Train travel gives you a smaller carbon footprint than air travel! 

Anna
who maybe just leveled in "hippie"



MJ Suhonos wrote:
> Walter, once again, has made up for my impetuousness -- I had completely forgotten about Norman Rogers airport (YGK).  Apologies.
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> It's a bit expensive compared to ground transport ($350 from Pearson vs. $40 Megabus or $120 Greyhound; via Ottawa?) but certainly an option for those flying in from elsewhere.
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> MJ
> who also loves Kingston in the spring (but more in the summer when CORK is on)
>
>
> On 2010-01-20, at 10:32 AM, Walter Lewis wrote:
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>> On 20 Jan 10, at 10:16 AM, MJ Suhonos wrote:
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>>> I think mode of transportation is something to consider; for those of us in South/Eastern Ontario, most of the cities are relatively reachable within a few hours by ground (excepting Sudbury, unfortunately).
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>>> However, for those out-of-province coming via air transport, Kingston is at least 2h from the closest major airport (Ottawa).  [NB: don't get me wrong; as a Queen's graduate, I love Kingston very much].
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>> As another Queen's grad (a little before MJ, I fear), I am also guilty of forgetting that Air Canada has about eight flights a day that drop into the airport at Kingston.  As a student it was mostly VIA, the bus or the thumb.  That said, I would be driving right by Toronto's Pearson Airport on my way down and could time passage to do a pickup (or two).
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>> Walter
>>  who loves Kingston in May and June
>>     

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