EPISODE · Apr 7, 2023 · 6 MIN
April 7th - It's a long way to Dover
from Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
On what's shaping up to be the busiest Good Friday since 2019, I travelled by coach to Dover to see whether the issues reported during the week were slowing coach passengers down as passport checks slow everyone. But what I've actually found is people being prioritised today, with my coach being whisked through Dover past lines of cars and lorries.This podcast is free, as is my weekly newsletter - you can get it every Friday by subscribing here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On what's shaping up to be the busiest Good Friday since 2019, I travelled by coach to Dover to see whether the issues reported during the week were slowing coach passengers down as passport checks slow everyone. But what I've actually found is people being prioritised today, with my coach being whisked through Dover past lines of cars and lorries.This podcast is free, as is my weekly newsletter - you can get it every Friday by subscribing here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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