[Kerwin at Passrider.com for Seniors] I Can't Hack It Anymore?

I talk about sleeping on my fellow passenger's shoulder on a flight

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Kerwin
July 27, 2024

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Hi,

It’s Kerwin here from Passrider.com.

I hope you are doing well.

I just got back from a quick European trip to the Farnborough Airshow and I’m reminded that I’m getting older :-).

Airbus A321XLR

Here's a link to some Farnborough stuff https://www.passrider.com/farnborough-airshow-2024/.

On one of my flights; London-Gatwick to Dublin, Ireland on Ryanair (convenient and well-priced), I fell asleep as I was so tired from the day’s events and only crossing the Atlantic two days earlier.

When I awoke once we were landing, I told the young guy next to me how sorry I was for sleeping on his shoulder.

He assured me that I wasn’t, although it felt like I was, so I think he was being nice :-). In a very friendly Irish accent, he says that I was so out of it, he didn’t want to disturb me.

In my younger days, I could do this type of trip in a heartbeat, but times have changed.

I also remember being that shoulder for many travelers in the past…

What have you found?

Speaking of European travel; the discount age in some places is 60, especially for transportation, check that before you buy your tickets.

Here’s some information on how to buy a Senior Railcard if you’re visiting the U.K. https://www.senior-railcard.co.uk/help/faqs/visiting-outside-GB/.

I arrived in Dublin just after 11p and caught the Dublin Express into the city for 15 Euros round trip. https://www.dublinairport.com/to-from-the-airport/by-bus/dublin-buses. I bought the ticket from the lady by the bus. It doesn’t appear they have a discount for seniors.

Soon, I was in Dublin City Center and walking to my hotel. Some strange types were out that late at night, but the city was quiet; the only sound you heard was the sidewalk cleaner. There was also the smell of the chemicals he used to clean the sidewalk.

The Portal in Dublin

Thank you for coming along today.

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