When I opened my emails this morning, I noticed a message from an old work colleague I haven't seen for 5 years, inviting me to join him and other former colleagues for a "Christmas lunch" one day in December.
"Great" I thought, immediately sensing some Christmas spirit and the chance to catch up with some old buddies.
And then I read on and, noticing the guest list, I soon realised that there probably wouldn't be much 'lunch' involved, but more likely a bit of a drinking session in a Covent Garden pub in London all day instead!
"Well I can't let my former colleagues down can I? "
So looking up the Corby to London train timetable, I couldn't believe how expensive train fares have become!! (I'm not a regular passenger). But then I remembered a great tip from Martin Lewis, the 'Money Saving Expert' guy on the telly.
Rather than booking a return journey from (in this case) Corby to London, he advises to split the booking into 2 seperate tickets (eg. Corby - Luton, Luton - London). You stay on the same train, but daft as it is, the total price is usually significantly cheaper!
Result - more beer money! (Thank you Martin!)
If you use the trains, try it for yourself. It seems there are some great savings to be made.
Regards
Simon
The Best of Corby
