzYS1zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItbW9udHJlYWwtYjI1MjU1MjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9djR4dmk0NTcyMGRyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) in a wonderful, welcoming city: travel bliss. - Documentary evidence: ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS90cmFpbi1yYWlsLXN0cmlrZXMtYXByaWwtMjAyNC1hc2xlZi1iMjUxNjE0OS5odG1sP2xpZD03a3Nid2l6bjd4NW8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~[Price of a British passport has soared](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvcGFzc3BvcnQtY29zdC11ay1wcmljZS1yaXNlLXJlbmV3LWFwcGxpY2F0aW9uLWIyNTI2OTg2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWtlYXdqZDl5d3RqOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9tMjUtY2xvc3VyZXMtdGhpcy13ZWVrZW5kLWxvbmRvbi1iMjUxMTc2My5odG1sP2xpZD1mb3VmZTZmenV5aTgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS93aXp6LWFpci1haXItdHJhZmZpYy1jb250cm9sLWV1cm9wZS1zdW1tZXItYjI0OTkwMjguaHRtbD9saWQ9dGhvMjczaXRlanc0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj - 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Rail rip-offs: [Ten train journeys costing £1 per mile or more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYnJpdGFpbi1yYWlsLXJpcG9mZi10cmFpbi10aWNrZXQtZmFyZXMtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWIyNTI0MDgxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTBucXFsMmxtODc2diZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2Uvc291dGhhbXB0b24tbmV3Y2FzdGxlLWNydWlzZS1jYW5jZWxsZWQtZnJlZC1vbHNlbi1iMjUwMzcyOS5odG1sP2xpZD1hb2N3OGZhamNiOWwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvZWNsaXBzZS0yMDI0LXVzYS1zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItbW9udHJlYWwtYjI1MjU1MjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OXY1cXlndnVkM2YyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Shady character: The eclipse experience in Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal [Enjoy 6 months of Independent Premium for just £66 £6](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD1pbmlydzZnMjhycTkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Get inspired... ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9yb21hbmlhL2J1Y2hhcmVzdC1yb21hbmlhLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGEtd2Vla2VuZC1iMjUyMzUxMC5odG1sP2xpZD1sYXFwc3F5MTFwbW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [A luxe European spa on a budget](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9yb21hbmlhL2J1Y2hhcmVzdC1yb21hbmlhLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGEtd2Vla2VuZC1iMjUyMzUxMC5odG1sP2xpZD0zZ2plN25uYXVxODUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Our writer flew to Bucharest to see if you could enjoy a full weekend of pampering in Romania for the same price you would pay for just a day in London. [This is what she discovered.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9yb21hbmlhL2J1Y2hhcmVzdC1yb21hbmlhLWJ1ZGdldC1zcGEtd2Vla2VuZC1iMjUyMzUxMC5odG1sP2xpZD1oeXZtcGJkaWd6NzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFmcmljYS1taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9tb3JvY2NvL2Jlc3QtcGxhY2VzLW1vcm9jY28tYjI1MjM4OTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9d3puM2ZhYzNtZ2J0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Where to go on holiday in Morocco](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFmcmljYS1taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9tb3JvY2NvL2Jlc3QtcGxhY2VzLW1vcm9jY28tYjI1MjM4OTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9bzh3dmRibmU1c2cyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) This North African country is perfect for a getaway, whether it's a beach break in Taghazout, shopping in Marrakech or hiking in the mountains. [Here are some of our favourite spots.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFmcmljYS1taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9tb3JvY2NvL2Jlc3QtcGxhY2VzLW1vcm9jY28tYjI1MjM4OTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9dzRqdDZyYTQ1ZmhqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aXJveGs2ZW9zMDU1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Bridgerton locations you can visit](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9eHVydWhyMHFtdTB3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Season three of the Regency-era drama comes to Netflix next month – we've rounded up some of the parks, palaces and stately homes where filming took place. [Read our round-up here.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3VrL2JyaWRnZXJ0b24tYmF0aC1sb25kb24tZmlsbWluZy1sb2NhdGlvbnMtYjI1MjcyNDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OTNjaGg5aWJ4dWkzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Deal of the week: Cheap trains on West Coast main line ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXZhbnRpc3VwZXJmYXJlLmNvLnVrLz9saWQ9bThyNWIwM3lxa2RtJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Rail fares have increased across Britain this spring – but Avanti West Coast "[Superfare](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXZhbnRpc3VwZXJmYXJlLmNvLnVrLz9saWQ9bnVtdXZ0YWhnaHRpJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)" tickets have stayed the same: London Euston to or from Liverpool (above) for £15, Birmingham for £9 and Glasgow for £30. They suit travellers who are price-sensitive but are flexible on exact timings. Book between one and three weeks in advance; opt for a morning, afternoon or evening departure; and 24 hours ahead you will be assigned a seat on a specific train. Railcard and child discounts don’t apply. [LIVERPOOL CITY GUIDE](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC91ay9lbmdsYW5kL2xpdmVycG9vbC9saXZlcnBvb2wtY2l0eS1ndWlkZS1iZXN0LXRoaW5ncy10by1kby1iMjMzMjUxMi5odG1sP2xpZD02MDF3anhicm0xdmomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEyLTA0LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmFC7PGGYzSXrUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Tip of the week: Free city tour of Shanghai~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9ldXJvcGVhbi1zbGVlcGVyLXRyYWlucy1wYXJpcy1iZXJsaW4tYjI0NjI5MjkuaHRtbD9saWQ9YWh0NXZyeGgza2pjJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Cost-conscious British travellers to East Asia and Australia often route themselves via mainland China: fares are usually lowest and journeys are surprisingly fast, because airlines from the People’s Republic operating from London and Manchester still fly over Russia. Starting on Monday 15 April, UK passengers who connect in Shanghai and who book through the Trip.com group can take part in a “free transit tour” of the city. From Monday, travellers with long layovers get a choice of itineraries – and even a free SIM card to keep in touch. [SHANGHAI CITY GUIDE](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2FzaWEvY2hpbmEvc2hhbmdoYWktdHJhdmVsLWd1aWRlLWNoaW5hLWIyMzg3ODU5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTlxZnZrdTZjMm0zYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPWVjaThmemk0czZ5ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPW9iZXRvZnlmbWxtcSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [mosquito repellents](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LW1vc3F1aXRvLXJlcGVsbGVudHMtYjIxNDUyNDUuaHRtbD9saWQ9bDhyMDZ4MmM3cmxuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Keep bites at bay while home or away with the [10 best mosquito repellents](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LW1vc3F1aXRvLXJlcGVsbGVudHMtYjIxNDUyNDUuaHRtbD9saWQ9YXg4MW5qZnhzMDd0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) on the market.   Simon’s dispatches For [the Great American Eclipse of 2024](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25vcnRoLWFtZXJpY2EvZWNsaXBzZS0yMDI0LXVzYS1zaW1vbi1jYWxkZXItbW9udHJlYWwtYjI1MjU1MjMuaHRtbD9saWQ9a2wzaHk5OTk1czZyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), nature made a late call on the optimum location to see daylight extinguished. Almost all of the “zone of totality” across the US, from the Texas-Mexico border to the Canadian frontier at Niagara Falls, was draped with cloud. With the usual early April weather pattern reversed, a neglected Quebecois understudy – Montreal – became the place to see the lights go out. On that unseasonably warm and bright day, everything was in alignment. Not just the moon and the sun, but the kindness and humanity of a city that suddenly found itself welcoming the world to a park on an island in the middle of the St Lawrence River. No animal behaves as strangely as the human during an eclipse. A crowd of 200,000 erupted into joyful uproar as night suddenly fell: the sound of awe. There, on the edge of totality, the dawn seemed rise from the west. Moments after the sun broke free from the shadow of the moon, Olivier Hernandez, director of the Montreal Planetarium, told me: “We were in connection directly with the universe.” Handily, we were also in connection directly with the Montreal Métro: travelling back into town for a celebratory salt-beef sandwich at Schwarz’s was no pickle at all. How do you follow that? In my case, by meandering south across the US border and through a New England still shaking off the winter. Greyhound bus driver Ellwood Way drove 11 of us from Montreal to Burlington, where he dispensed tourist advice about how to make the most of a sunny afternoon in the lakeside Vermont city. Later, Romeo – who recently relocated from Mogadishu to Burlington and is now the bus station supervisor – lined me up with the Tri-Valley Transit departure to Middlebury. No, he explained, I couldn’t buy a ticket: all public transport in the state of Vermont is free, emulating the practice in [Luxembourg](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvbHV4ZW1ib3VyZy1mcmVlLXRyYXZlbC10cmFpbi1idXMtdHJhbS1wdWJsaWMtdHJhbnNwb3J0LXJhaWwtZmFyZXMtdGlja2V0LWE5MzY2MjI2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTZhY2NvdG9pNnlqNCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Small-town America is a different country from the big cities and tourist honeypots. “Be kinder than necessary,” urged a beautifully painted bench on the main street in Rutland, Vermont. One Amtrak train and a Greyhound bus later, I found myself in the 1971 unadorned interior of the Soda Chef diner in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, feasting on eggs and fried potatoes. For the seven-mile journey to my current location – magnificent Ventford Hall, the essence of the Gilded Age – I tried to get an Uber in the rain. “I’ll take you,” said TK, a fellow diner. As he drove, TK talked of a tough life, which had included 10 years in jail, and his grandchildren in California. But no, he would not take a cent. “I’ll be rewarded 100 times for helping you,” he said. “Tell everybody you met a good person.” Which I am so glad to be able to do. 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Ridiculously, this is £10 more than some one-way Ryanair flights from Athens to Luton. Crucially, though, Northern Ireland remains in the European Union for customs purposes. If you have a friend or family member who lives there, and he or she is prepared to act as an intermediary, all the red tape falls away. There is free movement of goods between the EU and Northern Ireland, and no need to declare dispatches from there to Great Britain. Failing that, and in the absence of anyone you know being in the Greek capital soon and able to pick them up, in your position I would be tempted to hop across for another break in the fine city of Athens for barely more than the cost of a courier. 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Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPTRqb3M5MmhnOGdmMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9YWRocWE5ZmMzejZyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPXZ6YzZvMnFvZXAzZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPWNucjVsamdyMTY5NSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTItMDQtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYULs8YZjNJetRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn-1QuP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9ZjB2N2lzMWNrYW5oJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMi0wNC0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZhQuzxhmM0l61FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. 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