Safe and secure with strangers, surprising adventures, parking in a bus lane, the joys of the Far North Line (https://www.fofnl.org.uk/) and remember, there are more of us.

The creative ways that people use to make and save money, riding on buses and trains. This episode includes a magic bus, a convent of arthritic nuns, parking in Amsterdam, John LeCarre, Duke Ellington and more.  The opportunities to explore and earn are there to be grasped.

Productive time vs Elapsed time and overcoming cabin fever.   It's not just how long a trip takes but what you can do with the time the trip lasts.  The Man in Seat 61 and living, studying and playing on trains.

Nightingales Wales and Japan Rolling Stones The Cliffhanger Romance

Feedback from listeners and questions answered

Feel happier, more engaged, and learn new things - speak with a stranger. Bus queues in Finland. Insecurity and social interactions. Brief Encounter Strangers as trusted confidantes. Bus drivers, the most thanked workers in Britain. Autonomous vehicles, driverless cars and carless drivers.

Observing with sagacity How American men cross their legs Dealing with annoying travellers and drivers The reluctance of the English to interact with fellow travellers, and the risk of being viewed as "drunk, drugged or deranged". Amtrak community dining  

Introducing the Restid podcast Embracing a lifestyle choice Why Restid?