Are you looking to travel out of London for your next vacation? If that is the case, then you are going to want to come through Gatwick airport. While it may not be as famous as the Heathrow airport in the same city, Gatwick is responsible for hosting multiple airlines from all over the world. This is where your trip out of the United Kingdom should begin. And if you are going to ensure that your vacation runs smoothly, it is probably best to get a hotel near Gatwick. This way you will be extremely comfortable and you will not have to worry about rushing out of the airport to continue your trip.
Many people make the mistake of travelling to London and catching a connecting flight out the same day/night. This is admirable but unrealistic. Instead, if you get a booking at one of the Gatwick hotels you will be able to get a shuttle straight from the airport to your hotel in minutes. You can relax and freshen up before continuing your vacation the next day. You will be amazed at how much your vacation experience will have improved.
It is all about how you want to start your trip. Do you want to start off by being annoyed and tired at the fact that you have to travel even further once you reach London, or do you want to be able to relax and gather yourself before continuing your journey? There are some terrific hotels near Gatwick. All of them are comfortable, offer hotel to airport shuttles and are in a very reasonable price range.
Dinner Talk Question: How do you make history exciting and relevant?
Recently a teacher called in to a radio talk show and informed us that history was being removed from school curricula. It seems that history is being sacrificed for political agenda. I thought, how sad. Now our kids are going to be more detached than ever from their heritage. But then, years ago, when I was in school (and I am a grandmother), the history books were boring anyway. Moreover, they were loaded with falsehoods. It is past time that we parents and grandparents reclaim our rightful role as conveyers of our heritage and values to our children, and not just the young ones. Young adults have also been deprived of facts about the epic heroes in our heritage. Most of the great epic heroes were taught privately or at home, anyway. And some very great brains were kicked out of school.
Voices from the Past Teach Us Today
So we have before us the splendid adventure of exploring with our families the vast treasure trove of fascinating forgotten epic stories in our rich American heritage. The heroes and villains, as well as the events put into motion by the choices of these individuals, are as thrilling as any popular fantasy of today. In fact, when you learn how much these voices from the past can influence your future, all the pulp fiction will be languishing in the dustbin.
Where to begin? First of all, we’ll start collecting banned books. That’s already starting to sound exciting. What kinds of books are banned by the State Religions (atheism and Islam)?
1) The Bible, the Book of Mormon, and any other forms of Judeo-Christian scripture.
2) Accurate biographies of the Founding Fathers, because those men were (ahem) religious.
3) Any classic literature that teaches the values we cherish
These and many others did not make it past the cutting room floor of moral relativism in government schools. Let’s create an ongoing book list of the fascinating forgotten epic stories.
Epic Heroes in Training
So, Parents, as teachers of the rising generation, how do you make history relevant? As exciting as these stories are, if we don’t learn how to apply them to our day, then we can’t be the epic heroes we need to be, and rescue our sacred and endangered heritage. We’ve got to think!
Here is our strategy. Truth will be our headlight, so we can see to lead the train of rising generations down the right tracks into a future of peace and liberty. In the vast treasury of epic stories that comprise history, select and examine meaningful events or “moments” in ancient, early American, and modern times. You will see patterns emerge.
Yes, history does repeat itself, because human choices, good and bad, have consequences. Find the heroes (who promote liberty), and the villains (who destroy freedom). Compare the consequences of choices by individuals from each era, then do an analysis based on the causes and effects of the events given. Don’t underestimate the imagination and intelligence of young adults to connect the dots. They love a challenge and a puzzle. This is great practice in problem-solving, and builds effective leaders. Hang on, here we go!
I remember speaking with a person that was on one of my first adventure tours through the Southwest which took place almost 15 years ago. Back then, I was bringing people from Europe and taking them on 2-3 week adventures through California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. When I first started, I really was not sure where to take them. Therefore, there were a lot of options, many changes and spontaneous challenges.
A number of years later I not only had a very specific route, but a brand new van with DVD player and rear air conditioning to say the least. It was a major step up from the first van which was an old 8-passenger vehicle and to turn the air conditioner on you had to roll down the window.
To my surprise, one of my clients who had taken the new tour and compared it to the old tour stated that he missed the old tours spontaneous choices and unique challenges. Odd to consider, but when you think about it, there is something special about surprise. Therefore, here is a business idea that can combine the best of both worlds and offer the security of a well-organized trip with the surprise of a more spontaneous adventure.
Have you ever read a choose your own adventure book? This is a book that has multiple endings and chapter variations. When you come to the end of a section, you are asked to choose between a few options or directions to take the story. For example, your character could stumble upon crossroads with one road leading to the city and one road leading to the village and another road leading to a place unknown. Then you turn to the page of your choice and continue your story. They were popularized as Choose Your Own Adventures and this is something you can offer too.
Instead of telling people that they will go from point A to point B, you will show up and give them 3 options at the beginning of each trip. Let us assume it is a two-week adventure. On day one or prior to their arrival they need to choose their first adventure. Option one and option two can be very specific, but option three should be an option of surprise where you do not tell them what they will be doing until they get to the location. When that particular adventure is complete, you let them choose their next adventure and this continues until their trip has ended.
You can combine this in any number of ways and you will need to have already pre-selected a number of options for people to choose from. As you progress, you will be able to adjust your business to improve the process and continue to offer the best possible adventure for your clients while running one of the world’s top small business ideas.