Cambridge Commuter

By Kayleigh Oliver

From November 2012 - December 2014 I commuted from Cambridge to London Kings Cross. Every day I spent four hours of my day travelling. If I could shave even a few extra minutes off of my travel time to get home to my family or make my journey more comfortable I would do it. This is when I started to do simple things that would help me achieve this task.

This book is intended to share tips about how to travel faster and more efficiently when commuting from Cambridge, UK to London Kings Cross station in London, UK.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kayleigh Oliver
• Release date: May 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310640926

Kayleigh Oliver

I have a love of games and development. I consider myself an avid gamer living with my husband, daughter and cat in the UK.I have 5 years professional experience as a Test Engineer but have recently switched to work as a Software Developer. In my free time I dabble in mobile app development for Android and iOS devices. Currently I do this using the game engine Unity.My personal website, Take Initiative is a blog about app and game development using Unity3D; C# and .NET and the ups and downs of being a part-time indie developer. I try to learn new things everyday and share these things on my blog.

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Cambridge Commuter

Copyright 2015 Kayleigh Oliver

Published by Kayleigh Oliver at Smashwords

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

About the Book

About the Audience

What's discussed in each section

Share your travel tips and help me improve this book

Introduction

Why commute?

Seating

Best seats

Which carriage there

Which carriage back

First Class

In the summer

In the winter

Luggage racks

The Floor

Know Your Station - London Kings Cross

Why is it so busy

Know your amenities

Tactics when getting the train home

Cutting Costs

Oyster Cards

Delay Repay

Walk where possible

Tickets

Gear and Entertainment

Plan your time well and take up a hobby

Books and Kindles

iPads

Nintendo 3DS and mobile games

Comfy shoes

Camping stools

Backpacks and large handbags

Managing and maximising your time

Go to bed at a decent time

Plan your journey

Sea of people

Delayed or stuck on train

Mentality of commuters in London

References

About the Author

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