Re: [linux-audio-user] OT: Berlin/LAC

On 5:24:49 am 03/14/07 "Dmitry Baikov" <dsbaikov@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On 3/14/07, Folderol <folderol@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:15:12 +0300
> > "Dmitry Baikov" <dsbaikov@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry for stupid questions, but this ticket system is not that
> > > easy to understand.
> >
> > We're talking trains here. All countries are the same. They spend a
> > fortune developing ticketing systems that no human can comprehend
> :(
> In Russia it is much simpler and (sure) cheaper. There are some
> discounts if you are buying ahead of time, but no more than 20%. It
> does not matter will you return or not, moreover buying tickets in one
> city to the train from another one is a bit more expensive.
> Tickets to Moscow-St.Peterburg trains (650km), depending on a train
> speed/class, are from $25 (8 hours) to $100 (5 hours).
>
> But there are cheaper suburb-trains (they are near-distance, but you
> can take the next one, going farther, then the next, etc..), where you
> can escape buying a ticket and give about $2 to the controller (if you
> are unlucky enough to meet one). I haven't traveled with such a method
> for a long time, but most of people here use it for going from Moscow
> to the nearest cities (in ~250km radius).
>
> Hmmm, having written all that I see it is not that simpler here... It
> is trickier, if you are cheap :)
>
> Dmitry.
>

In Thailand it costs 5 euro to travel in a non aircon seat for 10 hours.
You only need to book ahead before public holidays. If you want aircon it
is about 20 euro for a first class ticket with sleeping room etc... No LCD
walls though and no bullet trains either but they do bring your beer and
food to you so you don't have to move at all for a whole trip unless you
want to.

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Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware ltd