>>I think Americans routinely drive greater distances than us. I had a friend who thought it was no big deal to drive 600 miles at the weekend to go skiing.
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>Wow! I'm driving 180 miles to Gloucestershire this Friday and I see that as a major undertaking. I guess it's easy to forget just how small the UK really is.
Hi ben

Where in Gloucestershire are you going ( I was born there. In a town called Berkeley)
I wouldn't find 180 miles that much. Beyond 300 miles starts to feel like a trip. I took a job a couple of years ago that involved 240 miles of driving every day and that really began to grate after a few weeks (luckily it was only for about 5 or 6 weeks.)

Nick