Alex Alfresco

Hi! My name is Alex and I am an up-and-coming UK travel and lifestyle blogger writing about my adventures and managing life with multiple chronic illnesses. I initially started my blog after watching videos of Claire Wineland’s speeches. She inspired me and reminded me that my life was more than my disabilities. I have been ill my entire life, and my health will continue to decline. Among other things, I have fibromyalgia, gastroparesis, myalgic encephalomyelitis, depression, and anxiety. These limit my everyday life and I am still learning how to cope with them and still achieve my goals. My first blog at  https://persistingpain.blogspot.com  is where I write about learning to manage my illnesses and about how I try and live as normal a life as possible despite my disabilities. I also started a blog at  https://alexalfresco.blogspot.com  where I document my travel experiences. I have always loved travel and would like to share my passion with othe...

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I’ve been down to London quite a few times and I’ve tried out different ways to get there. There are pros and cons to each but the main things I am looking at are price and ease of travel. Keep reading to hear my opinion about travelling from Glasgow to London by train, plane, and car. 1.  Train This can vary depending on where in London you want to go. The first couple of times I went down I was going to the outskirts, which meant that I had to get three trains to get there. This was time consuming, expensive, and difficult considering at the time I was on crutches and had a suitcase with me. There were also delays which meant that I missed my transfers and had to rearrange everything. Then, because I was booked onto the alternative trains at the last minute, I didn’t get a seat and had to stand with my crutches or sit on the floor. I got there in one piece, but was exhausted, sore, and disappointed considering how much money the journey had cost me and the fact that it ...