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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

If you had £250 to get as far as you could from your house to another country- how far do you think you’d get?

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
34 weeks ago

Carlisle usually

£250 barely covers getting to the airport on public transport

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"£250 barely covers getting to the airport on public transport

Have you considered getting a coach

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

I’ve been watching too much race across the world

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By *exxyyDy11Man
34 weeks ago

Darwen

"I’ve been watching too much race across the world"

My fav show mate. Always wanted to go on. Need a team mate. What you say

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"I’ve been watching too much race across the world

My fav show mate. Always wanted to go on. Need a team mate. What you say

I’m in. 50 days together? That’s what real friendships are made of

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By *ucka39Man
34 weeks ago

Newcastle

Maybe a ferry across to Ireland or Germany I wouldn't need to buy food for pay for accommodation

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By *rafter69Man
34 weeks ago

upminster

European city easy from London

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By *eliWoman
34 weeks ago

Oh I love that show so much!

Would it be cheating to get help from friends abroad? There was one season where the mum couldn't remember the exact address but knew roughly where her friend was. I think it would be allowed.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Central

It depends how much time you're given, if it's not a race against time, it's possible to get much further than just turning up at a random travel spot and taking the 1st available ticket to anywhere.

Bus travel could perhaps get you to Turkey.

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By *emorefridaCouple
34 weeks ago

La la land

For about £70 I can get to Ireland, from where I live. Not sure how far I could travel in Ireland but I'm guessing on a bus I could go rather far.

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By *olly MistlehoeWoman
34 weeks ago

Somewhere

"If you had £250 to get as far as you could from your house to another country- how far do you think you’d get?"

Can I include using my monthly train pass?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"Oh I love that show so much!

Would it be cheating to get help from friends abroad? There was one season where the mum couldn't remember the exact address but knew roughly where her friend was. I think it would be allowed."

That was the celeb one last year. SO FUNNY. but yeah help from friends is allowed.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"European city easy from London"
very very easy

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"For about £70 I can get to Ireland, from where I live. Not sure how far I could travel in Ireland but I'm guessing on a bus I could go rather far. "

That’s not very far!

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By *olly MistlehoeWoman
34 weeks ago

Somewhere

*taps foot*

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"*taps foot*"

Yes fine. You mean the interailing one?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"*taps foot*

Yes fine. You mean the interailing one?"

I wanted to say no but I like you

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
34 weeks ago

North West

One way to pretty much any European country on Ryanair or easyJet would be do-able. I got to Málaga for £90 last year and it's only £2 per bus journey and I can get to the airport in 3 bus rides (so a day saver of £5 purchased). Or if I can book in advance, I'll get the train for £4.20 and push the 3 miles to the nearest station.

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By *rafter69Man
34 weeks ago

upminster

From Upminster to Kings cross even getting a teavel day them from kings cross to Lisbon is £145 on a coach so even enough for a cheap bnb and a dinner

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By *emorefridaCouple
34 weeks ago

La la land

"For about £70 I can get to Ireland, from where I live. Not sure how far I could travel in Ireland but I'm guessing on a bus I could go rather far.

That’s not very far! "

Travelling east is mega expensive even by bus from here and takes forever. From Rosslare can jump on another ferry to Cherbourg and then onwards.

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By *olly MistlehoeWoman
34 weeks ago

Somewhere

"*taps foot*

Yes fine. You mean the interailing one?"

No, I'm just heading from town to the city...

So, £2 bus, free train into Newcastle, £3.80 metro ticket from Central station to Newcastle International Airport... I'll be back once I find a flight

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Central

"It depends how much time you're given, if it's not a race against time, it's possible to get much further than just turning up at a random travel spot and taking the 1st available ticket to anywhere.

Bus travel could perhaps get you to Turkey. "

Rock bottom advance purchase budget flight tickets could easily get you to Turkey for much less than £250. You'd save a lot of time compared with buses. From Turkey, you could get boats or overland to a huge range of places. I don't know how their infrastructure is faring after the earthquakes though

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Central

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Central

A few of us could hitchhike or blag lifts - I've done that in Switzerland and Germany.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
34 weeks ago

North West

"One way to pretty much any European country on Ryanair or easyJet would be do-able. I got to Málaga for £90 last year and it's only £2 per bus journey and I can get to the airport in 3 bus rides (so a day saver of £5 purchased). Or if I can book in advance, I'll get the train for £4.20 and push the 3 miles to the nearest station."

Apparently I can fly tomorrow to Azerbaijan for £124, stopover in Budapest where I'll sleep in the airport. So I can definitely get to Baku on £250 and have change for food.

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By *uri00620Woman
34 weeks ago

Croydon

I flew to Athens for £22 a couple of weeks ago. I think from there with buses you get quite far!

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By *onkey 2023Man
34 weeks ago

Cross Hands

Easily get out of Europe to North Africa on that

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By *onkey 2023Man
34 weeks ago

Cross Hands

"Easily get out of Europe to North Africa on that

Overland, NOT flying

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
34 weeks ago

North West

"I’ve been watching too much race across the world

My fav show mate. Always wanted to go on. Need a team mate. What you say

I wanted to enter but Mr KC said it was a stupid idea in a wheelchair, so I didn't bother

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By *olly MistlehoeWoman
34 weeks ago

Somewhere

"*taps foot*

Yes fine. You mean the interailing one?

No, I'm just heading from town to the city...

So, £2 bus, free train into Newcastle, £3.80 metro ticket from Central station to Newcastle International Airport... I'll be back once I find a flight "

I can fly to Istanbul tonight for £168

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By *olly MistlehoeWoman
34 weeks ago

Somewhere

"*taps foot*

Yes fine. You mean the interailing one?

No, I'm just heading from town to the city...

So, £2 bus, free train into Newcastle, £3.80 metro ticket from Central station to Newcastle International Airport... I'll be back once I find a flight

I can fly to Istanbul tonight for £168"

£76.20 left...

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By *ad NannaWoman
34 weeks ago

East London

I could get to Romford and go on a little lunch and shopping spree

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By *oubleswing2019Man
34 weeks ago

Colchester

"If you had £250 to get as far as you could from your house to another country- how far do you think you’d get?"

About as far as the gate at the end of the front garden. Then I'd realise I have £250 and go back inside, order a takeaway and watch Netflix. I mean, I gave it a shot, right ?

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By *unchalMan
34 weeks ago

Dartford

"£250 barely covers getting to the airport on public transport

Have you considered getting a coach

Walk, hitchhike to the coast. Cheap very into France and walk, hitch hike! No problem, really.

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By *unchalMan
34 weeks ago

Dartford

"£250 barely covers getting to the airport on public transport

Have you considered getting a coach

Walk, hitchhike to the coast. Cheap very into France and walk, hitch hike! No problem, really. "

Ferry!

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By *orphia2003Woman
34 weeks ago

Tonypandy.

Looks like I can get to Mumbai, and possibly Singapore for £250.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

I should’ve said no planes

but fair

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
34 weeks ago

North West

Without a plane, it'd be a bus to St Helens then a bus to Liverpool and then see how much a boat ride to the furthest away place might be.

Otherwise, I might be able to get a cheap Megabus south and then more cheap buses to a port and possibly get to the Netherlands or France on a boat. Then I'd see what was left and either hitchhike or take as many cheap buses as possible + pushing long distances to get as far as possible. I reckon I'd make the German border with the Netherlands.

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By *olly MistlehoeWoman
34 weeks ago

Somewhere

"Looks like I can get to Mumbai, and possibly Singapore for £250."

Cheapest to Mumbai was £338 for me

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By (user no longer on site) OP
34 weeks ago

"Without a plane, it'd be a bus to St Helens then a bus to Liverpool and then see how much a boat ride to the furthest away place might be.

From London I can get to Paris on the coach overnight for under £35. From there I’d probably do a lot of overnights but could get far into Europe but I’d stay in Western Europe for safety init

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By *ggdrasil66Man
34 weeks ago

Saltdean

Would get me to Bulgaria and back, if I’m packing light and going to Gatwick on the bus! Fortunately my daughter lives there and so I wouldn’t need accommodation. AND the beer is cheaper than water over there. Hmmmmm!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
34 weeks ago

North West

"Without a plane, it'd be a bus to St Helens then a bus to Liverpool and then see how much a boat ride to the furthest away place might be.

From London I can get to Paris on the coach overnight for under £35. From there I’d probably do a lot of overnights but could get far into Europe but I’d stay in Western Europe for safety init

I'm gonna head to the Netherlands cos it's flat and I can push a flat 10k in an hour. I could get far just on my wheels alone

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By *agnar73Man
34 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

National express and flixbus are cheap, probably get to Spain or Italy but three nights on the bus would wreck my back

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By *aters139Man
34 weeks ago

Sheffield

Well I flew to Bratislava for 13quid last year, know a mate in the trains so that was 15quid to Luton (return)...

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Apparently I can fly tomorrow to Azerbaijan for £124, stopover in Budapest where I'll sleep in the airport. So I can definitely get to Baku on £250 and have change for food. "

In theory you could hitch hike from these central asian/ ex soviet states to the top of India.

Might take a few weeks..

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By *ittlebirdWoman
34 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

Definitely to Tenerife. And then never come back

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By *atin braTV/TS
34 weeks ago

bristol

depends on if the horse came in or not ha ha

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By *undee2Man
34 weeks ago

Dundee

I have hitch hiked a lot in many countries

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By *illy IdolMan
34 weeks ago

Midlands

Australia and back

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Now, I'm pretty excellent at finding cheap flights. Once got to Faro airport for £7.99 thanks to Ryanair - 2 years ago.

If this was a genuine challenge I would accept while been quietly confident I'd win.

Theres enough fuel in the car to get me to the airport already

*What's the prize?

Mrs

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By *viatrixWoman
34 weeks ago

Redhill

I’ve been wanting to go to Bucharest to go to that ***vanilla*** spa/pools on a day trip for ages…

But the fares aren’t faring… really expensive. Even with employee discount!

I can’t do travelling on a shoestring.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

I don't think it could get me past London

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By *ubmissiveman2uMan
34 weeks ago

Cheshire

Buy a bike and cycle, with a bit of beer money left over

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By *dmundwilsonMan
34 weeks ago

Llandudno

Interail… v far

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
34 weeks ago

North West

"Buy a bike and cycle, with a bit of beer money left over "

I won't get a handcycle for £2500, let alone £250

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By *agnar73Man
34 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

"Now, I'm pretty excellent at finding cheap flights. Once got to Faro airport for £7.99 thanks to Ryanair - 2 years ago.

If this was a genuine challenge I would accept while been quietly confident I'd win.

Theres enough fuel in the car to get me to the airport already

*What's the prize?

Mrs "

Airport parking will be £250 for a week

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

"Now, I'm pretty excellent at finding cheap flights. Once got to Faro airport for £7.99 thanks to Ryanair - 2 years ago.

If this was a genuine challenge I would accept while been quietly confident I'd win.

Theres enough fuel in the car to get me to the airport already

*What's the prize?

Mrs

Airport parking will be £250 for a week

Hubby can drop me off and go. This is a solo trip

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Up north or Scotland by coach for weekend I think you can do on a budget of £250

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By *he Forum Thread KillerMan
34 weeks ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

I once got to Singapore for £147. Took 8 days though.

Couldn't quite get to Australia though as time ran out.

The things you do as a student !!

It cost a lot more to get back though.

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By *elloWoman
34 weeks ago

alpha centauri

Could I spend the £250 on snacks, hide under my quilt at home and just Photoshop my photo onto foreign landscapes?

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
34 weeks ago

Horsham

As far as a £200 quid bike would get me. I know a few people who sail over the france a lot, so that bit would be easy.

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By *ildbillkidMan
34 weeks ago

where the road goes on forever

Driving? Mexico don't know about Canada gas prices the way they are

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By *rgasmatron1970Man
34 weeks ago

Bromley

Depends on what I'm escaping from?

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By *agnar73Man
34 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

"Could I spend the £250 on snacks, hide under my quilt at home and just Photoshop my photo onto foreign landscapes? "

Epic plan. £250 of snacks would be a lot though.

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By *elloWoman
34 weeks ago

alpha centauri

"Could I spend the £250 on snacks, hide under my quilt at home and just Photoshop my photo onto foreign landscapes?

Epic plan. £250 of snacks would be a lot though."

Would be a lot but trust me it wouldn't last long

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By *agnar73Man
34 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

"Could I spend the £250 on snacks, hide under my quilt at home and just Photoshop my photo onto foreign landscapes?

Epic plan. £250 of snacks would be a lot though.

Would be a lot but trust me it wouldn't last long

Good on you. It would be rude to ask to share, so I didn’t.

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By (user no longer on site)
34 weeks ago

Pretty far since there's plenty other means of hitchhiking a lift other than paying with money

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
34 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

With £250 I could get any where in the uk but if I wanted to get abroad I’d have to deduct £100 for the passport first, so that would only leave me £150 for travel.

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By *ild_oatsMan
34 weeks ago

the land of saints & sinners

"As far as a £200 quid bike would get me. I know a few people who sail over the france a lot, so that bit would be easy."

Probably only to the end of the road on a £200 bike….

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By *bi HaiveMan
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34 weeks ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

I can get a flight to New York via Paris for £158 in three weeks.

Leaves me £92 to attempt to get further.....

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By *naswingdressWoman
34 weeks ago

Manchester (she/her)

Assuming I spend it all on a one way ticket, according to my internet search I could get to Sri Lanka.

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By *onkey 2023Man
31 weeks ago

Cross Hands

Well you can run faster carrying notes than coins, so…

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By *rHotNottsMan
31 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"A few of us could hitchhike or blag lifts - I've done that in Switzerland and Germany. "

Do people still hitch? When I was 16 myself and girlfriend got to Belgium and back for free. Good pair of shorts & a smile helps!

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By *nnCeeWoman
31 weeks ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

"A few of us could hitchhike or blag lifts - I've done that in Switzerland and Germany.

Do people still hitch? When I was 16 myself and girlfriend got to Belgium and back for free. Good pair of shorts & a smile helps! "

You or your girlfriend?

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By *oomlMan
31 weeks ago

Fareham

Old farts bus pass to Bournemouth airport. Choosing cheapest dates Ryanair return to Carcassonne in South of France £65. Other cheap destinations available but I have a friend I can stay with near Carcassonne leaving me some money for while I am there. Only need carry on luggage for a few days stay. Lightweight clothes as it's hot there and friend has a washing machine.

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By *ambertMan
31 weeks ago

Cheltenham

Send me the 250 and let's find out

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