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I have just discovered that one of my PinePhones was connected to a satellite 4G connection on a European ferry for four seconds and this cost me over EUR 35.
I am trying to see if the connection was made while I was on the ferry or in the port before boarding.
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I have just discovered that one of my PinePhones was connected to a satellite 4G connection on a European ferry for four seconds and this cost me over EUR 35.
I am trying to see if the connection was made while I was on the ferry or in the port before boarding.
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Ferried Across
I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.
I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!
The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.
While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.
With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.
My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).
Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.
#Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel -
Ferried Across
I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.
I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!
The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.
While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.
With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.
My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).
Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.
#Chester #Dublin #Holyhead #HolyheadToDublin #IrishFerries #LondonEuston #StenaLine #Travel -
3. Juli 2026 - Wind und Wellen an der Westmole
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@sebwilken Ja die #ColorLine ist schon unanständig (übrigens immer günstiger die in NOK zu buchen statt in €) pricy. Man könnte auch die #Stenaline Kiel - Göteborg nehmen und von dort mit dem Zug weiter. Das ist oft in Summe auch günstiger und die Abfahrt ab Kiel ist auch später, so dass deutlich bessere Reiseketten möglich sein sollten.
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@sebwilken Ja die #ColorLine ist schon unanständig (übrigens immer günstiger die in NOK zu buchen statt in €) pricy. Man könnte auch die #Stenaline Kiel - Göteborg nehmen und von dort mit dem Zug weiter. Das ist oft in Summe auch günstiger und die Abfahrt ab Kiel ist auch später, so dass deutlich bessere Reiseketten möglich sein sollten.
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2 Kreuzfahrtschiffe und die Stenaline spucken ihre Reisenden in die Stadt. Ein großer Teil pilgert mit Rucksäcken und Rollkoffern zum Hauptbahnhof. Ich ahne Böses: Der #RE7 nach Hamburg ist übervoll. 😳
Es wäre irgendwie cool, wenn die Reiseveranstalter mindestens einen Sonderzug für ihre Ankünfte bei der Bahn organisieren würden.
Und weil in Hamburg gerade gebaut wird, müssen nachher alle per U-Bahn von Altona nach Hauptbahnhof fahren. Mal sehen, wie gut das klappt. 🥴 -
2 Kreuzfahrtschiffe und die Stenaline spucken ihre Reisenden in die Stadt. Ein großer Teil pilgert mit Rucksäcken und Rollkoffern zum Hauptbahnhof. Ich ahne Böses: Der #RE7 nach Hamburg ist übervoll. 😳
Es wäre irgendwie cool, wenn die Reiseveranstalter mindestens einen Sonderzug für ihre Ankünfte bei der Bahn organisieren würden.
Und weil in Hamburg gerade gebaut wird, müssen nachher alle per U-Bahn von Altona nach Hauptbahnhof fahren. Mal sehen, wie gut das klappt. 🥴 -
Am Sonntag den 22. Februar von 11 bis 16 Uhr feiert #Kiel den ersten "Tag der Fähren" - es wird ganz viele Spiele geben, die #StenaLine Fähren können besichtigt werden und vieles mehr ... es sind sogar Reedereien dabei, die nicht ab Kiel fahren.
https://presse.kiel-marketing.de/pressreleases/kiel-feiert-den-ersten-tag-der-faehren-3430721 -
Am Sonntag den 22. Februar von 11 bis 16 Uhr feiert #Kiel den ersten "Tag der Fähren" - es wird ganz viele Spiele geben, die #StenaLine Fähren können besichtigt werden und vieles mehr ... es sind sogar Reedereien dabei, die nicht ab Kiel fahren.
https://presse.kiel-marketing.de/pressreleases/kiel-feiert-den-ersten-tag-der-faehren-3430721 -
Bei #StenaLine #Kiel - #Göteborg habe ich das auch schon so festgestellt. Wenn man auf schwedisch bucht ist der Preis immer günstiger als auf der deutschen Website. Das macht aber nur so knapp 10-15% des Fahrpreises aus und nicht gleich 42%. #skandinavien
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Bei #StenaLine #Kiel - #Göteborg habe ich das auch schon so festgestellt. Wenn man auf schwedisch bucht ist der Preis immer günstiger als auf der deutschen Website. Das macht aber nur so knapp 10-15% des Fahrpreises aus und nicht gleich 42%. #skandinavien
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Beim Offboarding war dann mein Vorderreifen platt und ich musste von der Fähre runterschieben, wobei ich freundlich und hilfsbereit von einer Mitarbeiterin begleitet wurde, um im KFZ-Gewusel sicher rauszukommen.
Großer Nachteil: Colorline ist mit Abstand teurer als die anderen.
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#Scandlines #StenaLine #Colorline
#Norwegen #Schweden #Skandinavien
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Bei Stena Line und Scandlines kam ich mir jedes Mal eher unerwünscht vor (Fahrräder zu befördern bringt denen wenig ein, stört aber die übrigen Abläufe - das kriegt man zu spüren).
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Heute im #SeebadHoltenau in #Kiel. Es sind zwar 20° Wasertemperatur und das Wasser steht schön hoch und glatt, aber: „Warum muss ich mir das Badewasser mit dieser dicken Schwedin teilen?“
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Heute im #SeebadHoltenau in #Kiel. Es sind zwar 20° Wasertemperatur und das Wasser steht schön hoch und glatt, aber: „Warum muss ich mir das Badewasser mit dieser dicken Schwedin teilen?“
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Die Fahrt war ruhig und alles lief nach Plan.
Außer, dass ich unterwegs aus #England den Auftrag erhielt noch ein paar Umzugskartons mitzubringen.
Also schnell einen Baumarkt angefahren, 6 Boxen gekauft und noch ins Auto verfrachtet.Jetzt bin ich schon an Bord. Ich hatte vergessen, wie winzig bei #DFDS die Kabinen sind im Vergleich zu #StenaLine
Abfahrt ist in 2 Stunden. Entspannen ist angesagt.
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Ich 'Im Einsatz' (Bild 1) und das Ergebnis (Bild2). Oben: Motiv für #StenaLine Werbung. Unten links: Motiv für die #AOK Leistungsbroschüre. Unten rechts: Freie Arbeit ( #BrokenBody).
#FotoVorschlag #Fotografie #MakingOf #BehindTheScenes #Photography #Photography #Portrait #Kiel #KielerFotograf #Werbefotografie #narrativefotografie #Gipsbein #legcast #kommerziellefotografie #künstlerischefotografie
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Die #StenaLine bietet jetzt zweimal in der Woche eine Bahnverbindung von Kiel nach Verona für Auflieger und Container an. Sie folgt damit der #ColorLine dir das schon seit 2019 macht.
Man könnte das noch öfters machen aber die Verkehrsminister in #Deutschland haben ja die #Bahn sabotiert.
https://www.dvz.de/unternehmen/detail/news/italien-schweden-stena-line-vermarktet-kombizug.html
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Die #StenaLine bietet jetzt zweimal in der Woche eine Bahnverbindung von Kiel nach Verona für Auflieger und Container an. Sie folgt damit der #ColorLine dir das schon seit 2019 macht.
Man könnte das noch öfters machen aber die Verkehrsminister in #Deutschland haben ja die #Bahn sabotiert.
https://www.dvz.de/unternehmen/detail/news/italien-schweden-stena-line-vermarktet-kombizug.html
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Travelling from NL to UK to see my family. Started out yesterday evening, at Hoek van Holland, where I got on the Stena Line. Just got off the overnight ferry and onto a train in Harwich. Hut was comfy, and I managed to get some decent sleep, after I had located the source of the banging noise in my hut, but I can't say that I'm very awake.
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Travelling from NL to UK to see my family. Started out yesterday evening, at Hoek van Holland, where I got on the Stena Line. Just got off the overnight ferry and onto a train in Harwich. Hut was comfy, and I managed to get some decent sleep, after I had located the source of the banging noise in my hut, but I can't say that I'm very awake.
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And now onboard the Stena Hollandica, relaxing in the bar with a 🍷.
I’ve got a cabin with a forward view on deck 11 just below the bridge, which is a nice bonus, so hopefully they’ll be some light when we arrive so I can enjoy the view.
