"Arthur Figgis" ] wrote in message
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On 22 May 2006 06:15:55 -0700, "John B" wrote:

2) BA to Schiphol. An hour late arriving. Surly service, no apology for
delays. I wish through tickets on the E* and Thalys didn't cost
£300...

You can sometimes save a fair chunk on the Continent by getting
separate tickets for the Eurostar and non-Eurostar legs, especially if
you can find a cheap ticket for the foreign leg (eg a Prems ticket in
France).

Or you could get the "One" stations - NS stations ticket via the ferry
for GBP25, which isn't as silly as it sounds.


Or even Any Belgian Station from Eurostar... say to either Antwerpen or
Luik/Liege and continue your journey onto North or Middle or South
Netherlands happily... thats how I prefer it. The Stenna gets full at
certain times like School Holidays and I can well do without that
headache....