Sentences with phrase «than an hour bus»

Often, a town or village less than an hour bus ride away is nearly tourist free.

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Sales came in faster than they could ship out the tea, which prompted the couple to drive around Hamilton asking people at bus stops if they wanted to make some extra money bagging tea leaves for a few hours.

I had an appointment in Kitchener on Saturday morning and since it's about an hour away from my house by bus, I had to wake up a little earlier than I'm used to.

A typical black student gets up at 5 a.m. and rides a bus for more than an hour to get to the school.

But instead of landing a job at the plant here, which employs more than 190,000 workers, Li boarded a bus that afternoon for Taiyuan, in the Shanxi Province, a 10 - hour ride away.

That's when mission planners project radio communications will be lost with the two - ton, bus - size spacecraft as it plunges into the giant planet's turbulent atmosphere at more than 122,000 kilometers per hour.

The elastic straps that cross over the top of the foot keep the flats in place, which is incredibly handy for commuting during rush hour and in all types of weather — nothing is worse than having your shoe slip off during a mad dash for the bus in crummy weather!

I have only spent an afternoon in Bol while I was waiting for the bus to take me back to the ferry terminal in Supetar but those hours were more than enough for me to realize the beauty and the potential of this city.

To find open space in classrooms, children ride buses across the city, sometimes for more than an hour each way.

Seven a.m. start times for high school often mean rising at dawn to catch the bus, which means much less sleep than the National Sleep Foundation's recommended eight to 10 hours a night, which means severely diminished alertness.

Hubble, about as big and heavy as a school bus but a lot faster — it orbits some 350 miles above Earth at 17,500 miles per hour — is much more than a swiftly careening camera, and it gets much better resolution than earthbound telescopes because there's no terrestrial atmosphere in the way.

She was out running an errand when her son was dropped off by the bus, about a half hour earlier than he normally is.

Administrators told the board they plan to spend about $ 50,000 more than is budgeted on specific efforts at Sylvanie Williams — more social work support and therapy, to help students whose personal circumstances are keeping them from learning, more substitute teachers and stipends for current teachers who are spending additional hours tutoring the students, more laptops for some of the computer - based learning programs, and money for busing students to weekend tutoring sessions.

Every scholarship you receive is money you don't have to borrow and pay interest on later, and the hours you spend applying will likely pay off at a much higher rate than bussing tables at a burger joint.

It takes just 6 hours to reach by bus for less than $ 20.

Each day of our fully escorted California motor coach bus tours start and end at a reasonable time and are structured so you never have to spend more than a few hours traveling on the luxury coach tour bus at any given time.

If your bag is delayed by an airline, bus, cruise ship, or train for more than 6 hours, your Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card will cover up to $ 100 per day in purchases of emergency supplies like toiletries, clothing, and a cell phone charger.

For just a few dollars, you can take a five - hour VIP bus with more leg room than a first - class flight and the service to match.

In those past 96 hours I'd pretty much utilized every form of transportation that doesn't involve a four - legged animal — plane, bus, taxi, subway, ferry, ocean liner — but I have to say there's probably nothing better than traveling by train.

Budget tip: Travel at night and sleep on the bus or train to save money on hotel accommodations and have more time to experience your destination city, rather than wasting precious daylight hours traveling from location to location.

The 16 hour bus ride flew by for us and was actually cheaper and faster than taking the train.

There are two options to get to Mek» ele from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and main gateway to the country: you can either endure a 17 hour bus ride for less than $ 15 (not recommended) or take one of five daily flights.

From Luang Prabang the bus was a 5 - hour journey and was much simpler than my arduous journey from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang that took three days of travel.

«That bus took longer than we thought, so we only have an hour of daylight left before they close,» past - me says to the camera.

Travelling by bus is generally quicker than by rail, but the slow train to Varazdin is a delight — a three - hour journey through the rolling hills of the Zagorje region with its picture - book villages and churches.

To save on lunch, grab a ready - to - eat meal for less than $ 8 at a Safeway downtown — they offer a wide variety of options, from fresh - fish sushi to fried chicken — then make your way to Lynn Canyon, a free park about a half - hour drive, or an hour bus ride, from downtown.

Sample fares include: Bukittinggi: 16 hours, 225,000 rupiah, 17:00 (note that prices from agents in Tuk - Tuk are negotiable and cheaper still from the bus station in Parapat but advance bookings are highly recommended as buses are usually full) Medan: 5 hours, 32,000 rupiah, regular departures Pematang Siantar: 1.5 hours, 15,000 rupiah, regular departures (check price) It is also possible to get to Berastagi, Sibolga and Ketambe from Pangururan on the opposite side of Samosir Island, but this requires an hour and a half long journey from Tuk - Tuk first and this added time often makes it more time consuming than just catching transport from Parapat.

Heyri Art Valley, a village built by artists, is only an hour away by bus, and is filled with more sculptures, interesting architecture, and art museums than you could see in a day.

Renting a car will be about one hour faster than taking the bus.

Enjoy 48 hours of unlimited sightseeing by hop - on hop - off bus, taking you to more than 40 top Dubai attractions including Jumeirah Beach Park, Burj Al Arab, the Dubai...

Hi Angie, you would need to get a bus to the hippy market at Es Cana, it's about a half an hour drive from Es cana to San Miguel so the bus might take longer than that.

Enjoy 48 hours of unlimited sightseeing by hop - on hop - off bus, taking you to more than 40 top Dubai attractions including Jumeirah Beach Park, Burj Al Arab, the Dubai Museum, Burj Khalifa, DIFC, Sheikh Zayed Road, Madinat Jumeirah, Gold Souk and Dubai Creek, plus top Sharjah attractions such as Al Qasba, the Blue Souq and Etisalat Eye of the Emirates.

Buses from the city take less than 1 hour and run all day and all night.

Ideal for both business and leisure as we are conveniently situated, close to the beaches, minutes from the airport and freeway system, railway and bus station and most major attractions including: Bayworld and Museum complex, McArthur Heated Pool and Leisure Complex, Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment complex, Easy walking distance to beaches, University and Technicon, Sports Stadium, Golf Course and Bowling Green nearby, Fine restaurants and pubs within walking distance, Less than an hours» drive from the Addo Elephant Park and other magnificent game reserves.

From Cancun, you can hop on a bus to make the one hour journey south to Playa del Carmen for slower - paced sandy paradises than Cancun's craziness creates.

In addition, it's less than a 5 - hour bus ride to Havana.

Take the same journey by bus and the fastest trip is five hours five minutes with some journeys taking more than six hours.

I have had many cockroaches lurking in my budget hotel bathroom, been squished on a bus between a chicken and a Nepali lady for 8 hours and have failed at using a squatter toilet more times than I can count.

And located in the heart of Ireland's Ancient East, it is so accessible - from Dublin by car, train or bus its less than an hour and a half's journey time.

Provides reimbursement for the emergency purchase of essential items like toiletries and clothing, when baggage is delayed or misdirected for more than six hours by a common carrier, such as an airline, bus, cruise ship or train, while on covered trip

You can check - in to this central London hotel in half an hour, quicker than getting a bus to check into a local hotel at Heathrow!

My two complaints are that the bus broke down and was more than 2 hours late leaving the city.

It was a good seventeen hours, yes, 1 - 7, more than half a day, since I last boarded the bus in Makati bound for Batangas City, then a fastcraft to Calapan in Mindoro, a vhire to Roxas, Mindoro Oriental.

If you get told in Asia, that a bus ride takes 8 hours, than be sure to plan for about 10 hours.

The Frutta Boutique is a three star boutique hotel that has one main theme that prevails through the guests entire stay - fruit!The hotel offers many delicious seasonal fruits to their guests and provides a detailed course on why certain fruits are healthy.While the Phuket International Airport is an hour away by car, it is possible for guests to arrange an airport shuttle service with the hotel before arriving.Both Phuket Bus Terminal 1 and 2 are less than a half hour from the hotel by car.Beautiful Patong Beach is less than 900 meters from the hotel.The healthy ambiance of the hotel echoes through each of the 60 rooms at The Frutta Boutique.

For NYC taxis electric cars with replaceable batteries make a lot more sense than hybrids - the electric buses at the Olympics had batteries that were replaced in 5 minutes so that the buses could run 24 hours.

We did a contest here in Reykjavik in the morning rush hour, and the cyclist was substantially faster than the car driver and the person that went by bus.

As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal - during the morning rush hour more bikes and mopeds pound the inner city streets than personal cars and buses.

The bus industry, however, continues to argue that bus drivers do not need the extra two hours of rest because they make more frequent stops than truck drivers and can rest during these stops.

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