It was at the end of March on the 28th when a powerful 7.7 rs earthquake struck Myanmar and caused devastation. I felt pity for all those people that lost loved ones and their homes; in the game of pool, sinking the black ball 8 is game over and the same is true of earthquakes. Anything close to 8 in the Richter scale will devastate the nation around it, the ground is leaping and undulating with too much force for strong buildings to stand up. A near-8 earthquake will topple the strongest of buildings. It will spare wooden bungalows and tents but anything with supporting walls will topple over.
There were two thoughts in my mind around the time of the earthquake. One was short breaks and the other was trump tariffs. I get what president Donald Trump is doing, if there is a bigger import tariff, it would make imported goods less competitive against domestic produced goods and it would pressure companies to move some of their factories into the united states to avoid the import tax altogether. He is looking to create lots of jobs in the long term. It is a very big risk and bad news for us. I'm in two minds about his decision, other countries will do it back to him and he may cause everything to become too expensive. I don't know what is going to happen, I try not to think about it too much.
The other thing is short breaks, I like to look at all the coastal towns in Britain and see if there is a good deal available somewhere. The price of a train journey in Britain isn't based on distance but what tools you have available. If you have a good rail card and use the internet to book early that you will get a much better deal. All the different train operators have different perks, some give you a discount for return journeys, others let you use more than one rail card. There is no consistency. If you travel 50km, it will vary a lot depending on the time you get on the train and your perks. The possibilities are endless because you can use a bus service to get into a discounted zone so you can use a mixture of different transport services.