I worked in a hostel for years and Europeans often noted how funny it was that people from the states referred to distance in regards to time
ie, an 8 hour drive, or 20 minute walk
It was always fun to sit around and speculate as to why
ie, an 8 hour drive, or 20 minute walk
It was always fun to sit around and speculate as to why
That 200 km could take anywhere from 2 hours to 3.5 hours to drive to, depending on the road and terrain. The distance isn't actually very relevant.
The tourist guides here specifically mention this, that don't plan your travel by distance, because 100 km in one place is not 100 km in another. In the old road maps, they'd have a travel time matrix, rather than distance (like this [0] except with times)
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