In his 2002 book, The Art of Travel, Alain de Botton draws a parallel between airport terminals, harbours, train stations and motels, describing them as “unexpectedly poetic travelling places”. And, after spending a week at Heathrow, he says that spending a week at a major bus or rail terminal could also provide a thought-provoking experience. Perhaps someone will take BAA’s lead and commission him.
“There are some things that all places in transport share,” says...
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