While this is true it can also force you to have different experiences. I have flown before and I have never said never to flying. I almost did go to Turkey last October to stay at a mate of a mates villa but at the last minute we decided against it.
I also love ground travel especially trains and while it may limit some places I cannot afford to got America or Australia and also I believe there is far more to see nearer to home first.
It always amazed me you hear of people that go to all sorts of tourist places abroad (usually two pints of fosters mate type resorts) yet have never been to London.
When I went to Salou it was a brilliant holiday, if I had got the plane it would have been a boring seaside holiday but the way I did it [Manchester > London > Paris > Port Bou > Barcelona > Salou] meant I got to see an awful lot. I will do the same thing next year without a doubt but I hope to spend a couple of nights in France too.
I wish I could say the same for the coach journey, the 24 hour travel time really didn't bother me as it was so comfortable and I took so much entertainment with me what did bother me was the fact as it was all motorway and stopped at motorway service stations I was near some stunning places but may as well have been at Watford Gap services despite being just 100 miles from the border of Italy.
Financially the coach journey easily compared to the cost of a budget flight but was far less hassle, the same coach GA13 GYO picked me up in Manchester and took me to the door step of the hotel in Spain.
The train journey cost a little more (around £270 return from Manchester to Salou) but the 12 hours I had in Paris to make the next connection was all apart of the holiday.
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A special for Rattle? 
A special for Rattle? 
