Oh interesting, I don’t remember a tax mentioned. I know locations can vary, but it just struck me as very different considering both are central and near to international rail connections. Obviously there are many factors, just surprised it was so different.

Thanks, I thought this might be the case, because I recently booked a hostel of the same brand in London and Paris on consecutive days - the Paris one was almost twice the price. I obviously paid it, and good to know it contributes to public transport.

I don’t miss the washing and drying, for sure! But I like the thought of how much money we saved.

Do you know how the tourist tax works in France? As in do we pay extra on accommodation if visiting, for example?

Definitely agree there will always be a need for cars 👍🏻 Sharing them where possible means fewer overall and more efficient use of space, particularly in cities.

Thankfully we have a local car club, so occasionally hire when we need it. Very easy on the app to just book by the hour or day. Next weekend we’ll need it to get our 2 Scouts and 2 Beavers out to the countryside for group camp and back. Couldn’t do without that either 😊

Hello from a Squirrels leader 👋🏻 Completely understand the rural versus urban - we live in Birmingham but couldn’t be without a car if we lived out of town.

@mrmjprice.bsky.social is very dedicated 😎

Nice! 😎 Sunnier than here

Nice to meet you too. I’m usually in the “data is” camp these days, but it’s hard to shake my PhD supervisor’s voice from my head even after these years!