How far do you travel?

I live in a rural area in the Scottish Highlands, and think nothing of traveling 35+ miles, 45 minutes, to see my grown up kids and grandkids, also my friends.. Although the return journeys during the winter months are not so great, and try to get home before the dark descends, as that is usually about 4.15 on a dismal day!!

I've not gone to far, N.Ireland is a pretty small place anyway. Our ladies lunches are always local so I was looking forward to going by train to Belfast, first time since Covid, to see a concert with my friends in a fortnights time. Train times sorted, dinner and pre concert drinks all arranged and then I got an email y'day it's been rescheduled yet again until June next year! I've 3 rescheduled ones to go and see next month, I'll keep my fingers crossed that they actually happen or it looks like I'll still be staying close to home.

I live in the heart of the countryside down a very long drive and it takes 10 minutes driving to get to the main A road via country lanes. Then it's about 10 more minutes to the health club where I go swimming 3 times a week & maybe another 7 to get to a town centre car park. Not sure how far in miles though.

I do freely admit that I’ve become more nervous about driving since the pandemic. I’m lucky that my DH drives when we go long journeys as I’m not keen on motorways. However I do drive quite a bit to meet friends. Normal distances are between 10 and 20 miles. I don’t have any regular commitments such as groups or classes etc but actually would like that very much. Before Covid I was spending 3 full days each week helping with the grandchildren. Now I would like to do other things.

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gosh you all put me to shame
mind you , my excuse is that I am elderly,live in a smallish town, virus numbers have been quite high, (though I don`t think that stops me travelling) what does bother me is the road works, and therefore diversions, I find I like to travel familiar routes.

I live in UK but am currently in Cyprus. Does that answer your question ??

I travelled hundreds of miles recently to the UK from Sweden,it was wonderful to be able to do this again,I visited my old home town Liverpool, and was delighted to be in a big City again with the hustle and bustle,it was a lovely experience which I didnt realised I had missed so much.
I am longing to do it again.

I used to travel 16 miles to work every day so goingbthat far for a chat would be fine

I regularly drive to Newton Abbot about 5 miles away. Yesterday I went to Torquay, about 10 miles. I sometimes go to Exeter or Plymouth, 20/30 miles. I drive over Dartmoor sometimes, various miles. I enjoy driving further for holidays etc.
I don't do any of these as much as I used to, other than Newton Abbot, - covid, old age tiredness, planet damage awareness, etc.

I live in leafy outskirts of Liverpool I only drive about ten miles around the area where I live. I don’t like to travel on my own too far I did when I was younger and working on the Wirral no problem. I think I developed this phobia as I call it slowly over time. I cannot explain it but it’s just the way I am these days.

We are trying more and more to be aware of how much carbon we are putting into the system so have begun to limit the use of the car.

So now walk the dog from home rather than go to the river every day, and try to be mindful at other times .

We travel a lot normally when we are not locked down. Anything up to about 100 km is just local as far as we are concerned. I think this is typical of Australians though, probably similar to Canadians.

I’d love to enjoy driving around London again my home town but it’s never a pleasure anymore the amount of traffic at any time makes it nightmarish. It’s not about miles it’s the time it can take to travel a couple of miles.

Our favourite restaurant is 39 miles away and we think nothing of going there at the drop of a hat . Dentist is 21 miles , favourite place to mooch and shop is 21 miles . Football is 16 miles .

I frequently go to places an hours drive away on impulse, but I love driving so it’s not a problem.

When I was young , single and had a lot of time I often used to drive out to places on a whim just for the fun of the trip and to see what was there.
I particularly like driving through London and even did when when I was a learner driver.

I travel 1 hour each direction daily for work. Hubby's commute ranges from 10 minutes to the same as mine (He works as a security guard and right now is doing LFTs for COVID; his work sites vary).

Keep in mind that in Canada we have a smaller population and a much larger geographic area, meaning that we have substantially more distance between some communities. FIL was gobsmacked when he saw how much open, unspoiled countryside we have here.

We travel 20+ miles a few times a week to sail or to meet up with friends. I am a stay close to home type but OH is always on the move.

Always travelled - I was the Mum who picked up all the kids after a night out and dropped them off in a 50 mile radius. DDs school run was also a 40+ mile round trip for 15 years, so that area became a focal point for their socializing too. They’re now both married and again 25 miles away in that area - about 20 minutes drive on a good day. I’m up and down several times a week - sometimes twice in a day, depending on what’s needed.

I don’t consider that ‘far’.

I had a Canadian friend who couldn't get over how insular we are. In Canada she would think nothing of a 100mile plus to go to a party or visit friends.

I used to go 15 miles to yoga, DH goes 18 miles to one of his clubs. Otherwise about 3 or 4 miles although we meet up for lunch regularly (or did, pre-Covid) about 27 miles away (central point).

but ten miles in London is a long way, ten miles in Devon is up the road.
75 miles in Australia is popping along the road to visit a friend.

I do a weekly round trip of fifty miles for lunch with a group of friends. This will only discontinue if I stop enjoying it or lose my ability to drive. I used to take a bus (for free) but gave up public transport after covid.

How far are you prepared to travel woild normally be measured in miles (apologies for stating the obvious) but ten miles in London is a long way, ten miles in Devon is up the road.

Today I travelled fifteen miles to my art class which has restarted. Then visited my ds in the same town and fifteen miles back. I'll do that every week. I am happy to do it as I enjoy the class and missed it during lockdown. It's motorway most of the way so it takes about twenty minutes each way.

We are very isolated, and it is 7 minutes from one end of town to another, and we have very few reasons to leave town. "Meet you for coffee downtown? See you in 3 minutes."

However we have 8 hours drive to any major city. So pros and cons to living in the north.

While visiting friends and relatives in the south, I do find they think nothing of driving 20 minutes to go to a movie or visit a friend. I would find that tiresome.

We moved out of the edge of London this year, 30 miles south to Surrey/Sussex borders close to a largish market town. Strangely I found driving in the suburbs nothing like as hairy as some of the lovely country lanes/roads where I live now. Quieter they may be but there are drivers that literally career round corners, who seem to think they have the road to themselves and almost appear surprised that a vehicle could be approaching in the opposite direction, that's the impression I get. So right now, I'm really only travelling a few miles to go to supermarkets, into my local town and to a health club I've joined recently and with a certain amount of caution.!