The Best Laid Plans
I travelled by myself to England in October 2009. I had a great time travelling to London, Bath, and Oxford. After a week of travelling through England, on Sunday, October 18th it was time to go to Scotland for a tour of the highlands. I had booked all of my travel arrangements prior to leaving Canada. That morning my bus from Oxford to Edinburgh left at 9:30 am. Or so I thought. I checked out of my hostel at about 8:55 am. Then I walked to the Oxford Bus Station. I spent the next 25 minutes waiting for my bus to arrive. At 9:30 am the bus to Bristol pulled in. This was not my bus. I pulled out my ticket to look at it. The time on my ticket - 9:05 am. Okay, I missed my bus. Apparently it was time for Plan B. Except…I had no Plan B. So I went to the National Express office to see if I could get on another bus. The man at the counter was not very helpful, even scornful at times. He even told me that it would have been a good idea to check my ticket before leaving for