I found the cheapest way home, but was it worth the few quid I saved? 

Absolutely fantastic advice, and saved as a mental note for next time! In fact, this could be a video on its own 'how to pass a night in London with no hotel' you're giving me great ideas! :D

@@steve-marsh Even better for sleep, just found a random return to Bristol on NX: leave Victoria 00h30 to Bristol 02h50 - return 03h40, arrive Victoria 07h20. Total £22.50. Like you, hate paying a fortune for a London hotel I might only sleep in a few hours! Good luck

@@steve-marsh I faced this a few years ago when I was accidentally locked out of a place I was staying at Wimbledon. I thought I'd go to Victoria Station to wait until morning, but I saw there are guards there now to clear out the riff-raff. Luckily, on arriving at my local station, I met my landlady's son arriving home so all was fine. I was even given a good bottle of white to compensate, but I still have nightmares about it.

Even better, just book a bed in St Christophers Inn hostel in Hammersmith. Average rate is about £14.90 with breakfast included. Hostels are a world away from the old style hostels. A bunk with pull round curtains, charging points, a reading light, comfortable bedding, and a locker for your luggage. Plus nice hot shower and a pub downstairs. Better than roughing it on a night bus to Heathrow or to Bristol and back.

@@christopdeck3457 Wow - never knew about that, thanks! One address to go in my little black book for sure. Mind you, roughing it on a NightBus has it's charms!!!

I definately agree

I agree too, but also like a wee travel challenge for the channel

@@steve-marsh you live in the most beautiful city of UK

@@manuelfg2902 Might be wrong bit think he moved to an east coast village.

@@sandersson2813 he said Edinburgh

We’re a sadistic bunch but we appreciate the sacrifice! Keep up the good work

A great bit of advice from the travel master there :) Thanks Scott!

Cheers Otis! I'll bring you something a wee bit more comfy next week though :D

Ha 'soul destroying' is a perfect way to describe it - that indicates you know the feeling well :D

It's so weird how we haven't adopted some of their great ideas!? Is it a case of hotels wanting to be able to keep prices high? I'm very suspicious!

You made me recall a comment a friend made about 40 years ago when on a budget trip to visit shrines, we discovered we'd need to bivy overnight in the gardens of a shrine in Kyoto on a cold night. In the dark, we decided we needed to get cardboard to use as a groundsheet - from someone's garbage. The process of retrieving the cardboard started quite a cacophany of barking dogs. Upon seeing someone come and look out the window to discover the source of the rucus, that's when my friend TIm said, "the housewife just told her husband, 'no worries honey, it's just foreigners in the garbage again', I think we're all good"! As @Erin McGrath noted above, I also don't think I'm up for this sort of adventure anymore.

@@MountainParameters 😄

Pod hotels exist, it's just the reasonably priced bit that hasn't been taken on-board. The few that have sprung up seem to be marketed as some mix of "experience" and green waving eco bullshyt aimed at bearded twats with too much money and no sense.

@@steve-marsh I think its down to behaviors. I stayed in a capsule hotel in Japan and people are very respectful and keep quiet. They also dont make a mess and follow all the rules. I doubt very much a capsule hotel in London would work so well - I can just imagine a bunch of pissed up lads coming in at 2am and causing chaos

Another great idea from me eh Kelley? :D

Haha I can't even tell you how much I wanted a bed, but never THAT much :O

@@steve-marsh Seen you looking dead on your feet before but never that bad mate.

Hey cheers for that! I often find the less I spend the more fun it is 🤣 although next week will be luxury at a bargain price :)

Cheers Colin! I enjoyed the edit, but not the filming on this one! :D

Glad it was helpful John!

Haha now THAT would have been a video! :D

For BA and EasyJet it’s mandatory to use full thrust

The reason for the fast take-off is for when the Spanish get petty or downright nasty, depending how they are feeling when they get up in the morning. The regular pilots stay in practice. Gibraltar is essentially a military airport and as you say, the runway IS short. The border runs in an arc in Algeciras Bay exactly half way between the Gibraltar Coast and the Spanish Coast. There is a ramp at the eastern end of the runway. Maybe, Steve's Easy Jet job didn't need it but my BA aircraft, in 1974, a bit bigger than that Easy Jet thing, DID need it. Although we landed from the East, the Spanish were causing trouble about taking off to the East and the prevailing wind is from the West. Steve's flight took off Eastwards after dark when things were cooler and the Spanish are being quiet at the moment. When taking off Westwards, because of the really tight turn to port (anti-clockwise) to stay in British airspace, if the plane is too heavy or the temperature is too high, then there is a danger of stalling. When I flew out, the Spanish were being particularly nasty. Even though it was March, on that evening it was very, VERY and unexpectedly hot and 4 of us nearly got left behind because the temperature was too high for everyone else AND us and our luggage, I hasten to add, we WERE travelling standby at a ridiculously cheap price. We hung around under a bit of shade with our baggage and the captain and another member of the crew, the captain delaying the flight to see if the temperature would drop sufficiently before he really had to go to get his slot at Heathrow. Some passengers also got off and wandered around because of the heat. The temperature did drop sufficiently at the very last moment. The captain got the message from the tower. Our baggage was hurriedly loaded and everyone got on the plane. The plane was backed up the ramp and the engines ramped up to full power. The brakes were released and we were catapulted down the runway with the sound of thunder as the runway surface was not the best at that time, our cheeks sunken in and somewhere close to our ears. Directly after lift-off, we tipped sharply to port and we had the most magnificent rolling view of the rock as we did a bit more than 180° to head East and then North-East with the Spanish coast in view a dozen or so miles away. As you see in the video, Steve's flight was inland of Málaga but not us. British flights few over Spanish territory all the time dumping and picking up tourists and to Madrid etc. The Spanish econmoy would have been badly hit if they had tried to ban all British flights .... NO ... only flights in and out of Gibraltar. The stupidity of the Spanish petty nastiness was that the instant we were heading North-East, because of IATA rules, we came under Barcelona Air Traffic Control. The Spanish may get nasty again soon. In the recent elections in Spain, Vox have gained ground. They may be vital for the formation of a stable coalition and, as always, they are bellicose about Gibraltar. Many Gibraltarians have grown fat on on-line gambling and they have nice houses across the border up in the mountains but they expect to run back into Gibraltar if the Spanish really do turn nasty again. They don't want their sons or themselves forced into military service. Let us hope that cooler heads remain in charge in Madrid. Spain's position is indefensible, not only because since the Rock became British, Spain fell totally under the French (Napoleon) and were rescued by British troops dying on Spanish soil to free them from the French. Back as an independent country, they fought against each other and had revolution after revolution ending with the Spanish Civil War and Franco and his mob taking over. If there is any legitimacy to the current Spanish State, it only begins in 1939 and Gibraltar had been British sovereign territory for 235 years by then. For any Madrid cabal to lay claim to Gibraltar is about as ridiculous as them laying claim to Argentina or Venezuala, or Chile. Their claim is doubly indefensible whilst they continue to occupy territory which is Moroccan.

@@apexjailor9349 That makes a lot of sense

@@terryhoath1983 Interesting story, and I couldn't agree more.

Cheers mate, saved as a mental note for next time - but oh no, you're giving me ideas for future videos!!!

It really was mate! Especially in temperature :D Survival mode indeed!

Haha love it mate! Although to be fair, they feeling when you just konk out is pretty good :)

Ahhh good info! Cheers mate!

Haha no way! Thanks so much man!

Cheers Barney! It wasn't my finest moment, but made for an interesting trip home :D NEVER AGAIN (but of course, that's not true...)

Haha so true 🤣 and thanks so much for subscribing - I hope you’ll stick around for future adventures :)

At last go myself a charger! :)

Aye made for a fun wee video, but maybe I’ve just forgotten the discomfort 🤣

@@steve-marsh Well Im too old and knackered to do it myself so thank goodness you arn't!

Thanks so much Cammy! All the best to you out there mate, I don't think I could handle the heat!

@@steve-marsh Go in the depths of winter and the weather is pleasant; anytime from now until February and you might even need a light coat. Even in spring and autumn it's not too bad, plus everywhere has brilliant a/c so you can duck into any shop or cafe and cool off. Just forget June to September as it's like an oven.

Thanks so much Tom! I'm glad I kept the camera rolling for the trip home when (I'll be honest) it was very tempting just to switch off :D

I'm really starting to find airports the most tiring, uncomfortable places to spend any amount of time! Especially when they then call you for boarding when the inbound aircraft is still 200 miles away, that's my other gripe :D They seem to view seating as a luxury when it's very much a necessity!

Call me cynical but I think the lack of seating is on purpose to force you into the food and drink establishments in the airport.

Haha many more uncomfortable journeys to come :D

Haha me either Erin! :)

Cheers Sean!

Thanks so much Mike! I was too tired for ANY emotions!

Wise to avoid them! Made for an interesting video, but in realtime, not the best! :D

Haha I think I am too mate :)

Cheers Mike! Aye, I got lucky with that departure from Gib being on the right side! :)

Cheers mate! I barely made it through this one, time for a bit more comfort...

Agreed! I can't imagine doing it once never mind full time!

Cheers mate, well impressed by Flix!

Good shout! Saving up some local delights for through the winter :)

Cheers George! :)

Thanks so much David! Glad I documented the return adventure :)

Cheers mate! Yeah, Novotel was not great, but how the dealt with my complaint was really good, and I’ll be giving them another chance in a January video! Seattle trip was great, but tiring doing 2 x10hr flights in 2 days (although I’m sure you’ve done similar!)

Cheers Michael! I was half tempted just to do the travel without filming then was like 'ah what the heck'!

Oh it always is :)

Good idea, I’ll try to remember to do so in future!

Oh cheers for the tip, I'll keep that locked away in my mind for the next time... :)

Haha almost is enough :)

Cheers Peter! I'm actually starting to quite enjoy the overnight bus, nowhere near as bad as I expected initially :D

This was a fun trip (in a way!)

Thanks a lot! Aye, travel sure can be a bit more tiring these days, but I wish you well with your adventures!

Very true mate, although often the streets come alive at night, with all generations, really nice to see too

Cheers John!

Superb! It's a great wee adventure that, have a cracking time!

Cheers Rab! 🤣

Thanks Janet! Here's hoping you get some adventures soon!

Cheers Tim! Thankfully the memory of the pain fades and only leaves the fun :)

Well done getting up to date, and roof certainly more important than my videos :D Wishing you a mild winter if that is even possible? :D

has he ever heard of a T shirt

Cheers :)

Thanks so much mate! Loving your channel!

@@steve-marsh thanks means a lot

Totally agree! Not the most comfortable but they make for a more interesting trip home :)

Cheers mate! London is a very ‘interesting’ place to be at night 🤣

Even with these itineraries Richard? :D Thanks as always mate!

@@steve-marsh especially with these itineraries 😉😂

Ahh good tip, cheers! Stored for ‘next time’ :)

Ahhh no way!!!! I wish I'd known!

Cheers mate! I slept for about 24hrs after this one :D

Cheers Tom! I'll save that McDonalds as a mental note for 'next time'. Oh no, you'd better not watch next week's offering....:D

Thanks so much for this! Saved as a mental note for next time!

But you do know if I start supporting you guys, it means Michigan will win :D

@SteveMarsh they won last year, sadly. So we could use some Scottish supporters on our side!

Thanks 👍 glad you enjoyed :)

Mate, guess who left a fully charged power bank on his desk when leaving for this trip? :D

Haha no way! Cheers mate :)

Haha so true :D

Aren’t they just!

@@steve-marsh That big old rock creates a low pressure behind it when the wind blows and allows for magical condensation development and cloud formation. Sigh. Great view. Thank you.