{"id":35320,"date":"2016-11-22T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T06:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-commute-of-over-two-hours-each-way-super-liam-booth-smith\/"},"modified":"2016-11-22T13:31:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T06:31:42","slug":"a-commute-of-over-two-hours-each-way-super-liam-booth-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-commute-of-over-two-hours-each-way-super-liam-booth-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"A commute of over two hours each way? Super | Liam Booth-Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs workers are priced out of inner cities, a growing number are becoming \u2018super-commuters\u2019, gaining solitude, time to read, space to think \u2013 and a foot on the housing ladderCommuting is the worst part of most people\u2019s day. That was certainly the case for me when I was travelling 45 minutes, there and back, across London each day. On packed trains I would close my eyes and wish I was somewhere else. But then I swapped that for a four-and-a-half-hour round trip between Stafford and the capital, and I suddenly began to love my commute.As someone who travels more than 90 miles to work I\u2019m part of a rising phenomenon of super-commuters. The number of workers who commute daily for two hours or more has increased by a third in five years. As workers are priced out of inner cities, London in particular, those looking for the security of owning their home have had to look further afield. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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